Family Status For Cohabiting Couples: Center Makes Key Changes In Census Rules
Delhi/Hyderabad, Mar 30 (Maxim News) The Indian government has decided to grant family status to cohabiting couples. However, the government will grant this family status only if the couple proves that they have been cohabiting for many years.
The government has clarified this on the WSelf-Enumeration Portal. To facilitate easy answers to the questions asked during the 16th Census of the country, this portal has a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs), it is known that the census in our country will begin from April 1, 2026.
The government has notified a total of 33 questions. Among these 33 questions, there is also a question. “Is a cohabiting couple considered a married couple?” The FAQ clearly states that if a cohabiting couple establishes their relationship as a stable, long-term relationship, they should also be considered a married couple and a family.
Th9is time the census is going to be conducted completely digitally. Data will be collected through tablets. In the first phase, the household list will be prepared between April-September 2026, and in the second phase, the population and caste census will be conducted from February 2027. The government is providing the facility to register their details themselves through the portal and mobile app. For this, mobile apps in 16 languages are being prepared. The Home Ministry has assured that the dta will be safe. Along with population, caste census will also be conducted in the census.
The Center has prepared more than 30 questions for the census. Home Ministry officials announced that the census will be conducted in 2 phases in each state. According to the 2011 census, the country’s population is 121 crore. Of this, 62.27 crore (51.54 percent) are males and 58.64 crore (48.46 percent) are females. Meanwhile, the 2027 census will include a caste census that will cover all castes, including SCs and STs.
In the first phase, House Listing Operation (HOLO) is conducted . What is the condition of each house? How many assets are there? Data related to the household members is collected. In the second phase, a Population Enumeration (PE) is conducted. In this step, how many people live in each house? What is the social and economic situation? Cultural details of each person are collected. In this phase, the caste of the person is known. Details of cste, sub-caste, and how many people are in each family are collected and digitized. (Maxim News)
