Day 36
Reports & IndicesSkim2026-01-22
MHA Notifies 33-Question Schedule for Census 2027
What Happened
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Registrar General of India notified a 33-question schedule for the House Listing phase of Census 2027. This exercise transitions India to its first digital census, introducing a self-enumeration portal for citizens to submit data online.
Why It Matters
It modernizes India's demographic data collection and forms the critical baseline for delimitation of constituencies and targeted delivery of social welfare schemes.
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