{
  "id": 10211372,
  "title": "PM calls on citizens to participate in Census 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/pm-calls-on-citizens-to-participate-in-census-2027",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:08:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/pm-calls-on-citizens-to-participate-in-census-2027-11790495006932.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon citizens to participate in the ongoing Census 2027 exercise, urging them to register their household details online through the census portal. The first phase of the census, which is being conducted digitally for the first time, is nearing completion with data from more than 320 million families already recorded. The census, originally scheduled for 2021 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is being carried out in two phases: house-listing and population enumeration. Modi highlighted the government's efforts in various sectors, including promoting sporting talent, combating drug abuse, and boosting rural incomes through local products. He also spoke about initiatives in agriculture, food processing, and nutrition, citing successful examples such as the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative and women-led self-help groups producing amla-based products. Modi emphasized India's commitment to zero-tolerance towards terrorism, drawing attention to the 2016 surgical strike and its impact on counter-terrorism efforts.",
  "summary": "The government has introduced self-enumeration, allowing citizens to submit household details online in 16 languages.",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Modi urges citizens to participate in Census 2027 online",
    "First phase of digital census nearing completion with 320 million families recorded",
    "Modi discusses government initiatives in sports, drug abuse, rural incomes, agriculture"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}