According to the government, this will be the first digital Census, the first to count caste and also the first where respondents will be able to self-enumerate through a yet-to-be announced portal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI) on Thursday (January 22, 2026) notified 33 questions that … Read more
An enumerator would collect and submit data directly through mobile app, using her or his smartphone. The provision of paper schedules is also being kept, in case of connectivity issues. Photo: censusindia.gov.in Enumerators for the 2027 Census will make data entries into apps on their smartphones for the first time, meaning that the data can … Read more
NEW DELHI: A day after the Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of caste-based data collection in the upcoming national census, posters featuring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were put up outside the party headquarters in Delhi, highlighting his persistent demand for a caste census. One of the posters featuring Rahul Gandhi read, “Kaha tha na, Modi … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet’s decision to conduct a caste census but demanded a clear timeline for its completion, calling it just the “first step” toward deeper social reform. “We welcome the decision, but we need to know how much time it will take to … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, saying the latter’s fight is about saving the Congress, not the country. Former Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal(PTI file photo) “Today Rahul Gandhi came to Delhi. He abused me a lot. But I … Read more