Census office in process of finalising questionnaire

The government is preparing for the upcoming digital census. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner are finalizing the questionnaire. Primary school teachers will likely be appointed as enumerators. The timeline for Census 2027 remains consistent with previous practices. This digital census aims to gather crucial demographic data for the nation.

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the Registrar General and Census Commissioner are in the process of finalising a questionnaire for the upcoming digital census.

"As per Rule 6 of Census Rules, 1990, the census questionnaires/schedules are notified by the central government through official gazette under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the act. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner is in the process of finalising the questionnaire," MoS Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

"During the census, primary school teachers are usually appointed as enumerators. The timeline for Census 2027 has been kept the same like the past practices followed in previous censuses," Rai told the Lok Sabha.

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Source: EconomicTimes
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