Does India really need an NPR when there's Census?

With states like Punjab, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh halting the groundwork needed for conducting the National Population Register (NPR) survey — scheduled from April 1 to September 30 — the controversy regarding its utility in creation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC), has heightened, despite PM Narendra Modi denying any such plans. Which begs the question: Given that there will be a Census next year, does the government really need to spend an additional Rs 3,941 crore — on top of the Rs 8,754 crore for Census — for conducting the NPR data collection exercise?

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