Ministry of Home Affairs
PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES FOR CENSUS 2027
प्रव तथ: 12 AUG 2026 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
First phase of the Census 2027 i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census has already been completed in 31
States/UTs. In the remaining states first phase of the census is scheduled to be completed by September,
2026. Further, as per the notification dated 3rd August, 2026 in the Gazette of India,...
Ministry of Home Affairs PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES FOR CENSUS 2027 प्रव तथ: 12 AUG 2026 4:52PM by PIB Delhi First phase of the Census 2027 i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census has already been completed in 31 States/UTs. In the remaining states first phase of the census is scheduled to be completed by September,
2026. Further, as per the notification dated 3rd August, 2026 in the Gazette of India, second phase of the Census i.e. Population Enumeration in the UT of Ladakh and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand shall be undertaken from 1st September, 2026 to 30th September, 2026 with a revisional round from 1st October, 2026 to 5th October, 2026. There shall also be an option for self- enumeration from 17thAugust, 2026 to 31st August, 2026.
Mobile applications for data collection and other digital platforms, including the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) Portal, have been deployed for the conduct of the first phase of Census 2027.
The facility of self-enumeration to the respondents through an online web portal has also been given for the first time in Census. Digital tools for the second phase of the census have been developed.
Training of Master Trainers, Field Trainers, Enumerators, Supervisors etc. for the first phase of Census 2027 has been completed/ in progress, in accordance with the notified schedule, in coordination with the States/ UTs Government.
Till now, a total amount of ₹4102 crore have already been released to States/UTs for training of Census functionaries, manpower assistance, technical infrastructure, payment of honorarium to Census functionaries etc.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha ***** RK/RR/PR/PS/SKS (रलीज़ आईडी: 2298340) आगंतुक पटल : 763 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Tamil , Urdu , ही , Marathi , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati