Amit Shah Self-Enumerates For Census 2027, Urges People To Cooperate In ‘National Duty’

NEW DELHI : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday participated here in the first self-enumeration exercise in India’s census history, giving an option to citizens to submit their own information through a special web portal, officials said.
In a message posted on X, Shah urged people to fully cooperate in this national duty by providing the requested essential information to the Census team when it visits their homes.
“As part of the first phase of the Census, the ‘House Listing’ process commencing today, I filled the self-enumeration form. This process will play a crucial role in accelerating India’s development journey and ensuring that government schemes reach every citizen effectively.
“Soon, the census team will visit your home as well. You are requested to extend full cooperation in this national duty by providing the required information. You can also fill out the form yourself through the link given below. https:e.census.gov.in,” he wrote on X.
The Census kickstarted on Wednesday in eight states and Union Territories, including NDMC and Delhi Cantt areas of the national capital, with the opening of a 15-day self-enumeration window, a first in the history of the massive exercise, where citizens will have the option to digitally submit information on their own.
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.
The housing listing and housing census beginning April 16 will systematically list all structures, houses and households throughout the country to provide a sound framework for the conduct of the population enumeration.
In a first, the exercise shall be completely digital, with enumerators using a special mobile application created for the purpose on their phones to collect the information.
During the housing listing operations, the enumerators will physically visit each house and building and pose 33 questions to the citizens regarding basic facilities in their houses, information about the head of the household, such as the name and sex, and the ownership status, among others. (Agencies)