Phase 2 Of Population Census In Jammu And Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand To Begin From September 1
The Indian government has announced the second phase of the national census for Ladakh and specific snow-bound regions in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. This phase, which includes population enumeration and the collection of caste data, is scheduled to take place from September 1 to October 5.
Why it matters
The census is a critical administrative exercise that informs government policy, resource allocation, and political representation, with the inclusion of caste data marking a significant shift in national data collection.
The Centre on Monday notified that the second phase of the ongoing Census -- population enumeration -- for Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand shall take place from September 1 to 30.In a gazette notification on Monday, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said that conduct of Census of the population shall be undertaken in these regions from September 1 to 30 this year, with a revisional round from October 1 to 5."For the conduct of the above Census, there shall be an option for self-enumeration from August 17 to 31 just before the start of house-to-house population enumeration," it said.The notification said the reference date for the Census in Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand shall be 00.00 hours of October 1, 2026.The second phase population enumeration for the rest of…
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