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...