Latest Census 2027 News & Updates

Pune, May 29 (IANS) A serious incident has come to light in Pune, Maharashtra, involving an alleged attack on a female employee of the Pune Municipal Corporation who was conducting Census-2027 work. It has been alleged that while going door-to-door to collect information for the census, the female employee and her colleagues were verbally abused. The following day, she and her son were allegedly surrounded and brutally assaulted. The woman has further alleged that the attackers tore her clothes,…

Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) More than 2.36 lakh people across Gujarat, including Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, ministers, senior bureaucrats and citizens, have participated in the state’s ongoing self-enumeration campaign for Census 2027, officials said on Wednesday.The self-enumeration campaign, which began on May 17 and will continue until May 31, allows residents to submit their census details online before the formal enumeration process begins next year.According…

Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved naming the Sawantwadi Railway Station after the architect of the Konkan Railway, former Union Minister the late Madhu Dandavate. Following approval from the Central Government, the Sawantwadi Railway Station will be renamed “Lokmanya Madhu Dandavate Railway Terminus.”The late Madhu Dandavate, who served as the Railway Minister and Union Finance Minister, is widely regarded as the archi…

Gandhinagar, May 18 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday completed the online self-enumeration process for Census-2027 from Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar and appealed to citizens to participate in the exercise before May 31, as the state rolled out the country’s first fully digital census self-enumeration system.​ The Governor used the official online platform introduced under Census-2027, which allows citizens to submit their demographic details digitally via a web portal and a mob…

Surat, May 18 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister, Harsh Sanghavi, on Monday said accurate census data was essential for ensuring government services and welfare schemes reached people at the grassroots level, as he urged citizens across the state to participate in the Centre’s digital self-enumeration exercise for ‘Census 2027’.Speaking in Surat during the launch phase of the campaign, Sanghavi said the information collected through the census would help governments undertake policymaking, d…

Ahmedabad, May 18 (IANS) The digital self-enumeration process under the Census-2027 exercise has commenced across Gujarat, marking the beginning of the first phase of India’s next population census through an online citizen participation model.The Central government has introduced the Self-Enumeration (SE) facility as part of the Census-2027 framework, allowing households to submit demographic and housing details through the official portal before the door-to-door enumeration begins.The facili…

Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday formally launched the self-enumeration process for ‘Census 2027’ by completing his family’s details online and appealed to citizens to actively participate in the first digital self-census exercise introduced in the country.The self-enumeration process has begun across Gujarat from May 17 and will continue till May 31, during which residents can independently submit their details online through the census web portal an…

Ahmedabad, May 15 (IANS) Preparations for Census-2027 have been intensified in Gujarat, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) deploying 12,000 enumerators and 2,000 supervisors for the upcoming house listing and housing enumeration exercise scheduled to begin on June 1. According to AMC’s City Census Department, the first phase of Census-2027, covering house listing and housing enumeration, will be conducted over a 30-day period from June 1 to 30, in line with the state government’s n…

Gandhinagar, May 12 (IANS) Gujarat will deploy more than 1.09 lakh enumerators and launch a two-week self-enumeration drive later this month as preparations intensify for Census 2027, officials said at a press conference in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. The Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat, said citizens across the state will be able to voluntarily submit details relating to their houses, household facilities and assets through the self-enumeration portal from May 17 to May 31, marking the fi…

Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has intensified preparations for Census 2027 with a strong focus on transparency, technology-driven data collection, and public participation, an official press statement said on Friday. As part of the initiative, Narendra Kashyap, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Backward Class Welfare and Divyangjan Empowerment, on Friday completed his self-enumeration process at his official residence.The development marked his participation in the …