First phase of the Census 2027 i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census has already been completed in 31 States/UTs. In the remaining states first phase of the census is scheduled to be completed by September, 2026. Further, as per the notification dated 3^rd August, 2026 in the Gazette of India, second phase of the Census i.e. Population Enumeration in the UT of Ladakh and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand shall be undertaken from 1^st September, 2026 to 30^th September, 2026 with a revisional round from 1^st  October, 2026 to 5^th  October, 2026. There shall also be an option for self-enumeration from 17^thAugust, 2026 to 31^st August, 2026.

Mobile applications for data collection and other digital platforms, including the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) Portal, have been deployed for the conduct of the first phase of Census 2027. The facility of self-enumeration to the respondents through an online web portal has also been given for the first time in Census. Digital tools for the second phase of the census have been developed. 

Training of Master Trainers, Field Trainers, Enumerators, Supervisors etc. for the first phase of Census 2027 has been completed/ in progress, in accordance with the notified schedule, in coordination with the States/ UTs Government.

Till now, a total amount of ₹4102 crore have already been released to States/UTs for training of Census functionaries, manpower assistance, technical infrastructure, payment of honorarium to Census functionaries etc.

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 Rajya Sabha

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