Decade without Census data: Governing blind in Amrit Kaal https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/decade-without-census-data-governing-blind-in-amrit-kaal-1226721.html M G Devasahayam, Jun 11 2023
In the absence of data, the government makes tall claims about its achievements based on the inputs into its programmes, rather than on the basis of outcomes. Those who question it are dubbed ‘anti-nationals’. Now, there’s even the threat of the government setting up its own ‘fact-checking units’ and to punish those publishing ‘fake news’, when the fact of the matter is that the government itself does not have reliable data on any aspect.