New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced the Census (Amendment) Rules, 2026, under the Census Act, 1948. The Ministry issued a Gazette notification in this regard today. The amendment revises the list of eligible enumerators to include teachers, government officials, local authority staff and other persons considered suitable by the respective state governments or Union Territory administrations.
Under the revised rules, teachers from government, local authority, aided and unaided private educational institutions, as well as institutions run by societies or trusts, can be appointed as enumerators. The amendment also includes clerks and other officials working in the Central and State Governments, local authorities and various establishments. These include public sector undertakings, statutory bodies, banks, companies, institutions, societies and trusts.
[AIR News]