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Centre releases Rs 4,102 crore for Census 2027 preparations
The Centre has released Rs 4,102 crore to states and Union Territories for Census 2027 preparations, the Union Home Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of State Nityanand Rai said…
The Story in Brief
The Centre has released Rs 4,102 crore to states and Union Territories for Census 2027 preparations, the Union Home Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of State Nityanand Rai said training for the first phase, the Houselisting and Housing Census, is complete or progressing in all areas, and the exercise has been finished in 31 states and UTs. The remaining areas will conclude by September 2026.
The second phase, the Population Census, will run from September 1 to 30 in Ladakh and snow-bound parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with a revisional round from October 1 to 5. For the first time, respondents can self-enumerate via an online portal from August 17 to 31. The government has deployed mobile apps and digital platforms, marking India’s first largely digital census, while retaining door-to-door enumeration. Rai reiterated that all data collected under the Census Act, 1948, remains strictly confidential.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that the census will be delayed or that the digital shift risks data leaks ignore the fact that 31 states have already completed the first phase on schedule. The Rs 4,102 crore outlay shows genuine administrative heft. Privacy concerns are natural, but the Census Act already bars sharing individual data, a legal shield rarely highlighted by alarmists. The real test will come on August 17: can the self-enumeration portal handle millions of simultaneous logins without crashing? That number will settle the question.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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