First phase of Census to begin on April 1, no documents needed for process, govt saysCensus 2027: The first phase of the India Census will commence on April 1, 2026. Citizens will have the option for self-enumeration, allowi...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
Census 2027 to be India’s first fully digital enumeration; datasets likely within the year, says RGICensus 2027 promises faster data release with digital capture. This will be India's first fully digital population count. Citizens are urge...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Census 2027 rollout in 11 states from Wednesday: Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar NarayanIndia's Census 2027 begins April 1, rolling out in 11 states. This census will be fully digital for the first time. Phase one focuses on ho...
31 Mar, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Union Budget allocates Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2027The Union Budget has allocated Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2027, a significant increase from previous years. This decadal exercise, delayed d...
01 Feb, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Centre announces plans to conduct Census 2027 in two phasesIndia will conduct its next Census in 2027. This will be the first Census in over 70 years to include caste enumeration. The process will b...
02 Dec, 2025, 10.17 PM IST
Census firsts: Digital data collection and self-enumerationIndia's upcoming census will be conducted digitally for the first time, utilizing mobile apps for data collection and a dedicated web porta...
08 Jul, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
Boundaries of administrative units to be frozen on Dec 31, 2025 for CensusThe Centre has directed states and Union Territories to finalize any administrative boundary changes by December 31, 2025, for the 2027 Cen...
29 Jun, 2025, 03.49 PM IST
Gazette notification on census 'damp squib'; silent on inclusion of caste: CongressCongress has termed the 16th census notification a 'damp squib'. The party questions the absence of caste inclusion details. Jairam Ramesh ...
16 Jun, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Census: Indian govt notifies conducting population count from March 1, 2027India's next census is scheduled for 2027, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The reference date is March 1, 2027. Ladakh and snow-...
16 Jun, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews 16th census readiness; Focuses on 'stringent data security'Union Home Minister Amit Shah assessed preparations for the upcoming 16th Indian census, which will include caste enumeration. The census w...
16 Jun, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
HM Amit Shah made clear southern states' concerns on delimitation will be taken care of: MHAAmit Shah assured that concerns of southern states will be addressed during delimitation. This statement came after M K Stalin voiced worri...
05 Jun, 2025, 09.53 PM IST
Census to begin Feb 2027, March 1 set as reference dateIndia's 16th Census is set for October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas and March 1, 2027, elsewhere. The Home Ministry plans to issue a notifi...
04 Jun, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
Caste census exercise to start from March 1, 2027 across countryIndia will conduct a nationwide caste census starting March 1, 2027, with hilly states beginning earlier on October 1, 2026. The Union Cabi...
04 Jun, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Census to be further delayed, say officialsIn its letter, the census authorities, while referring to an earlier communication to extend the date of freezing of boundaries up to Decem...
06 Jan, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
Census may have to wait until next year or even 2022 if Covid-19 situation does not improveIn March 2020, days after imposition of lockdown on account of Covid-19, the home ministry had announced postponement of first phase of Cen...
29 Sep, 2020, 08.43 AM IST
Hit by Covid-19, Census-NPR may be pushed to next yearCensus 2021, as per current timelines, is to be held in two phases — Phase 1 covering houselisting and housing, to be conducted along with ...
08 Jun, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
Next census of India in 2021: GovtIn a notification, the ministry said the decision has been taken by the central government under the powers conferred by section 3 of the C...
28 Mar, 2019, 09.36 PM IST