印度在莫迪总理推翻2024年反对派后, 将种性列入2027年人口普查。 India will include caste in its 2027 census after PM Modi reversed his 2024 opposition.

总理纳伦德拉·莫迪(Narendra Modi)于2025年4月推翻了2024年反对种姓人口普查的立场,宣布将列入2027年人口普查,尽管此前议会和最高法院已予以否决。 Prime Minister Narendra Modi reversed his 2024 stance against a caste census, announcing in April 2025 that it would be included in the 2027 Census, despite prior rejections in Parliament and the Supreme Court. 国会高级领袖拉梅什(Jairam Ramesh)批评政府的转变, 强调对人口普查问卷遗漏其他落后阶层和普通类的明确问题的关切。 Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized the government’s shift, highlighting concerns over the census questionnaire’s omission of explicit questions on Other Backward Classes and General categories. 他敦促与各政党、各州和民间社会协商,引用Telangana2025年的SEEEC调查作为全面收集种姓数据的典范,以支持社会正义和包容性增长。 He urged consultation with political parties, states, and civil society, citing Telangana’s 2025 SEEEPC survey as a model for comprehensive caste data collection to support social justice and inclusive growth. 2027年人口普查将从2026年4月至9月的房屋清单开始,然后在2026年底和2027年进行人口统计。 The 2027 Census is set to begin with house-listing from April to September 2026, followed by population enumeration in late 2026 and 2027.