{"id":350697,"date":"2025-06-16T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=350697"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:37:02","slug":"government-declares-reference-date-to-conduct-national-population-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/06\/16\/government-declares-reference-date-to-conduct-national-population-census\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt. declares reference dates for conducting national population census"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\" style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 16-6-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ministry of Home Affairs<\/span> issued a notification for conducting <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">national population census<\/span> in 2027 with the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">reference date of 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