The Census of India 2027 should, in fact, collect detailed information on individuals, including occupation and education, for the first time since 1931. The two-phase, fully digital exercise”covering house-listing (April“Sept 2026) and population enumeration (Feb 2027)”will also generate significant temporary employment; however, there will be a self-enumeration app for uploading by the public. This is a good source. The population enumeration phase (February 2027) is likely to cover key individual attributes, including occupation, and this is important.
It is learned that the project will create approximately 1.02 crore man-days of work, engaging around 18,600 technical personnel for about 550 days at local levels. But this will be temporary employment. The Census indicates that the 33 questions will cover, besides occupation, amenities, demographic details, and caste for SCs, STs, and OBCs. This census should disclose the genuine poverty and unemployment of the country to fulfil the economic conditions of fellow citizens.
