The Census 2021 train might not begin until a minimum of September 2023 because the authorities has prolonged the date for states and Union territories to finalise their administrative boundaries by June this yr, individuals conscious of the matter mentioned.

The extension of the deadline was knowledgeable to the states by a letter written by the Registrar General of India, an individual conscious of the matter mentioned, asking to not be named.

During a Census operation – each the house-listing section and the inhabitants enumeration — the states and Union territories should not supposed to vary the boundaries of districts, cities, villages and tehsils.

The Registrar General of India’s letter means the freezing of boundaries of administrative jurisdictions will happen on June 30. According to the principles, the Census train can start solely three months after freezing of administrative boundaries.

The train was beforehand prolonged from December 31, 2020 to December 21, 2021; after which for one more six months every until December 2022.

Originally, the fieldwork of house-listing and housing Census, the primary section of Census 2021, together with the updating of National Population Register (NPR) was to be performed in a interval of 45 days throughout April 2020 to September 2020 in several states and Union territories , relying on their native circumstances and different priorities. After the home itemizing, the inhabitants enumeration was to be carried out between February 9 and 28 final yr.

The Union ministry of house affairs (MHA) beforehand knowledgeable Parliament that Census 2021 and different associated actions have been pushed again as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.