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Census 2027: 40 questions on caste, Aadhaar, bank accounts
India's 2027 census will ask households 40 questions covering caste, religion, education, jobs, migration, children, bank accounts, Aadhaar, voter ID, passport and driving licence, the Ministry of Home Affairs has notified. The…
The Story in Brief
India's 2027 census will ask households 40 questions covering caste, religion, education, jobs, migration, children, bank accounts, Aadhaar, voter ID, passport and driving licence, the Ministry of Home Affairs has notified. The questionnaire, issued by the Office of the Registrar General under the Census Act 1948, also seeks details on parental information, disability and access to various government services.
The 2027 exercise follows a years-long delay after the 2021 census was postponed due to the pandemic. The previous 2011 census had also collected caste data, but the government has not released the full raw caste figures, citing sensitivity. The 40-question format is longer than earlier rounds.
The Indian Opinion
The census returns to familiar ground with questions on caste and religion, which always stir suspicion about political motives. But privacy advocates must also watch the inclusion of bank accounts and Aadhaar, which invite fears of surveillance and data misuse. The real test will come not from the questions themselves but from the law governing data access: will Parliament pass a data protection Bill before 2027 that binds the state? Without it, the answers become a goldmine without a lock.
Source: news.abplive.com
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