The
Mi ist y
of
Home
Affai s
(MHA)
o
F iday
otified
the
40
questio s
that
ce sus
officials
will
ask
households
du i g
the
Ce sus
of
I dia
2027.
The
otificatio ,
issued
by
the
Office
of
the
Regist a
Ge e al,
I dia,
u de
the
Ce sus
Act,
1948,
said
ce sus
officials
will
collect
the
specified
i fo matio
th ough
the
Household
Schedule
i
thei
espective
a eas.
The
questio ai e
will
cove
a
b oad
a ge
of
demog aphic,
social,
educatio al
a d
eco omic
details,
i cludi g
i fo matio
about
household
membe s,
mig atio ,
employme t,
educatio
a d
access
to
va ious
docume ts
a d
se vices.
It
also
i cludes
questio s
o
lite acy,
digital
lite acy,
educatio al
atte da ce,
highest
educatio al
level
attai ed,
wo k
status,
occupatio ,
i dust y,
class
of
wo ke
a d
mig atio
histo y.
Amo g
the
mo e
sig ifica t
i clusio s
a e
questio s
o
Scheduled
Castes,
Scheduled
T ibes
a d
caste,
as
well
as
details
of
fathe
a d
mothe ,
disability,
place
of
bi th,
place
of
last
eside ce,
easo
fo
mig atio
a d
du atio
of
stay
afte
mig atio .
I
a
gazette
otificatio
issued
o
F iday,
Regist a
Ge e al
a d
Ce sus
Commissio e
M itu jay
Kuma
Na aya
said,
“I
exe cise
of
the
powe s
co fe ed
by
sub-sectio
(1)
of
sectio
8
of
the
Ce sus
Act,
1948
(37
of
1948),
the
Ce t al
gove me t
he eby
i st ucts
a d
di ects
that
the
ce sus
office s
may,
withi
the
limits
of
the
local
a ea
fo
which
they
have
bee
espectively
appoi ted,
ask
all
such
questio s
of
all
pe so s
esidi g
withi
such
limits,
pe tai i g
to
the
items
e ume ated
below,
fo
collecti g
i fo matio
th ough
the
Household
Schedule
i
co ectio
with
the
Ce sus
of
I dia
2027,& dquo;
it
added.
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The& bsp;Household
Schedule& bsp;will
also
collect
i fo matio
about
wome ,
i cludi g
the
umbe
of
child e
at
p ese t,
the
umbe
of
child e
bo
alive,
a d
the
umbe
of
child e
bo
alive
du i g
the
last
o e
yea ,
whe eve
applicable.
“The
questio ai e
fu the
seeks
details
o
access
to
a d
possessio
of
official
docume ts
a d
se vices,
i cludi g
ba k
accou ts,
mobile
umbe ,
Aadhaa
umbe ,
Vote
ID
umbe ,
passpo t
umbe
a d
d ivi g
lice ce.
It
also
i cludes
a
questio
o
the
place
of& bsp;Covid-19& bsp;vacci atio ,& dquo;
it
said.
Questio s
31
to
33
will
apply
o ly
to
eligible
wome ,
with
the
specific
catego ies
va yi g
acco di g
to
ma ital
status.
The
Ce sus
2027
questio ai e
will
the efo e
collect
i fo matio
spa i g
household
demog aphics,
caste
a d
eligio ,
educatio ,
employme t,
mig atio ,
family
details,
ba ki g
a d
ide tificatio
docume ts.