Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 12: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the proposal to conduct India’s first-ever Digital Census in 2027, at a cost of Rs 11,718 cr. The census, touted as the largest in the world, will be conducted in two phases.

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw shared details of the cabinet decision, stating that the first phase – covering house listing and dwelling information – will be conducted between April and September 2026, while the second phase, involving the population count, will take place in February 2027.

Remote and snow-covered regions such as Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will have their census conducted in September 2026.

Around 30 lakh field workers will be engaged in t

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