{"id":9363,"date":"2026-01-10T18:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=9363"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:58:49","slug":"jk-gears-up-for-census-2027-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/jk-gears-up-for-census-2027-2\/","title":{"rendered":"J&#038;K gears up for Census 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Houselisting operations planned between April &amp; Sep <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Committee to be led by Chief Secretary<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Census will reveal population details for delimitation <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>First-time enumeration of new tribal communities <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>OBC data to inform reservation policies <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Srinagar, Jan 10: Jammu &amp; Kashmir has geared up for Census 2027, with the Union Territory-level Census Coordination Committee expected to soon decide on a 30-day window for houselisting operations (HLO) between April 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Amit Sharma, Director of Census Operations and Director of Citizen Registration for the Union Territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh, said that Jammu &amp; Kashmir is expected to decide shortly on the timeline for conducting houselisting operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe census coordination committee will decide on a 30-day window between April 1 and September 30, 2026,\u201d he said, adding that houselisting operations will be undertaken between June 1 and June 30 in Ladakh.<\/p>\n<p>The UT level coordination committee for census is headed by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo. It is expected to decide on a 30-day window for HLO in its next meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma explained that houselisting operations constitute Phase 1 of the census exercise.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that Phase 2-the population enumeration exercise-will be undertaken in September 2026 in snow-bound areas of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and in February 2027 in the plains of the Union Territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe population enumeration exercise will be undertaken in September 2026 across Ladakh, keeping in view its classification as a snow-bound region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The census holds significance for Jammu &amp; Kashmir for two reasons: it will reveal the exact population of reserved categories, and it will serve as the basis for the next delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha segments.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the Papadis, Paddaris, Gadda Brahman, and Koli tribes-added to the Scheduled Tribe list of Jammu &amp; Kashmir in 2024-will be enumerated as separate tribes.<\/p>\n<p>The census will also provide data on Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in J&amp;K for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>According to details available with KNO, 20 castes\/communities are included in the Central list of OBCs for J&amp;K, while 41 are listed in the State (UT) list. In J&amp;K, OBCs are entitled to 8 percent reservation in government jobs.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, the census will form the basis of the next delimitation of electoral constituencies in the Union Territory, as laid down in the Jammu &amp; Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The law stipulates that there cannot be any readjustment of Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in the UT until the figures of the first census conducted after 2026 are released.<\/p>\n<p>The last delimitation exercise in Jammu &amp; Kashmir was completed on May 5, 2022. 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