India's Census 2027 will be the first fully digital census, launching on April 1 and ending September 30. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, announced that private technical staff will assist government officials to ensure quick data release. Enumerators, mostly government schoolteachers, will use mobile apps on their phones to collect census data digitally. The Census will use new tech tools like the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) and a self-enumeration portal. To support these systems, technical assistants will be hired on short-term contracts for up to 18 months starting January 2026. Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) will also be hired for office support at state and district levels. The monthly pay will be ₹25,000 for Technical Assistants and ₹18,000 for MTS. The government has made clear there will be no extra benefits or chances for permanent government jobs. Hiring will be done only through outsourcing agencies, and retired government officials may be considered if suitable. Each state will have four Technical Assistants and two MTS at the state level, with more staff allocated for districts, municipal corporations, and tehsil levels. The nationwide Census will engage about 31 lakh enumerators, all government officials, paid an honorarium of ₹25,000 each. They will cover 750-800 people each. Other Census officers will receive between ₹30,000 and ₹75,000. The Union Cabinet approved the Census 2027 budget at ₹11,718.24 crore, higher than the ₹8,754.23 crore planned for the canceled 2021 Census. States will receive one-time grants for IT and office infrastructure, ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh depending on the level. This digital approach aims to speed up data collection and release, marking a major leap for India's Census after a 16-year gap since the last one in 2011.