caste enumeration

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to halt the caste census. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, dismissed the petition, which also sought a directive for the Centre to formulate policies to...

The first phase of the 2027 Census, the world's largest population census exercise, will begin today. This will be the 16th census in the series, and the 8th since independence. The census will be conducted in two phases: House Listing (HLO) and Population Enumeration (PE), with March 1, 2027...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, on Monday emphasized the importance of providing accurate information to census enumerators, stating that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain...

New Delhi, March 26 An officer who intentionally asks "any offensive or improper question" during the 2027 Census will face punishment, including imprisonment of up to three years, upon conviction, according to the latest circular issued by the Registrar General of India.In a note circulated...

New Delhi, March 11 The upcoming census will collect data on the sex of the household head – Male, Female, and Transgender, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written response, said the 2027 census will be conducted in two phases...