The census, traditionally, was conducted in the first year of every decade. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 census was postponed. The Centre is likely to conduct it in 2025.

It will be carried out at an appropriate time. Once decided, I will announce how it will be done, Union Home Minister had said.

2025 census and NPR update to change future cycles, with no decision yet on caste census inclusion.

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is likely to start the nationwide population census, which was delayed by over four years due to COVID pandemic, in 2025. The process may continue till 2026. The delimitation of Lok Sabha seats will commence thereafter, and is likely to be completed by 2028, national dailies reported on Monday, […]

The government plans to begin the long-delayed Census in 2025, which will be followed by delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, sources said.

The much-delayed decadal census exercise and the work to update the National Population Register (NPR) are likely to begin early 2025 and the data will be declared by 2026, thus changing future census cycles completely, official sources said.

On the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, sources said it will start after the census is completed. The delimitation process is likely to be complete by 2028.