Sumit Pande explains the concept of delimitation and the political controversy over the next decennial census announced by the Centre.

There was a polarisation of views on getting the caste data included in the Census, with the government taking a negative ...

After decades of delay, India will include caste in its national census for the first time since 1931—but political ...

India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The Home Ministry announced plans to ...

The political debate over caste census intensifies as Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorses it, contrasting with previous ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs clarifies concerns over Census delays and reassures attention to southern states during ...

So, it came as a surprise when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced that caste would be counted in the upcoming national census for the first time since 1931 – when India ...

After officials of the Union government on Wednesday said that the long-delayed census will be carried out in two phases ...

The 2027 Census with caste enumeration will be carried out with the reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas ...