Economists, social scientists call for delinking of Census 2021, NPR

They said that while Census is an important exercise and helps centre, state governments make and implement welfare schemes effectively, the danger is in the widespread public distrust on NPR

Concerned over the linking of National Population Register (NPR) and Census 2021, 190 economists and social scientists have signed a document demanding that both be delinked. Signatories include Maitreesh Ghatak of London School of Economics, S Irfan Habib, Jayati Ghosh of Jawaharlal Nehru University, among others. 

These eminent economists and social scientists said that while Census is an important exercise and helps centre and state governments make and implement welfare schemes effectively, the widespread public distrust on NPR is dangerous. 

Here is the full text and the list of signatories:

We are economists and social scientists who are deeply concerned