Census (Amendment) Rules 2026: New Enumerator Eligibility, Digital Census, Constitutional Significance and Way Forward
19 October 2026
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Census (Amendment) Rules 2026: New Enumerator Eligibility, Digital Census, Constitutional Significance and Way Forward
1. Background and Recent Development
- On 16 October 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Census (Amendment) Rules, 2026, through G.S.R. 896(E).
- The amendment modifies Rule 3 of the Census Rules, 1990, expanding the categories of people eligible for appointment as census enumerators.
2. Historical and Constitutional Background
- Census is a Union subject under Entry 69 of the Union List, Seventh Schedule.
- It is governed by the Census Act, 1948, and administered by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The last completed national Census was conducted in 2011; the 2021 Census was postponed.
3. Major Amendments
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Census (Amendment) Rules 2026 widen enumerator eligibility to teachers, bank and PSU staff for India's first digital Census. Know significance and way forward.
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