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  "id": 972948,
  "title": "Caste, COVID vaccine, bank accounts, voter/aadhaar: The big changes in census 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/caste-covid-vaccine-bank-accounts-voter-aadhaar-the-big-changes-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:01:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/caste-covid-vaccine-bank-accounts-voteraadhaar-the-big-changes-in-census-2027/article71348679.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For the first time since Independence, India’s Census will record the caste of all respondents, making Census 2027 one of the most significant demographic exercises in the country’s history. The new questionnaire expands from 29 categories in Census 2011 to 40 questions and includes information on caste, digital literacy, Aadhaar, mobile numbers, bank accounts, voter IDs, passports and more. But…",
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    "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": "Hindustan Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}