Ministry of Home Affairs press release · 17 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

DISABILITY INCLUSIVE CENSUS

PRID2241337 MinistryMinistry of Home Affairs Released17 March 2026 Reading6 min

Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 5:27PM by PIB Delhi Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, first phase i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census and the second phase i.e., Population Enumeration. Questions for the first phase of Census 2027 have been notified. In previous Censuses, Disabilitydata was collected in the second phase of Census. Questions of second phase of Censusare notified in due course before conduct of this phase. Once the questions of second phase are finalised and notified, Instruction manual, training tool kits are prepared in consultation with concerned stakeholders and training to the census functionaries including enumerators and supervisors are organised. Enumerators shall undertake house-to-house field visits in their allotted enumeration block for collection of census data. Provision of self-enumeration is an additional facility for the respondents to submit data . Data on the self-enumeration portal may be filled by any member of the household. This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. ***** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2241337) Visitor Counter : 593 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Home Affairs DISABILITY INCLUSIVE CENSUS Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 5:27PM by PIB Delhi Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, first phase i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census and the second phase i.e., Population Enumeration. Questions for the first phase of Census 2027 have been notified. In previous Censuses, Disabilitydata was collected in the second phase of Census. Questions of second phase of Censusare notified in due course before conduct of this phase. Once the questions of second phase are finalised and notified, Instruction manual, training tool kits are prepared in consultation with concerned stakeholders and training to the census functionaries including enumerators and supervisors are organised. Enumerators shall undertake house-to-house field visits in their allotted enumeration block for collection of census data. Provision of self-enumeration is an additional facility for the respondents to submit data . Data on the self-enumeration portal may be filled by any member of the household. This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. ***** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2241337) Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, first phase i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census and the second phase i.e., Population Enumeration. Questions for the first phase of Census 2027 have been notified. In previous Censuses, Disabilitydata was collected in the second phase of Census. Questions of second phase of Censusare notified in due course before conduct of this phase. Once the questions of second phase are finalised and notified, Instruction manual, training tool kits are prepared in consultation with concerned stakeholders and training to the census functionaries including enumerators and supervisors are organised. Enumerators shall undertake house-to-house field visits in their allotted enumeration block for collection of census data. Provision of self-enumeration is an additional facility for the respondents to submit data. Data on the self-enumeration portal may be filled by any member of the household. 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