The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal to conduct the Census of India 2027 at an estimated cost of ₹11,718.24 crore. The upcoming census is expected to be a landmark exercise, marking India’s first fully digital population count and introducing several technology-driven innovations to improve data quality, speed, and accessibility.

The Indian Census is the largest administrative and statistical exercise in the world and forms the backbone of evidence-based policymaking, governance, and development planning. Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases. The first phase, the Houselisting and Housing Census, will take place from April to September 2026. The second phase, Population Enumeration (PE), will be carried out in February 2027. Howe

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