Suvendu Adhikari launches self-enumeration for Census 2027 in Bengal
UPSC / SSC current affairs note · Polity
Why in news
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched the self-enumeration process for the 2027 census, marking a significant step in the first-ever digital census. The process is open on the census website from August 1 to August 15, and Adhikari emphasized it as a constitutional duty.
Background
The Census of India is conducted every 10 years, and the 2027 census will be the first digital census, allowing citizens to self-enumerate online. The self-enumeration phase is a new feature to encourage voluntary participation before the official enumeration begins.
Key facts
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari launched the self-enumeration process for the 2027 census.
The self-enumeration facility is available on the census website from August 1 to August 15.
This is part of the first-ever digital census in India.
Adhikari called the census a constitutional duty.
The process allows citizens to fill in their details online during the self-enumeration phase.
Prelims pointers
- Census 2027: First digital census in India.
- Self-enumeration phase: August 1-15, 2027.
- Census is conducted under the Census Act, 1948.
- Census is a Union subject (Entry 69, List I of Seventh Schedule).
- West Bengal CM: Suvendu Adhikari.
Mains angles
- Discuss the significance of the digital census in India's data governance.
- Examine the constitutional and legal framework governing census in India.
- Analyze the role of self-enumeration in improving census accuracy and coverage.