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Census 2027: States asked to identify vulnerable areas, keep biased enumerators out
India's Registrar General and Census Commissioner directed State Directorates to identify villages, habitats, and population groups vulnerable to threats, intimidation, or interference during the ongoing Census 2027. The instruction also requests avoiding enumerators who may be biased toward particular social or religious communities to prevent counter-productive fieldwork.
Why It Matters
The move aims to protect vulnerable communities and ensure the integrity of census data collection.
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RG&CCI urges states to map vulnerable groups and avoid biased enumerators during Census 2027
April 25, 2026
The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI) directed State Directorates to identify and prepare lists of villages, habitats and population segments vulnerable to threat, intimidation or interference during the ongoing Census 2027, and urged that enumerators with bias toward specific social or religious communities should be avoided as far as possible to prevent counter-productive fieldwork.