Paper: GS-I/II, Subject: Society and social Justice, Topic: Population and associated issues, Issue: Census of India 2027.
Context:
The Union Cabinet has approved ₹11,718.24 crores for conducting Census of India 2027.
Key Highlights of Census 2027 Approval
- No Separate NPR Budget: Unlike the 2019 announcement, there is no separate budgetary allocation mentioned for updating the National Population Register (NPR).
- In 2019, ₹3,941.35 crore was allocated for NPR updating and ₹8,754.23 crore for Census 2021.
- Digital Census: Census 2027 will be the first fully digital census.
- Data will be collected using mobile applications and a dedicated portal called the Census Management and Monitoring System.
- Caste Enumeration: This census will be the first to enumerate caste in independent India.
- Data Dissemination: The government aims to release census data quickly and provide customized visualization tools for better understanding and utilization.
- Census-as-a-Service (CaaS) Initiative: The census data will be provided to Ministries in a “clean, machine-readable, and actionable format” as part of the CaaS initiative.
| About Census 2027: The Population Census-2027 is India’s 16th decennial census, aimed at collecting comprehensive demographic, social, economic, and caste data. Authority: Conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, under the Census Act, 1948 and Census Rules, 1990. Constitutional and Legal Framework of the Census in India: Article 246: Grants the Union Government authority over the Census under Entry 69 of the Union List in Seventh Schedule. No legal requirement for decennial periodicity, but traditionally conducted every 10 years since 1881. Article 81: The total number of Lok Sabha seats be determined based on the population of the first Census after 2026. Article 82: The Delimitation Commission must base its work on the Census data of the first Census after 2026. |
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