Bihar (a densely populated state in northeastern India) Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary formally launched the self-enumeration phase of India's Census 2027 on Friday, April 17, symbolically initiating the process with a click of a mouse at the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Patna. He urged residents to participate actively and enthusiastically in the nationwide count. The launch marks an early step in India's long-delayed census exercise, which will gather critical demographic data used to shape public policy and resource allocation across the country.