First phase of Census to begin from April 1, 2026, notification issued
Babushahi Network
New Delhi, January 8, 2026: Centre Government on Wednesday issued notification for conduct of first phase of Census, according to which this will begin on April 1 and conclude by September 30.
In first phase house listing will be done and in second phase population enumeration will be done. Second phase will begin in February 2027. This whole exercise will cost Rs. 11,718.24 crores. For snow bound areas of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh second phase will be done in September this year. Data will be collected through Mobile application for first time in the country. 30 Lakh field functionaries including Enumerators, Supervisors, Master Trainers, Charge Officers and Principal and District Census officers will be deployed for data collection, monitoring and Supervision of Census operations.