Bengal gears up for Census from August 1 to February 2027, Suvendu Adhikari says ‘no connection with politics’
Suvendu Adhikari said that Census 2027 will play a major role in identifying illegal immigrants across the state.
Suvendu Adhikari said that Census 2027 will play a major role in identifying illegal immigrants across the state.
The online self-enumeration phase for Census 2027 in Uttar Pradesh concludes today, making Thursday the final deadline for residents to submit their details digitally.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday launched the Census 2027 campaign by undertaking online self-enumeration at his residence in Raipur.
Ranjita, Director, Census Operations and Civil Registration, Bihar, has urged citizens of the state to actively participate in the Self-enumeration facility.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced the launch of the first phase of Census 2027, marking a significant shift toward digital data collection and active citizen participation.
India’s Census 2027 introduces a digital-first approach with mobile apps, multilingual access, and self-enumeration, aiming to modernise the country’s largest data collection exercise.
As per the self-enumeration portal of the Census 2027, couples living together without formal marriage certificates will be allowed to list themselves as married under the household listing operations phase, where enumerators collect details about households.
The Census 2027—the largest administrative and statistical exercise in the world—was originally scheduled for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now expected to begin in 2026.
India’s next Census will run in two stages with digital data collection, separate timelines across states, and detailed demographic surveys, including caste enumeration in the second phase.
Over 30,871 enumerators and supervisors will be deployed to effectively manage the massive scale of the enumeration process during the upcoming Census operations in Jammu and Kashmir. These enumerators will be trained by 614 field trainers.
