India, May 4 -- In a first, the Census exercise is being conducted in a fully digital format, with a unique number designating each household and comprising the basis for recording further data, officials familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times. The shift, which requires enumerators to feed all information into a mobile application, is expected to streamline data collection, improve accuracy, and form the basis for future policy decisions, the officials said.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been tasked with conducting the Census across the city, with the health department acting as the nodal agency, said Dr Pooja Desai, medical health officer in-charge of the R South ward in Kandivali.

"This will be the first full...