Census 2027: Jairam Ramesh Criticizes Open-Field Method for Recording Caste
The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI) notified a set of 40 questions for the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, including new fields on spouse’s name, nationality, digital literacy, and caste details. The questionnaire went live in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh on August 17, with door-to-door enumeration starting September 1 and concluding September 30. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized the open-field method for recording caste as a way to sabotage the census.
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
· THIS STORY — 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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