Census 2027 to Include 40 Questions on Population, Caste and SC/ST Status

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday notified 40 questions to be asked during the population enumeration phase of the Census, including questions on caste and the place of COVID-19 vaccination, according to a government order.

The order issued by the Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, includes questions on whether respondents belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe and, if so, their caste. Population enumeration in Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be conducted from September 1 to 30.