The Union Cabinet on Friday cleared the allocation of ₹ 11,718.24 crore for conducting Census of India 2027. The announcement was made by Union Cabinet Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

The Census of India would be conducted in two phases:

– Population Enumeration (PE) – February 2027.

For the Union Territory of Ladakh and the snow-bound, non-synchronous regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the Population Enumeration would be carried out in September 2026 — the government said in its statement issued on Friday, December 12.

Census 2027 - Key points to know

– About 30 lakh field functionaries including enumerators, supervisors, master trainers, charge officers and principal/ district census officers will be deployed for data collection, monitoring and supervision

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