{
  "id": 845525,
  "title": "Caste, Covid vaccination: Centre notifies 40 questions for Census Phase 2 starting next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/caste-covid-vaccination-centre-notifies-40-questions-for-census-phase",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-notifies-40-questions-for-census-2027-including-caste-covid-vaccination-to-begin-from-september-1-101786687290170.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian government has notified 40 questions to be included in the second phase of the Census, which is set to begin on September 1. Among the questions is caste identification and the place of Covid vaccination. These details will be collected for the first time in the Census. The census exercise will commence from September 1 in snow-bound regions of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The enumeration will conclude in these areas by September 30. The first phase, which involves house listing and housing census, is already underway and will conclude by September 30.",
  "summary": "The exercise is set to begin from September 1 in snow-bound areas, according to a government order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Census 2027 to have 40 questions, including details of caste, COVID vaccination, ID proofs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/census-2027-to-have-40-questions-including-details-of-caste-covid",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:34:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Caste, Covid Vaccine Location: Centre Notifies 40 Questions For Census 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/caste-covid-vaccine-location-centre-notifies-40-questions-for-census",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:45:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Caste, bank accounts, Covid jabs: Census Phase-II to have 40 questions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/caste-bank-accounts-covid-jabs-census-phase-ii-to-have-40-questions",
        "published": "2026-08-14T22:23:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}