Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5

The correct answer is All are above.

• In India, censuses began to be conducted by the British Indian government between 1867-72, and regular ten yearly (or decennial) censuses have been conducted since 1881.
• Independent India continued the practice, and seven decennial censuses have been conducted since 1951, the most recent being in 2011.
• The Indian census is the largest such exercise in the world (since China, which has a slightly larger population, does not conduct regular censuses).
• Recently, the Government of India has introduced the program, ‘Beti-Bachao, Beti Padhao’.
• It can prove to be an important policy to increase the child sex ratio in the country. 
• Demographic data are important for the planning and implementation of state policies, especially those for economic development and general public welfare.