Prime Minister completes his self enumeration, appeals to citizens to self-enumerate their household details and participate in the Census process

• Census 2027 is India's 16th decennial census and the first fully digital census, also offering self-enumeration for the first time.
• On 1 April 2026, PM Narendra Modi completed his self-enumeration, marking the start of Phase I (House Listing & Housing Operations, HLO).
• Conducted by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (ORGI), Ministry of Home Affairs, it will also include caste enumeration in Phase II.
• Highly examinable: combines governance, demographic policy, technology, and federalism — relevant across GS-I, GS-II and GS-III.