No reason to delay for 23 months, says Congress after government announces census schedule

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Hours after the Centre announced the Census schedule, the Congress on Wednesday said there was no reason to delay the exercise for another 23 months and slammed the Modi government for not meeting “deadlines”.

“There is really no reason to delay the Census that was due in 2021 for another twenty-three months. The Modi Government is capable only of generating headlines, not meeting deadlines,” Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X.

The Home Ministry on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) announced that the 2027 Census with caste enumeration will be carried out with the reference date of October 1, 2026 in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and reference date of March 1, 2027 in the rest of the country.

Published - June 04, 2025 10:25 pm IST