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April 29, 2026 12:28 PM

Rajasthan’s Census 2027: Self-enumeration from May 1-15, door-to-door survey from May 16 to June 14

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma announced that the state will commence the Census 2027 process from May 1, urging citizens to actively participate and provide accurate information. According to the CMO, the Chief Minister said that from May 1 to May 15, 2026, citizens will be able to complete self-enumeration, while from May 16 to June 14, 2026, census officials will conduct door-to-door enumeration of households across the state. "Census 2027 is going to commence in the state from M...

April 4, 2026 11:37 AM

Census 2027: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla completes digital self-enumeration

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday participated in the first phase of Census 2027 by completing his self-enumeration at his official residence in New Delhi. Describing the exercise as a milestone in governance, LS Speaker Birla said the national census heralds a “new era,” with the entire process being conducted digitally for the first time in the country’s history. He noted that the system allows citizens to independently record their household details through a platform designed to be...

April 1, 2026 9:11 PM

India starts digital Census 2027, over 55,000 households register on day one

The Government of India on Wednesday commenced the first phase of Census 2027, marking the beginning of the world’s largest administrative and statistical exercise with a first-of-its-kind digital approach. The exercise began with the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) phase, which includes the introduction of digital data capture and a self-enumeration facility for citizens. President Droupadi Murmu led the national exercise by becoming the first citizen to complete the self-enumeration ...

April 1, 2026 2:42 PM

Census 2027 begins today; India’s largest enumeration exercise goes digital

India’s 16th Census exercise, and the eighth since Independence, began on Wednesday with the launch of the first phase of Census 2027, marking a historic shift as the survey will be conducted digitally for the first time. The massive nationwide exercise will be carried out in two phases, with the initial phase - House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) - starting today across select states and Union Territories. For the first time, citizens will also have the option of self-enumeration through ...

March 30, 2026 5:21 PM

Self-enumeration in Delhi to begin on April 1; Phase 2 to include fertility, migration data: Census Commissioner

Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday emphasised that the individual data collected for the Census 2027 will be kept confidential under Section 15 of the Census Act, 1948. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Narayan said that the data collected under the Census exercise cannot be accessed under the Right to Information or for court cases. He said that the self-enumeration period for Delhi, along with several other states, will b...

March 30, 2026 4:16 PM

India to conduct first fully digital Census in 2027; nationwide exercise to begin April 1

India is set to undertake its first fully digital population census, with the initial phase of Census 2027 beginning from April 1, 2026, Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said on Monday. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Narayan said the upcoming census -India’s 16th since inception and eighth after Independence - will be the world’s largest enumeration exercise, involving over 3 million enumerators, supervisors and officials across the country. Fi...

March 5, 2026 2:15 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah soft-launches digital tools for Census 2027

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched a set of digital tools and unveiled two mascots - “Pragati” and “Vikas” - for the upcoming Census 2027 in New Delhi, marking a major step towards conducting the country’s first fully digital census. The census, which will be conducted in two phases, is expected to be the world’s largest enumeration exercise and will involve more than three million enumerators, supervisors and officials across India. During the event, HM Shah i...

December 12, 2025 5:38 PM

Cabinet approves Rs 11,718 crore budget for Census 2027

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved the scheme for conducting the Census of India 2027, allocating ₹11,718.24 crore for the country’s largest administrative and statistical exercise. According to the government, Census 2027 will be the first fully digital Census, featuring mobile-based data collection, real-time monitoring through a centralised portal, and self-enumeration options for the public. The exercise will be conducted in two phases - the Hou...

June 16, 2025 2:14 PM

Centre issues Census notification: J&K, Ladakh, Himachal, U’Khand in 2026, rest in 2027

The central government on Monday formally notified the conduct of the next decennial census to be held in 2027, exercising its authority under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948. The new notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs supersedes an earlier order from March 2019, which had set the schedule for the Census originally planned for 2021 but later postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the notification, the census will be carried out across the country wi...