Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Manipur Defers Census Training Amid Protests Over NRC Demand
Manipur was supposed to train teachers to help conduct the 2027 census.
The government postponed this training in Imphal West.
Officials said the area was not peaceful enough for the programme.
Teachers said they faced problems and embarrassment while attending training.
The delay happened during protests demanding an updated National Register of Citizens.
Protesters held rallies and burned effigies of politicians.
They also called for a strike and a boycott of government offices.
Schools and other educational institutions were closed for three days because of the law-and-order situation.
The reports give different dates for when the training was scheduled to begin.
The Manipur government deferred Census 2027 training for enumerators and supervisors in Imphal West.
The training was part of the first phase of the census exercise.
Officials cited the prevailing law-and-order situation in the district for the postponement.
Teachers’ associations said assigned teachers faced humiliation, embarrassment and obstacles during training.
Protesters are demanding that the National Register of Citizens be updated before the census in Manipur.
- Who
- The Manipur government, census staff, teachers assigned as enumerators and supervisors, and protesters led by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation were involved.
- What
- A training programme for Census 2027 enumerators and supervisors in Imphal West was deferred.
- When
- The postponement was reported on August 20; the reports mention August 20 and August 28 as scheduled training dates.
- Where
- Imphal West district and other valley districts of Manipur.
- Why
- Officials cited the prevailing law-and-order situation, while protests were demanding an updated National Register of Citizens before the census.
Government and Census Administration
Protesters and Teachers’ Representatives
Reason for postponement
Government and Census Administration
The government deferred the training because of the prevailing law-and-order situation in Imphal West.
Protesters and Teachers’ Representatives
The Council of Teachers’ Associations said teachers assigned to the census faced embarrassment, humiliation and other obstacles during training.
Timing of the census
Government and Census Administration
The administration was proceeding with preparations for Census 2027, including first-phase training.
Protesters and Teachers’ Representatives
The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation demanded that the National Register of Citizens be updated before the census exercise in Manipur.
Methods of protest
Government and Census Administration
The government closed educational institutions for three days, citing the law-and-order situation.
Protesters and Teachers’ Representatives
Protesters held rallies, burned effigies of politicians, called a 48-hour general strike and announced a boycott of government offices.
- Exercise
- Census 2027
- Affected programme
- Training for enumerators and supervisors
- Location
- Imphal West district, Manipur
- Official reason
- Prevailing law-and-order situation
- Protest demand
- Updating the National Register of Citizens before the census
- Agitation
- A 48-hour general strike and a boycott of government offices
- School closures
- Educational institutes were ordered closed for three days from August 20