Home Ministry seeks Rs 14,619 crore budget for Census 2027: Report
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a budget of Rs 14,618.95 crore to conduct Census 2027, which will mark India’s first Digital Census and collect data on caste, according to a report by The Indian Express on Monday.
The note was submitted by the Registrar General of India (RGI), which functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), seeking approval from the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) under the Ministry of Finance. Once cleared by the EFC, the Home Ministry will will move a proposal for the approval of the Union Cabinet.
The proposed budget will cover both phases of Census: the houselisting operation, scheduled from April to September 2026, and the population enumeration, set to begin in February 2027 across the country. In Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, however, enumeration will take place earlier, in September 2026. During the houselisting phase, details on housing conditions, household amenities, and assets will be collected.
Sources quoted by the newspaper said that Census 2027 will be entirely digital, with enumerators using a dedicated mobile application, and citizens given the option for self-enumeration. The exercise will also electronically capture caste data, following an April 30 decision by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) to include it.
To monitor the massive exercise, the RGI is reportedly developing a website named the Census Management & Monitoring System (CMMS) for real-time tracking.
Over 35 lakh enumerators and supervisors will be deployed to conduct the Census, which is a 30% increase from the 27 lakh used in the 2011 Census.
This decennial exercise, originally scheduled for 2021, was delayed by six years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last Census, conducted in 2011, recorded India’s population at 1.21 billion. With a projected population of 143.6 crore in 2027, the cost of Census will be approximately Rs 101.8 per person, added the report.
The 2027 Census will be India’s 16th national Census and the eighth since Independence, gathering data on parameters including demography, religion, language, education, economic activity, migration, fertility, housing, amenities and assets.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
