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Imprisonment of up to 3 years for negligence, misuse of data, offensive questions: Registrar General to Census officers

March 27, 2026 9:42 am

In a fresh reminder, the RGI has made it clear that these are punishable offences, attracting up to three years’ imprisonment under the Census Act

Knowledge Nugget | Census 2027 and Registrar General of India: A must-know for UPSC Exam 

September 02, 2025 12:37 pm

The Registrar General of India (RGI) has sought a Rs 14,618.95-crore budget to conduct the Census 2027. What is the history and role of RGI? What’s new in Census 2027? Here's all you need to know.

Exclusive: For Census 2027, Home Ministry seeks Rs 14,619 crore budget

September 01, 2025 10:15 am

Census 2027 India: Registrar General of India is learnt to be developing a website to manage the exercise and monitor it in real time; caste data will also be captured electronically, say sources.

Parliament Winter session: Govt may bring Bill to allow NPR updation via birth and death database

November 27, 2022 7:13 am

According to the proposed Bill, the data will also be used for updating electoral rolls, the Aadhar database, ration cards, passports and driving licenses.

Rs 1528 crore spent on updating NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma

July 20, 2021 11:37 am

The NRC, updated under the supervision of the Supreme Court, left out more than 19 lakh of the 3.29 crore applicants.

Indians love meat of all kinds: That's what an RGI survey says

June 13, 2016 9:36 pm

According to a survey conducted by the Registrar General of India, Punjab is a vegetarian state and Telengana has the highest population of non-vegetarians in the country.

Rural Development to Home to Social Justice, no one wants to own undisclosed caste data

July 08, 2015 9:25 am

The Rural Development Ministry has washed its hands of the matter while the RGI too seems reluctant to claim ownership.

PM Modi orders Aadhaar cards for all by June 2015

October 02, 2014 12:04 am

About 68 crore people enrolled currently, over 50 crore in queue.

‘Islam’ as ‘others’: A census recheck

April 13, 2011 4:42 am

Following complaints that those recording “Islam” as their religion were clubbed under “others” during the census from February 9 to 28

Infant mortality rate down by 6 per cent

January 28, 2011 12:40 am

India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has been going down.

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