The efficacy of the self-enumeration module for the first phase of Population Census 2027 will be tested from Saturday with enumerators visiting the homes of prominent citizens in their areas and helping them fill the details on a website, a senior government official told The Hindu.
Population Census – 2027
Notification: Conduct of Population Census-2027 will be published in the official gazette, as per Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948.
The Census will be conducted in two phases: Phase I – House listing: Details of all buildings, permanent or temporary, are noted with their type, amenities, and assets; Phase II – Population enumeration: Detailed information on each individual residing in the country, Indian national or otherwise noted along with their caste.
Census will include caste enumeration, marking the first official collection of caste data since the 1931 exercise. This will be the country’s first digital census.
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