Census exercise with caste enumeration will be carried out with the reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and of March 1, 2027, in the rest of the country, the Home Ministry announced on Wednesday.
It has been decided to conduct Population Census-2027 in two phases along with the enumeration of castes, it said.
“The reference date for Population Census – 2027 will be 00:00 hours of the first day of March 2027. PTI
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