Census 2027: Houselisting questions notified, says MoS Home Nityanand Rai

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, MARCH 17 (STC): The Census 2027 is being conducted in two phases. The first phase will focus on Houselisting and Housing Census and the second phase on Population Enumeration.
This was disclosed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai here today.
The minister also disclosed that the questions for the first phase of the Census have already been notified. He added that questions for the second phase will be finalised and notified in due course before the commencement of population enumeration.
He further stated that in previous Census exercises, data related to disability was collected during the second phase, and a similar approach is expected for Census 2027 once the questionnaire is finalised.
He said the concerned stakeholders will be involved in preparing the detailed instruction manuals and training toolkits. Training sessions will also be conducted for census functionaries, including enumerators and supervisors, to ensure smooth execution of the exercise.
The enumerators will undertake house-to-house visits within their assigned enumeration blocks to gather information.
Additionally, a provision for self-enumeration will also be available as an optional facility, the minister said abd added that under this system, any member of a household can fill in the required details through the designated online portal.

(Straight Talk Communications I Inputs from Agencies)