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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
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SAMACHAR ARCHIVE
EDITIONS CLICK
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Northeast Emerges as a Hub for
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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