Centre amends Census Rules to allow private school teachers, company staff as enumerators

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:06:27 +0530

The Centre on Friday, 16 October 2026, amended the Census Rules, 1990, to allow states and Union Territories to appoint teachers of private institutions, among others, as enumerators for the 2027 Census. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India issued the notification in the Gazette, according to Business Standard, The Hindu and Hindustan Times. The Gazette text itself could not be accessed for this report; the wording below is as quoted by those outlets.

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Centre amends Census Rules to allow private school teachers, company staff as enumerators