India, Feb. 5 -- Caste enumeration will be done in the second phase of the census, and questions, including those on caste, will be finalised and notified before the commencement of the phase called Population Enumeration (PE), the Government informed Parliament on Wednesday.

In a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the Centre's intention to conduct Census 2027 has been notified. Caste enumeration will also be done in the second phase of the census exercise called Population Enumeration (PE), in which the demographic, socio-economic, cultural and other details of every person will be collected, he said.

The questions, including on caste, for the second phase will be final...