A four-day training to conduct the pre-test exercise for the first phase of the Population Census 2027 has started, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (RG & CCI) said on Friday (October 10, 2025).

“A four-day intensive training of Lead Trainers for the Pre-Test Exercise of Phase I — Houselisting & Housing Census commenced today at Janganana Bhawan, New Delhi,” the RGI posted on X.

Inaugurating the session, RG & CCI Mritunjay Kumar Narayan welcomed participants from across States and highlighted the pivotal role of Lead Trainers as torch-bearers in cascading training nationwide and also emphasised on the smooth conduct of the first-ever Digital Census in the country, the post said.

The Hindu reported on August 28 that the pre-test will be conducted in October and November.

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