India, Aug. 14 -- This afternoon, the Centre shared the list of 40 questions that will be asked during the population enumeration phase of Census. And the form will include questions on caste and the location of your COVID vaccine in a major first.

Central Government's Form Includes Questions on Caste & COVID Vaccine Location for First Time

The list of 40 questions shared by the Centre features some key changes. For the first time ever, respondents will be asked to provide their caste information (whether they belong to an SC or ST).

However, the government will not be providing respondents with a pre-printed list of castes and the recorded information will be based on what respondents say about their caste enumeration. The decision to...