New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for the first phase of Census 2027 and appealed to people of the country to self-enumerate their household details themselves and participate in the Census process.
The first phase of the country's 16th Census began on April 1 in some states besides Delhi.
"Completed my self enumeration. Today marks the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027, relating to house listing and housing operations," Prime Minister Modi said in a post on X.
He said in this Census, data collection is being done for the first time through digital means and it also empowers the people of India to self-enumerate their household details.
"I appeal to the people of India to self-enumerate their household details themselves and participate in the Census process," he said.
For the first time, self-enumeration has been introduced in the Census process, allowing people to digitally submit information during the 15-day window preceding the first phase of the Census Housing Listing and Housing Census, as notified by each state and Union Territory (UT).
The Housing Listing Operations (HLO) will take place during a 30-day window specified by each state and UT between April 1 and September 30 this year. There will also be an option for self-enumeration to be conducted in a 15-day window immediately before the start of Housing Listing Operations.
In Delhi, the HLO phase will be conducted in two 30-day windows. The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment areas will undergo the exercise from April 16 to May 15, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) area from May 16 to June 15.
The self-enumeration for the NDMC and Delhi Cantonment areas began on April 1, and for the MCD, it will be conducted from May 1 for 15 days.
Prez Murmu, V-P Radhakrishnan participate in self-enumeration exercise
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said.
The census is being conducted in digital mode for the first time in the country.
Murmu self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, the President's office said in a post on X.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan also submitted the self-enumeration form online at Uprashtrapati Bhavan.
The vice president's secretariat shared a short video of Radhakrishnan filling up the form.
The Census kick-started on Wednesday in eight states and Union Territories including Delhi with the opening of a 15-day self-enumeration window, where citizens can exercise the option to provide information themselves on the web portal developed by the government for the purpose.
"President Droupadi Murmu participated in the self-enumeration initiative of the Government of India for Census 2027 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This Census is being conducted in digital mode for the first time," the President's office said.
It also shared pictures of the event in the social media post.
The 15-day window for self-enumeration in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment areas began on Wednesday. For the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) areas, the self-enumeration will be held from May 1 to May 15.
The door-to-door houselisting operation will run in two 30-day windows - areas under NDMC and Delhi Cantonment from April 16 to May 15, and areas under MCD from May 16 to June 15 - as outlined in the Census schedule.
The Census 2027 is being conducted in two phases -- the first stage is known as house listing and housing census and the second stage is the population census.