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Census 2027: Self-enumeration set to begin on May 17; house listing from June 1

The Indian Express·Ritu Sharma·20 days ago
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ACCESS TO Internet, smartphone, packaged/bottled water and the main cereal consumed in the household – These are the four new questions introduced in the Census to be conducted after a gap of 15 years that will commence with the self-enumeration of House Listing Operations (HLO) set to begin on May 17 in Gujarat. For the first time, citizens will be able to fill in the details through self-enumeration with the help of an online portal introduced in the Census that will be conducted digitally this time in 16 languages, including Gujarati, on Android and iOS apps to be held in the state from May 17 till 31, Director of Census Sujal J Mayatra said on Tuesday. “Every individual is legally bound to provide true and complete information and there is also a provision of penalty-fine or to register an FIR for refusal to provide information,” added Mayatra. Following the household listing Census, the second phase involving population enumeration will be conducted in February next year.…

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