Census will start in the country from next year. For this, the budget has been passed by the government. According to an estimate, the current population of the country is around Rs 147 crore. The budget passed by the government for the census is more than Rs 11,700 crore. The biggest question is that how much will the government of the country spend to count one person? When the census starts in the country next year, the population of the country will have increased even more. But we have tried to calculate it according to the current population. Let us also tell you how much the government of the country can spend in counting one person.
What is the current population of the country?
Well, when it comes to population in the country, only one figure comes out of everyone’s mouth and that is 140 crores. but it’s not like that. The population of the country changes every second. According to Worldometer data, at present the population of the country is around 147 crores. Soon this figure may also be crossed. But in our news we are considering this figure as a base. There is a reason for this also. When the population census starts in the country, the population of the country will have increased even more. Also, there will be a possibility of further increase in the cost of its calculation.
Government passed the budget
The government of the country has passed the census budget through the cabinet meeting. According to the decision taken in the cabinet, Rs 11,718.24 have been passed for the census of the country. Addressing the media, Vaishnav said that the Cabinet has approved an amount of Rs 11,718.24 crore for Census of India 2027 and described it as the world’s largest administrative and statistical exercise. Census 2027 will be the 16th census of the country and the eighth census after independence. According to the government’s plan, the decennial census will be conducted in two phases. The first phase, house listing and housing census, will be conducted between April and September 2026. The second phase, population census, is scheduled for February 2027. However, due to adverse weather conditions in snow-clad and irregular areas including Ladakh, parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the population census will be conducted earlier in September 2026.
This is how the census will be done
Highlighting the large scale and technological changes of this process, Vaishnav said that Census 2027 will be India’s first digital census. Data will be collected using mobile applications compatible with both Android and iOS platforms, while a Central Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) portal has been developed to manage and monitor the entire process in real time. Houselisting Block (HLB) Creator Web Map application will also be used by the in-charge officers for better planning and supervision.
30 lakh employees will be in the field
Around 30 lakh field staff will be deployed to complete this huge census task, which includes census workers, supervisors, master trainers, officers in charge and district census officers. Census workers, most of whom are government teachers appointed by state governments, will perform census-related work in addition to their regular responsibilities and will be paid appropriate honorarium. Additional census staff will be appointed at sub-district, district and state levels for monitoring and coordination. As per the decision taken by the Political Affairs Committee of the Cabinet on April 30, 2025, Census 2027 will include caste enumeration. Caste related data will be collected electronically during the population census phase.
How much will it cost for one person?
Now the biggest question is that the government has presented the budget for the census. Which is Rs 11,718.24 crore. At present the population of the country is about 147 crores. If this population is considered as the base, then about Rs 80 can be spent by the government to count one person. However, this figure may change while conducting the census. For this reason we are giving you an estimated figure.