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The government has announced a set of 33 questions that will be asked during the first phase of the 2027 Census. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, stated that the census will be conducted in two phases. Mr...

New Delhi, March 30 The government has announced a set of 33 questions that will be asked during the first phase of the 2027 Census – Housing Listing and Housing Operations (HLO) – a month-long exercise to be conducted between April 1 and September 30, as per schedules finalized by states and...

New Delhi, March 30 The first phase of the 2027 Census, House Listing Operations, will begin in Delhi on April 16, during which information pertaining to all structures, houses, and households will be collected, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said on...

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...

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 30 Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday advised citizens to provide accurate information to census enumerators, asserting that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain benefits under any...

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...

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...

New Delhi, March 30. Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan will address a press conference on Monday at noon to outline the roadmap for the country's upcoming census exercise.During the briefing at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, the Commissioner is expected...

Imphal, March 27 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday that the state government is making efforts to ensure a free and fair census.On Thursday, the state government had announced that the house listing operations for the 2027 India Census will be conducted in the state...

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 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...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 The first phase of the Census House Listing Operations (HLO) will begin in all 30 districts of Odisha from April 16 and continue until May 15, a top official said on Wednesday.Addressing a press conference here, Director of Census Operations in Odisha, Nikhil Pavan...

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...

JAMMU, March 16: A three-day district-level training program for Census officials began in Jammu, organized by the District Administration in collaboration with the Directorate of Census Operations, J&K.The training, scheduled for March 16, 18, and 23, aims to prepare field officials for the...

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...

Itanagar, March 8 The Arunachal Pradesh government has announced that the house listing operations (HLO) for the 2027 Census will begin across the state on April 16, an official said.The HLO, to be conducted in the first phase, is an important part of the Census process, said Census Operations...

Today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah officially launched four digital tools and formally unveiled the mascots, Pragati and Vikas, which symbolize women and men for the 2027 Census in New Delhi. The tools include the House Listing Block Creator Web Application, the HLO Mobile Application, the...

New Delhi, March 5 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah formally launched four digital tools and unveiled the mascots – "Pragati" (female) and "Vikas" (male) – for the upcoming Census-2027 on Thursday.The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) developed advanced digital platforms to...

New Delhi, March 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday formally launched four digital tools that will drive India's first fully digital census, with the first phase starting April 1.Shah launched the Houselisting Block Creator (HLBC) web application for digital mapping using satellite...