Population List NPR To Be Updated, Will Cost Rs. 8,500 Crore: Government | Read
The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to update the National Population Register (NPR), which is linked to the Census. The exercise will cost Rs 8,500 crore, the government said. The Census Commission has said the objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every "usual resident" of the country. The database will have demographic as well as biometric details.
