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...