Punjab Census Director Navjot Khosa on Friday said the state’s Census 2027 will be conducted from April 30 to May 14, assuring residents that the process will be safe, transparent and completely free.
He also said that the main phases of data preparation and collection will take place between April and June, during which enumerators will visit households to collect information.
What did the director say?
“Census 2027 will start in Punjab shortly from 30th April to 14th May and the Census Commissioners will visit you from 15th May to 13th June. During this time the Census Commissioner will visit you to collect the information… he will carry an I’d card which will even have a QR code to help you get all the information and verify that all the documents or OTPs are correct… expenses…” Khosa stated.
While detailing how the exercise will be conducted, Navjot Khosa said that the census will be conducted in two phases and for the first time will include a digital participation system.
She added, “Census 2027 is about to begin in Punjab. The census will be conducted in two phases. The first phase, known as house census and house census, will be conducted from May 15 to June 13. During this phase, census commissioners will visit each household and ask 33 simple questions regarding housing conditions and available amenities.”
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She also said the 2027 census will offer a self-count option, allowing people to log into the government portal using a mobile phone and internet connection and enter their details themselves.
“Census 2027 will also introduce self-enumeration facility for the first time. Under this system, people can log into the government portal using a mobile phone and internet connection, view the same 33 questions and submit their answers themselves. This self-enumeration facility will be available in Punjab from April 30 to May 14. People are encouraged to actively participate in this digital initiative,” she added.
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The official further called on citizens to actively participate in the exercise, stressing that the digital option is aimed at making the process more accessible and efficient.
Exercise Self-Enumeration is a secure web-based facility available in 16 regional languages. For the first time respondents can fill their details online at their convenience before visiting the enumerator. Enumerators will conduct door-to-door visits in all allocated house blocks as in previous censuses, while the census itself serves as a supplementary facility.
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Census 2027, the world’s largest census, has begun, according to the Home Office. The government has launched Phase I of Census 2027 – House and Apartment Census (HLO) from today, marking the beginning of the largest administrative and statistical exercise in the country. This is India’s first ever digital data capture and self-census.
The National Census exercise was launched by President Droupadi Murma’s enumeration, through the self-enumeration option, keeping the proud tradition of launching the National Census by the first citizen of India.
Vice President CP Radhakrishnan filled the online form for Census 2027 at Uprashtrapati Bhavan on April 1.
The Census continues to play an important role in governance by serving as a key basis for planning India’s development over the next ten years. Information collected under the Census Act 1948 remains strictly confidential. The digital systems used for Census 2027 are protected by strong encryption and multi-factor authentication to maintain high data security standards.
Citizens were encouraged to actively participate in the process, either by using a self-enumeration device or by fully cooperating with enumerators during household visits.
