Home Ministry announces Census schedule
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday announced the schedule for the upcoming Census, releasing details of the house-listing and population enumeration phases. The government will use the same 33-question questionnaire prepared for the 2021 Census, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Census will be conducted in two phases. The house-listing and house enumeration phase will be carried out from April 1 to September 30, 2026, followed by the population enumeration phase from February 9 to February 28, 2027. March 1, 2027, will be treated as the reference date.
During the house-to-house visit in the first phase, enumerators will collect information related to housing conditions, including building number, floor level, major materials used for walls and roofs, usage and condition of the house, and the total number of family members.
Data will also be gathered on the name and gender of the head of the household, social category (SC/ST or others), ownership status of the house, number of living rooms, and the number of married couples residing in the household.
In addition, details on civic amenities will be recorded. These include the main source of drinking water, electricity supply, availability and type of toilet, wastewater disposal system, and bathing facilities. Information will be collected either through the Census mobile application or during physical visits by enumerators.
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Ramadan fasting to kickoff from Thursday in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Holy month of Ramadan will start from Thursday, February 19, announced convener of the State Moon Sighting Committee Maulana Maqsood Imran Rashadi on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference after the Moon Sighting Committee meeting held at the State Waqf Board office on Cunningham Road in the city on Wednesday evening, he said that there is no information about moon sighting anywhere in the capital Bengaluru, including other districts.
“However, after receiving reports of moon sightings in neighbouring states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi, it has been decided to start fasting from Thursday,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Maulana Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, Maulana Ejaz Ahmed Nadvi and other members of the ulema.
