Overview
- An e-gazette notification schedules a pre-test of the Houselisting and Housing Census in selected areas across every state and union territory.
- A self-enumeration option will be available online from November 1 to 7 to trial digital data submission.
- The pre-test will assess questionnaire design, mobile applications, field procedures, training efficacy, logistics and quality controls to identify fixes before rollout.
- Officials outline a two-phase census with data collection targeted to conclude by March 1, 2027, and data compilation and publication expected to take two to three years.
- The full operation is slated to deploy about 3.4 million enumerators and supervisors plus roughly 130,000 functionaries, with states instructed to freeze administrative boundaries by December 31.