Overview
- The Home Ministry and Registrar General notified that each state and UT will conduct houselisting in a 30-day slot between April 1 and September 30, 2026.
- Households may submit details online in a 15-day self-enumeration window before local house-to-house visits, with a unique code provided for verification.
- Enumerators will use mobile apps with GPS tagging and a CMMS portal for near real-time monitoring, with offline capture available in low-connectivity areas.
- Population Enumeration is scheduled for February 2027 for most areas, with snowbound regions covered in September 2026 and a reference date of 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027.
- The exercise includes Cabinet-approved caste data collection during enumeration and carries a ₹11,718 crore budget.