New Delhi, July 29 -- The central government has not decided to update the National Population Register, the Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

"No decision has been taken to update the National Population Register. The intent to conduct the census has been notified. The period of conducting the house listing and housing census will be notified in due course," said Minister of State (MoS) Home Nityanand Rai in a written reply on the census.

The Home Ministry also informed the House that the Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, with the housing census in the first phase and population enumeration, demographics and caste census in the second phase.

MoS Nityanand Rai stated, "The Government of India has notifi...