Census 2027: Government outlines preparations in Lok Sabha
On 22 July 2025, MoS Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that Census 2027 preparations began with the gazette notification of 16 June 2025.
Summary
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on 22 July 2025 that preparations for Census 2027 began with the publication of the gazette notification dated 16 June 2025 expressing the Government's intent to conduct the Population Census. A two-day conference of Directors of Census Operations was held in New Delhi on 3-4 July 2025 to discuss the roadmap, including the frame of administrative units, data collection through mobile apps, the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) portal, self-enumeration and training.
Key facts
- Date
- 22 July 2025 (Lok Sabha written reply)
- Gazette notification
- 16 June 2025
- Conference
- 3-4 July 2025, New Delhi (Directors of Census Operations)
- Features
- Mobile apps, CMMS portal, self-enumeration
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Preparations for Census 2027 began with a gazette notification expressing the Government's intent to conduct the Population Census. That notification is dated:
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Correct answer: D — 16 June 2025
PIB (MHA, 22 July 2025): the preparation for Census 2027 started with the publication of the gazette notification dated 16.06.2025.
Which portal will be used for management and monitoring of Census 2027 activities, as discussed at the July 2025 conference?
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Correct answer: C — CMMS (Census Management and Monitoring System)
PIB: the conference discussed management and monitoring of census activities through the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) portal.