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The Central Government instructs all Census Officers to collect specific information through the houselisting and housing census schedule for the Census of India 2027.

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The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, through the Office of the Divisional Commissioner via F. No. 36 (146)/Census/Div-Comm/2025/ 969 dated 11th February, 2026, republished the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General India) Notification S.O. 353(E) dated 22nd January, 2026. This action is in pursuance of sub-rule (ia) of Rule 8 of the Census (Amendment) Rules, 1990, read with Ministry of Home Affairs' Notification No. 2/1/60-Judl.Il dated 20th April, 1960. In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), and superseding Notification S.O. 120(E) dated 7th January, 2020 (published on 9th January, 2020), the Central Government instructs Census Officers to ask all persons within their local areas specific questions for the Census of India 2027. These 33 items for information collection include building and census house details, household composition, amenities (drinking water, latrine, bathing, kitchen, LPG/PNG), cooking fuel, possession of various consumer goods (radio, TV, internet, laptop, phone, vehicles), main cereal consumed, and mobile number for census communications. The notification was issued by MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, and republished by order of the Lieutenant Governor by NEERAJ SEMWAL, Secy. (Revenue).

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रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-16022026-270167 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 51] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947 [N. . C. T. D. No. 466 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 11th February, 2026 F. No. 36 (146)/Census/Div-Comm/2025/ 969.-In pursuance of the provision contained in sub-rule (ia) of Rule 8 of Census (Amendment) Rules, 1990read with the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs' Notification No. 2/1/60-Judl.Il dated the 20 April, 1960, the Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi in pleased to republish the following notification of Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General India), New Delhi dated 22nd January, 2026. S.O. 353(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) number S.O. 120(E), dated the 7th January,2020 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th January, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby instructs that all the Census Officers may, within the limits of the local areas for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions from all persons on the items enumerated below for collecting information through the houselisting and housing census schedule in connection with the Census of India 2027 namely:- 1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number). 2. Census house number. 3. Predominant material of floor of the census house. 4. Predominant material of wall of the census house. 5. Predominant material of roof of the census house. 6. Ascertain use of census house. 7. Condition of the census house. 8. Household number. 9. Total number of persons normally residing in the household. 10. Name of the head of the household. 11. Sex of the head of the household. 12. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other. 13. Ownership status of the census house. 14. Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household. 15. Number of married couple(s) living in the household. 16. Main source of drinking water. 17. Availability of drinking water source. 18. Main source of lighting. 19. Access to latrine. 20. Type of latrine. 21. Waste water outlet. 22. Availability of bathing facility. 23. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection. 24. Main fuel used for cooking. 25. Radio/Transistor. 26. Television. 27. Access to internet. 28. Laptop/Computer. 29. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone. 30. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped. 31. Car/Jeep/Van. 32. Main Cereal consumed in the household. 33. Mobile Number (for census related communications only). [F. No: 9/8/2025-CD (Cen)] MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India By Order and in the Name of the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, NEERAJ SEMWAL, Secy. (Revenue) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.02.16 15:50:04 +05'30'

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