New Delhi, March 30 If a couple living together considers their relationship a "stable union," they should be treated as "married" for the 16th Census, according to the FAQ section on the self-enumeration portal.The portal, opened for people opting for self-enumeration, will be available for...
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March 30, New Delhi – Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, held a press conference on Monday regarding the upcoming 2027 Census.The 16th nationwide Census of India is scheduled to be conducted in two phases, starting in late 2026 and concluding in 2027...
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New Delhi, March 30 – The Registrar General of India (RGI) announced on Monday that preparations for the upcoming census are at an advanced stage, with fieldwork for the first phase – House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) – set to begin in multiple states from April.Addressing a press...
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New Delhi, March 30 According to the FAQs provided on the self-enumeration portal, if a couple living together considers their relationship as a stable union, they should be treated as a married couple for the Census.The portal has been opened for individuals opting for self-enumeration during...
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New Delhi, March 25 The questions related to caste that enumerators will be asked will be announced before the start of the second phase of the 2027 Census, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the questions will be...
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New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to include the Denotified Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) as a distinct category in the upcoming national census.Observing that such classifications fall within the domain of government...
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New Delhi, March 17 The 2027 Census will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase focusing on house listing and housing census, and the second phase dealing with population enumeration, which would include disability data, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply...
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Amaravati, March 11 Andhra Pradesh Census Operations and Citizen Registrations Director J Nivas met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and informed him that the house listing and house census exercise, as part of the 2027 Census, will begin from May 1.Nivas met Naidu at his office and...
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Jammu, March 9 Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday reviewed preparations for the upcoming 2027 Census in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, urging officers and field functionaries to exercise utmost diligence while collecting information.He said that...
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Hyderabad, March 4 The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes urged the state Chief Secretary on Wednesday to take measures to include the 40 backward castes in the state on the Centre's OBC list before the census exercise begins in the state.In a letter to the Chief Secretary, the...
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Hyderabad, March 4, Telangana Commission for Backward Classes said that the census in Telangana should only begin after the central government includes 40 castes in the central OBC list.Chairman of the Commission, G. Niranjan, has written a letter to Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao...
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Ahmedabad, February 14 The Gujarat government has stated that the upcoming population census will be conducted in two phases, starting with the counting of residential units, known as the House Listing Operation (HLO), followed by the Population Enumeration (PE).The first phase of the HLO will...
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Ahmedabad, February 13 The Gujarat government on Friday said that the upcoming population census will be conducted in two phases, starting with the enumeration of residential units, known as the House Listing Operation (HLO), followed by Population Enumeration (PE).The first phase of the House...
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New Delhi, February 12 The eldest female member of a family will be considered the head of the household for issuing ration cards under the Delhi Food Security Rules, 2026, which were recently notified.However, if the sole female member in the family is under 18 years of age, the eldest male...
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