The government should send a clear message that data sanitisation must not be undertaken under the guise of re-verification in the Census

Census data discrepancies prompt revisits by enumerators, raising concerns over government representation and accuracy of reported household conditions.

The government should send a clear message that data sanitisation must not be undertaken under the guise of re-verification in the Census

The Hindu's Editorial discusses the importance of data hygiene and the challenges faced by census enumerators in the re-verification process.