Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Manipur Census Deferment Welcomed as Step Toward Public Aspirations
The government has postponed the 2027 Census in Manipur.
Sambit Patra said this was an important step for the people of the state.
Civil society groups had asked for the National Register of Citizens to be updated before the Census.
Eight MLAs also raised the issue with Amit Shah in Delhi.
A high-level meeting was held with Manipur’s chief minister and governor present.
Patra thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the home minister.
He said the first demand, postponing the Census, had been accepted.
He added that a decision on updating the register could come later.
BJP MP Sambit Patra welcomed the Centre’s decision to defer the 2027 Census in Manipur.
The decision followed demands from civil society organisations to update the National Register of Citizens first.
Patra credited the civil society groups and eight MLAs who raised the issue with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
A high-level meeting in Delhi involved Chief Minister Y Khemchand and Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.
Patra said an NRC update would be considered by the Union home minister in due course.
- Who
- BJP MP Sambit Patra, Manipur civil society organisations, eight MLAs, and the Union government are involved.
- What
- The Centre deferred the 2027 Census operations in Manipur; a decision on updating the National Register of Citizens remains pending.
- When
- The announcement was reported on September 2, after the Census house-listing exercise was scheduled to begin on September 1.
- Where
- The decision followed a high-level meeting in Delhi and concerns raised in Manipur, including Imphal.
- Why
- Civil society organisations sought an NRC update before the Census was conducted.
Supporters of Deferment
Pending Government Decision
Timing of the Census
Supporters of Deferment
Civil society organisations and supporting legislators wanted the Census postponed until the National Register of Citizens was updated.
Pending Government Decision
The Centre deferred the Census in Manipur, but the article does not state that an NRC update has been approved.
Meaning of the Decision
Supporters of Deferment
Sambit Patra described the deferment as a major step toward the aspirations of Manipur’s people.
Pending Government Decision
The government’s stated action so far is limited to deferring the Census; further NRC-related decisions remain with the Union home minister.
- Census affected
- The 2027 Census in Manipur
- Decision
- Census operations were deferred
- Main demand
- Updating the National Register of Citizens before the Census
- Political response
- Sambit Patra welcomed the deferment
- Delhi meeting
- The meeting included Chief Minister Y Khemchand and Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla
- Advocacy
- Eight MLAs raised the issue with Amit Shah
- NRC decision
- Patra said it would be taken in due course by the Union home minister