Centre Notifies 40 Questions for Census 2027 Including Caste and Covid Vaccination
The Centre has notified 40 questions for the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, including caste, Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, and Covid-19 vaccination details. This will be the first time caste data beyond SC/ST is collected in the Census. The exercise begins September 1 in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, with self-enumeration available from August 17 to 31. The rest of the country will follow next year. The questionnaire covers demographic, social, economic, educational, migration, and identity information to aid future planning.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 43/100.
Outlets measured: mint, ndtv, swarajyamag, hindustantimes, republicworld, indiatvnews, thetribune, businessstandard, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 8 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 14 Aug, 06:09 am. Other outlets followed.