The field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase – 1 of Census 2027 have commenced in five States and Union Territories. These States and UT are Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Municipal Corporation of Delhi area in Delhi NCT as part of the ongoing nationwide Census exercise. Meanwhile, House-to-House Houselisting Operations by Enumerators are presently in progress in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana and Uttarakhand.
Union Home Ministry said, Census 2027 is being conducted using digital tools for the first time while retaining the traditional door-to-door enumeration process to ensure comprehensive and accurate coverage. During field visits, the information relating to housing conditions, household details, amenities available and assets possessed by households is being collected through a structured questionnaire comprising 33 notified questions. The Ministry said, the Self-Enumeration facility has commenced today in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Puducherry and will remain available till 31st of this month.
The Self-Enumeration facility is also currently underway in Uttar Pradesh and will continue till 21st May. The Self-Enumeration facility, introduced for the first time in Census operations, continues to receive an encouraging response from the public. More than one crore 44 lakh households have already completed Self-Enumeration through the official portal across 25 States and UTs. The initiative marks a significant step towards digitisation of Census operations and offers residents a convenient and secure platform to participate in the Census process.
