Modi pushes Census 2027 participation as shared responsibility, citing digital shift and self enumeration

This census leans on self-enumeration more than ever

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to actively participate in Census 2027, calling it a “shared responsibility of all.” In Mann Ki Baat, he framed the exercise as the world’s largest population survey and pointed to a digital framework, greater ease of access, and higher public involvement through self-enumeration to strengthen governance and policy decisions.