Correcting ‘discrepancies’ is normal practice in statistical exercise, says Census official
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There have been attempts to ‘misrepresent this normal exercise as data tampering, which is regrettable and factually inaccurate’, the official says; enumerators say they are being asked to edit data about open defecation and gas connection in particular
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Source The Hindu - National
Published Saturday, 6 June 2026
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