First phase of Census to be held between April 1 and Sept 30 this year

Key Highlights

• Each state and Union Territory would be required to complete the first phase between April 1 and September 30 this year. Exercising the authority granted by Sections 3 and 17A of the Census Act, 1948, in conjunction with Rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government has issued a new directive.
• This notification replaces the previous order from January 7, 2020, “except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession”. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADUnder these updated guidelines, the government has introduced a self-enumeration feature for the 2027 Census housing listing phase.
• This specific option “shall be conducted in 15 days’ time just before the start of house-to-house houselisting operations of 30 days”. More from World 'Dangerous mix of extremism, mob mentality': Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus govt over rising violence in Bangladesh Biden’s retirement paycheck tops even the US president’s salary.
• Here's howCensus to be held digitallyIn a groundbreaking development, the Census will be conducted digitally for the first time in the country’s history.
• The decennial exercise was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The exercise will span two phases – house listing and housing Census, followed by population enumeration.