The petition raising questions on the process of registering caste in the census was rejected, but SC gave this advice to the Center

The Supreme Court refused to hear a PIL filed regarding the process to be followed to record, classify and verify caste-related data of citizens in the 2027 general census. However, the court has asked the Central Government and the Directorate of Census Operations to consider the suggestions given in the petition. On Monday (February 2,…

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Census 2027: First phase to take place between April-September, self-enumeration option to be available

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed on Wednesday, 7 January, that the houselisting, which is the first phase of the Census 2027 will be conducted from April 1 to September 30, 2026, in all States and Union territories, including a self-enumeration option. The notification read, “the Central Government hereby declares that the houselisting operations of…

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