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India Today
16-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Everything you should know about Census 2027
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that the official notification for the Census of India will be released today, June carry out this extensive exercise, there will be the deployment of 3.4 million enumerators and supervisors, along with 130,000 Census officials. The Census will be conducted in two phases and is expected to be completed by March 1, first phase, known as the Housing Listing Operation (HLO), will focus on gathering information about housing conditions, assets, and amenities in each household. The second phase, called Population Enumeration (PE), will involve collecting demographic, socio-economic, cultural, and other relevant information about every individual in each household. WHAT IS A CENSUS?A census is the process of collecting, recording and analysing information about each member of a population and is used to complete a population estimate. Generally speaking, in most countries, including India, the census is a decennial event that aims to collect national-level information on the size and spatial distribution of the population and on various characteristics of the population (e.g. housing, education, employment, etc).The census aims to cover the entire population, whereas surveys primarily use samples, making the census the best and most accurate source of demographic information. The information is used for planning public services, allocating state funds, establishing electoral boundaries, and monitoring social progress, amongst other PHASESHouse Listing Operation (HLO): This phase collects details about housing conditions, household items, and basic Enumeration (PE): This part records information about each person's age, gender, education, work, and other social and economic DIGITAL PROCESSFor the first time, the entire census will be done digitally using mobile apps and will also have the option to self-enumerate, meaning they can fill out their details collection will be completed by March 1, 2027, but publishing the results may take another two to three snow-bound and non-synchronous areas like Ladakh, parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, the reference date is October 1, IS THE CENSUS IMPORTANT?Better policy and planningCensus data helps the government decide where to build schools, hospitals, roads, and other public distribution of resourcesIt guides how money and resources are divided between different states and boundaries and representationThe census is used to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies and decide how many seats each area gets in Census 2027 will be India's first fully digital census with an option for citizens to self-report their data online. It will be conducted in two phases: house listing and population enumeration, with millions of enumerators using mobile apps across the country. With improved technology, caste data inclusion, and strong data security, this census aims to provide a detailed and timely snapshot of India's population and social Watch
Mint
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Census notification to be issued today: What you need to know about the 2027 survey?
The notification to conduct the Census of India would be published in the official gazette today, June 16, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said. As many as 34 lakh enumerators and supervisors, and 1.3 lakh Census functionaries would be deployed for the exercise, to be conducted in two phases. The exercise will be conducted by March 1, 2027. The Census will be conducted in two phases. In phase one, called the Housing Listing Operation (HLO), the housing conditions, assets and amenities of each household will be collected. Subsequently, in the second phase called the Population Enumeration (PE), the demographic, socio-economic, cultural and other details of every person in each household will be collected. Caste details will also be enumerated during this Census exercise. The last census was done in India in 2011 when the entire process of houselisting and enumeration was completed before the reference date of March 1, 2011. The exercise will, however, be held by October 2026 in snow-bound states and union territories, such as Ladakh,Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The Census is a decennial population-based survey that has been conducted 15 times until 2011. A pan-India census, due in 2021, was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Home Ministry said the Census would be conducted digitally using mobile applications, and people would also be able to self-enumerate. 'Very stringent data security measures would be kept in place to ensure data security at the time of collection, transmission and storage,' it said. Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the preparations for the forthcoming census with Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and other senior officials on June 15. Shah reviewed the preparation for the forthcoming census with the Union home secretary, Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials here, it said. The dates of the new exercise announced earlier this month come over a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), on 30 April approved the enumeration of castes in the upcoming Census — a surprising decision that the opposition, and Rahul Gandhi have long been demanding amid the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) resistance. The Census will be conducted digitally using mobile applications, and people would also be able to self-enumerate. Key Takeaways The Census will be conducted in two phases: Houselisting Operation and Population Enumeration. Caste details will be included in this Census for the first time since the 2011 survey. Stringent data security measures will be implemented to protect information collected during the Census.
