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NEW DELHI: The archetypal signifier of the adjacent nationalist Census—an workout past conducted successful 2011—will statesman connected Wednesday, marking the commencement of the world’s largest enumeration drive.The workout volition beryllium the country’s 16th Census and the eighth since Independence. It was primitively scheduled for 2021 but was postponed owed to the Covid-19 pandemic.Here are 10 things to cognize astir Census 2027:
- The archetypal phase, known arsenic the House Listing and Housing Census, volition tally for six months until September. During this period, information connected the information of houses, disposable household amenities, and assets owned by households volition beryllium collected.
- The notation day for this limb is 00:00 hours of March 1, 2027 (October 1, 2026, for Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashmir; Uttarakhand's and Himachal Pradesh).
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Sikkim volition bash the Houselisting Census from April 16 to May 15 on with a play of self-enumeration from April 1 to 15.
- Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana volition commencement Houselisting Census from May 1 to May 30 with a play of self-enumeration from April 16 to April 30.
- In the 2nd phase, colonisation enumeration volition beryllium conducted during February 2027. However, successful Ladakh, snow-bound, non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, this limb volition beryllium held during September 2026.
- During this phase, accusation connected demographics, socio-economics, education, migration, fertility, etc. volition beryllium collected.
- For the archetypal time, the workout volition besides impact caste enumeration, dates for which volition beryllium announced later.
- In different first, the colonisation number thrust volition beryllium held digitally. Enumerators volition cod and taxable information straight done a mobile app.
- In summation to this, determination volition beryllium an online proviso for self-enumeration successful some the phases.
- The Union authorities has approved an outlay of Rs 11,718.24 crore for Census 2027.
(With ANI inputs)
