The Census Proforma, as per Rule 6 of Census Rules, 1990, involves census questionnaires/schedules that are notified by the Central Government through Official Gazette under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Act. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner is in the process of finalizing the questionnaire. Primary school teachers are usually appointed as enumerators during the Census. The timeline for Census 2027 will be consistent with past practices. Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are enumerated strictly as per the notified list under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. Caste enumeration in Census 2027 will be based on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs dated 30.04.2025. Questions are notified after finalization and respondents are required to answer questions to the best of their knowledge or belief, according to sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai. Release ID: 2197527. Visitor count: 916. The information is available in Urdu, Hindi, Assamese, and Tamil. Published by PIB Delhi on 02 DEC 2025 at 3:22 PM.
Key Entities Referenced
Census 2027: The upcoming national census of India.
Census Rules, 1990: Rules governing the census process, mandating notification of census questionnaires/schedules.
Census Act, 1948: Legal framework governing the census, requiring respondents to answer census questions truthfully.
Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs: Committee responsible for decisions related to caste enumeration in Census 2027.
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950: Order defining the list of Scheduled Castes for census enumeration.
Ministry of Home Affairs
CENSUS PROFORMA
प्रव तथ: 02 DEC 2025 3:22PM by PIB Delhi
As per Rule 6 of Census Rules, 1990, the census questionnaires/schedules are notified by the Central
Government through Official Gazette under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Act. Office of the
Registrar General and Census Commissioner is in the process of finalizing of questionnaire.
During the Census, the Primary school Teachers are usually appointed as Enumerators. The timeline for
Census 2027 has been kept same like the past practices followed in previous censuses.
In Census, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are enumerated strictly as per the
notified list of SCs and STs, notified vide the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (as amended time to time). In Census 2027, Caste
enumeration will be done as decided by Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs vide its decision dated
30.04.2025. The census questions are notified after finalization. Under sub-section (2) of section 8, of
the Census Act, 1948, the respondent is required to answer questions to the best of his knowledge or
belief.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written
reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
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RK/RR/PS/SJK/PR/PS
(रलीज़ आईडी: 2197527) आगंतुक पटल : 916
इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Assamese , Tamil