Census 2027 Phase 1 begins today, marking India's first digital headcount with caste data and self-enumeration. The long-delayed exercise will be conducted in two phases across the country

“As decided by CCPA [Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs], enumeration of castes will also be done during the second phase of Census,” Narayan said. He said the questions for the first phase were notified on January 22 this year, while the schedule and questionnaire for the second phase will be published in due course.

The government had on January 22 notified 33 questions to be asked during the first phase, scheduled to begin on April 1.

The Indian government will include caste-related questions in the upcoming 2027 Census, a first in its history. This Census, delayed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be fully digital and allow self-enumeration.

The upcoming exercise will also mark the return of caste enumeration after nearly a century, with caste data to be captured digitally during the population count phase.

The questions on caste to be asked by enumerators will be notified before the commencement of the second phase of the Census 2027, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Punjab caste-based socio-economic survey begins to map land, income, and drug use data across rural and urban households statewide.

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