Centre likely to start census from 2025, complete it by 2026
The central government is likely to begin the census in 2025 and complete it by 2026, according to media reports. The census would be conducted after a four-year hiatus.
PTC News Desk: The central government is likely to begin the census in 2025 and complete it by 2026, according to media reports. The census would be conducted after a four-year hiatus.
After the census, the BJP-led government would begin the process of delimiting Lok Sabha seats, according to a report by India Today.
The delimitation process will most likely be completed by 2028.
The Congress-led opposition has demanded a caste-based census. However, the broad contours of the census exercise have not been revealed.
Next year's census may include surveys of sub-sectors within the General and SC-ST categories. It will also count the number of persons from the general, scheduled caste, and scheduled tribes categories.