内容摘要：veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same message they fought for then: Freedom is worth defending.

veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same message they fought for then: Freedom is worth defending.

Here’s a look at what goes into India’s census and why it matters.The official count of the country’s people is used to allocate many of India’s welfare programs and other policies.

It could also pave the way for redrawing the political landscape of India as seats are added to the lower house of Parliament and state legislatures to represent a larger population.Under the 2023 Women’s Reservation Bill, a third of those seats will be set aside for women.The Indian census is said to be the largest peacetime mobilization in the world.

Almost 2.7 million people were hired to implement the 2011 census, visiting more than 240 million households.The Home Ministry said the new census will be carried out in two phases and conclude by March 1, 2027. The government will spell out the details and schedule of the exercise later this month.

They’ll collect information about houses and their occupants, such as sex, age, marital status, religion, mother tongue, language, literacy and economic activity — as well as caste.

The next census will be the first to consider the caste status of most Indians.Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, the Democrat who brokered the deal with Lombardo after the governor vetoed his original bill to expand drop box access, acknowledged it was a tough concession. But he said it was the best they could do with the time they had left.

“If you told me at the beginning of the session that we would be passing a voter ID bill, I probably would have told you you’re crazy,” he said in an interview Wednesday. “But I think that highlights the importance of being open and receptive.”It’s a stark contrast to the 2023 legislative session, the last time lawmakers met. Lombardo outlined voter ID as one of his main priorities, but Democrats in the statehouse refused to give the proposal a hearing.

The governor vowed he would take the issue directly to voters.Last November, Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved the