The 2027 Census, officially the 16th national Census, will be the first to include comprehensive caste enumeration since 1931 and the country's first fully digital census.
The 2021 census was postponed, first by the COVID-19 pandemic and then by administrative delays, making Census 2027 the 16th census in India’s history and the first after a 16-year gap.
Amit Shah defends linking caste enumeration with the upcoming census and argues that delimitation will ensure proportional representation for SCs and STs.
Goel, represented by senior advocate Mukta Gupta, said a transparent questionnaire, to be used for recording, classifying and verifying the caste details of the citizens, has to be placed in public do ...
Based on the 1922 order, the Tamil Nadu government should be urged to officially recognize all members of the SC community under the unified historical identity of “Adi Dravidar.”
