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Caste, COVID vaccine, bank accounts, voter/aadhaar: The big changes in census 2027

· 15 August 2026 · 2 min read
Caste, COVID vaccine, bank accounts, voter/aadhaar: The big changes in census 2027

The Hindu has reported a new India-focused technology development: “Caste, COVID vaccine, bank accounts, voter/aadhaar: The big changes in census 2027.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: For the first time since Independence, India’s Census will record the caste of all respondents, making Census 2027 one of the most significant demographic exercises in the country’s history. The new questionnaire expands from 29 categories in Census 2011 to 40 questions and includes informati

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