Society · 29 Sep 2026

Census 2027 self-enumeration

With reference to Census 2027, consider the following statements:

  1. It is being conducted under the Census Act, 1948.
  2. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, the nodal agency for the census, functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
  3. Households choosing self-enumeration on the census portal must upload an identity document to complete their entry.
  4. Under the 84th Constitutional Amendment, the readjustment of Lok Sabha seats under Article 82 was frozen until the first census taken after 2026.
AOnly one
BOnly two
COnly three
DAll four
This question is based on: Who Counts Whom: Census 2027 Puts the Form in the Household's Hands
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About this question

Why in news

In the 138th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 27 September 2026, the Prime Minister said data of over 32 crore families has been recorded in the first phase of Census 2027. He added that over 2.6 crore people have self-enumerated on mobile phones without uploading documents.

Why for UPSC

UPSC tests the institution behind an exercise (which ministry, which Act) and the static constitutional link a current event revives. Here that link is Article 82 and the post-2026 delimitation freeze.

Prelims summary

Census 2027 is India's first digital census, run under the Census Act, 1948 by the RGI (Ministry of Home Affairs).
Self-enumeration needs no document upload.
Its figures matter beyond planning because the 84th Amendment tied the next delimitation under Article 82 to the first census after 2026.

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