India to begin Census 2027 pre-test in November, self-enumeration option introduced for first time

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India’s massive Census 2027 exercise is set to begin with a pre-test phase starting this November, marking the first major step toward conducting the country’s first-ever digital and caste-inclusive census. The announcement was made through a gazette notification issued by Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan.