The decennial census exercise has been postponed till September.
The Government informed the States that the date of freezing of administrative boundaries has been extended till June 30.
As per norms, census can be conducted only three months after freezing of boundary limits of administrative units such as districts, sub-districts, tehsils, talukas and police stations.
The last census was held in 2011.
The first phase of Census 2021 - the House listing and Housing Census along with updating the National Population Register (NPR) were scheduled to be held from April-September 2020.
But they were postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The upcoming census is to be held for the first time both in digital mode and through paper schedules (questionnaire/forms).