Field Operations for Houselisting and Housing Census commences in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and MCD area of Delhi

• Phase I (Houselisting & Housing Operations – HLO) of Census 2027 — India's 16th decennial census and the first fully digital census — has rolled into Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and the MCD area of Delhi on 17 May 2026.
• Conducted by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (ORGI) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, under the Census Act, 1948.
• For UPSC: tests static facts (Act, reference dates, two-phase structure) plus current affairs (digital enumeration, self-enumeration, caste inclusion in Phase II).