Census 2027: Mizoram to enumerate refugees separately

Officials involved in the Census 2027 exercise interact with residents during a door-to-door awareness campaign on self-enumeration. File | Photo Credit: PTI

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Mizoram has decided to enumerate refugees living temporarily in the State as part of the 2027 Census, with their details recorded in a list separate from that of Indian citizens, officials said.

The decision followed a State-level meeting in Aizawl on Saturday (October 10, 2026) to review preparations for the second phase of the Census. Mizoram Chief Secretary Khilli Ram Meena chaired the meeting.

Mizoram Home Minister K. Sapdanga told the 40-member State Assembly a few weeks ago that 38,213 refugees had been registered as of August 20. Of them, 29,575 were from Myanmar, 6,959 from Manipur and 1,679 from Bangladesh, he said.