Union Cabinet Approves Rs 11,718 Crore For Census 2027

“India’s Census is considered the largest administrative and statistics exercise in the world. It is a very important exercise and the biggest source of primary data for various parameters. The last Census was conducted in 2011 and Census 2021 could not be done due to Covid-19. Today, the cabinet led by PM Modi has approved a budget of ₹11,718 crore for Census-2027,” Union minister for IT, railways and I&B Ashwini Vaishnaw said after the cabinet meeting.

The minister said there will be two phases of Census 2027. “We believe in cooperative federalism and thus, this exercise will be carried out in coordination with the state governments, according to their convenience about the dates,” Vaishnaw said.

“The original estimate for conducting the decadal exercise was actually around ₹12,000 crore only. The last Census in 2011 was conducted at a budget of ₹2,200 crore,” an official familiar with the approval said.