New Delhi, June 15 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the preparations for the upcoming census during a meeting in New Delhi with the Union Home Secretary, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI), and other senior officials.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the official notification for conducting the Census is scheduled to be published in the Gazette of India on June 16, 2025.

Sharing the details in a post on X, Amit Shah said, "Reviewed the preparations for the 16th Census with senior officials. Tomorrow, the gazette notification of the census will be issued. The census will include caste enumeration for the first time. As many as 34 lakh enumerators and supervisors and around 1.3 lakh ce...