India Registrar notifies 40 census questions for September 1 start in snow-bound areas
On Friday, Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan notified 40 questions for the Census population enumeration starting September 1 in snow-bound areas. Caste details will be collected for the first time based on self-reporting. Self-enumeration is available from August 17 to 31 before house-to-house enumeration begins. This phase covers Ladakh and other specified regions until September 30, with a total budget of Rs 11,718 crore allocated by the Union Cabinet.
17 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
Congress leader Anil Jaihind accused the Modi government of intentionally excluding the OBC category from the census questionnaire.
18 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
The RG&CCI released a 40-question Census 2027 questionnaire, including new fields on spouse's name and caste details, for door-to-door enumeration.
19 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
Congress accuses the Census 2027 methodology of having a "deeper nefarious purpose" due to new questions on religion, birth, and caste.
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