Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said phase one of the much-delayed Census 2027 is scheduled to be conducted during April-September 2026. "On April 28, 2024, the prime minister himself had, in a television 'interview', accused all those demanding a caste census of suffering from an 'urban naxal mindset'. The questions will start with asking the building number (municipal or local authority or census number), census house number, predominant material used in the floor, wall and roof of the house. The first phase of Census 2027-- houselisting operations -- will take place during a 30-day period specified by each state and Union Territory between April 1 and September 30 this year. Census 2027 will also capture caste data electronically in the population enumeration phase, the government had said earlier.

Source: The Telegraph January 26, 2026 11:36 UTC