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                                                 India’s Census
        VOLUME 6, ISSUE 22 | MAY 16-31, 2026
                                           A Robust Foundation For
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                                          Progress and
              EDITOR IN CHIEF             Pr   ogr     es   s and
             DHIRENDRA OJHA
                                          Development
         Principal Director General,                                                  In India, the Census is not
         Press Information Bureau,        De    v elopment                            merely a headcount of
                New Delhi                                                             the population; rather, it
                                                                                      serves as the backbone of
          CHIEF CONSULTING EDITOR                                                     India’s entire policy-making
             SANTOSH KUMAR                                                            framework. Although the
       SENIOR ASST. CONSULTING EDITOR                                                 decennial Census—typically
              PAWAN KUMAR                                                             conducted at the beginning
                                                                                      of every decade—was
          ASST. CONSULTING EDITORS                                                    delayed this time due to
             AKHILESH KUMAR                                                           COVID-19 and commenced
       CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY                                                        in April 2026, it is now
             LANGUAGE EDITORS                                                         poised to lay the foundation
          SUMIT KUMAR (ENGLISH)                                                       for a ‘Developed India’,
        RAJNEESH MISHRA (ENGLISH)                                                     standing as a symbol of
          NADEEM AHMED (URDU)                                                         modern technology and the
                                                                                      digital revolution. |8-26
              SENIOR DESIGNER
           PHOOL CHAND TIWARI
                DESIGNERS                  PM Modi’s Visit to UP
              ABHAY GUPTA                                         News Briefs                              |4-5
              SATYAM SINGH              The Ganga Expressway: A   Ensuring Food Security
                                        Gateway to New Dreams     The Grain Storage Scheme strengthens nation’s economy    |6-7
                                           and Opportunities
                                                                  Indian Exports to New Zealand become duty-free
                         VOLUME 6, ISSUE 21
                                 MAY 1-15, 2026
                                                                  Signing of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement  |32-35
                                FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION
                                                                  India: A Key Pillar of the Global Economy
                                                                  The Korean President’s visit to India    |36-37
                             Half The Population, Full Rights
                             Government
                             Committed to
                             Reservation
                                                                  Personality: Kumudini Lakhia
                             Parliamentary arithmetic has put the brakes
                             on women’s empowerment, yet the Centre
                             stands firm on its resolve to implement a
                             33% reservation. The struggle for the rights
                             decisive turning point.
                             of half the population has now reached a
                                For e-copy                        A distinguished exponent of Indian classical dance    |38
                                         PM Modi dedicated and laid
               CLICK TO READ              the foundation stones for
            NEW INDIA SAMACHAR           development projects worth
          AVAILABLE IN 13 LANGUAGES        thousands of crores of
                                         rupees, including the Ganga
         https://newindiasamachar.
            pib.gov.in/news.aspx            Expressway |27-29
           TO READ THE NEW INDIA
            SAMACHAR ARCHIVE
              EDITIONS CLICK
         https://newindiasamachar.
           pib.gov.in.archive.aspx
                                                                       Northeast Emerges as a Hub for
              Follow @NISPIBIndia
              on Twitter for regular                                 Global Tourism and Culture
              updates on 'New India                                   During his visit to Sikkim, Prime Minister Narendra
              Samachar'                                               Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for
                                                                    development projects worth over ₹4,000 crore |30-31

            Published: Kanchan Prasad, Director General, on behalf of Central Bureau of Communication
           Communication Address : Room No–1077, Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi -110003.
                          E-Mail : response-nis@pib.gov.in, RNI No. : DELENG/2020/78811
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