Politics

Population Census to Begin in AP

It is known that the Central government will be conducting a country-wide census in 2027. The Home Ministry issued a gazette notification to this end on June 16, 2025.

Accordingly, the state government has given green signal to census. The census will begin on March 1, 2027, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

ADVERTISEMENT

GAD chief secretary SS Rawat issued orders to this affect. The census will begin on March 1, 2027, in the country and in AP. However, it has to be noted that the Central government will carry out census in two phases.

The first phase will begin on October 1, 2026 in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In the rest of the country, the census will be carried out on March 1, 2027.

Incidentally, this will be the first caste and population census since 1931. It will also be the first digital census in the country. It will be carried out through mobile apps and online self enumeration.

Share
Sridhar Raavi

Sridhar is a highly experienced hand in Telugu politics, writing and analyzing political happenings in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. An IT engineer turned news junkie, Sridhar has a sharp eye for catching news as it u…

Published by

Recent Posts

Generational Comeback for Star But Still A Doubt!

One of the biggest comeback stories in recent years in India, cinema has been completed…

21 minutes ago

Will Vijay Sethupathi’s BO Run Kill Mani Ratnam’s Next?

Recently, the makers of Vijay Sethupathi's Inji Vellam directed by Mani Ratnam, officially announced that…

36 minutes ago