Second phase of census crucial: JC
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NTR district joint collector S Ilakkiya inaugurates a two-day training programme for district and charge-level officials
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Joint collector S Ilakkiya addressing officials at a training programme on census
Vijayawada: NTR district joint collector S Ilakkiya has stressed that the second phase of the upcoming Census, involving population enumeration, is extremely crucial and directed officials to discharge their responsibilities with complete understanding, coordination and accuracy, without leaving room for errors. Inaugurating a two-day training programme for district and charge-level officials at the Collectorate on Friday, she instructed charge officers, MPDOs, Tahsildars and technical assistants to make advance preparations for the exercise.
She said population details comprising 40 questions would be collected through a mobile application. The process, scheduled to begin in the first week of January, should be completed within 55 days, by February 28, without any last-minute rush. Enumerators should be assigned daily targets for all 647 blocks in the district, with continuous monitoring to ensure accurate data collection.
The Joint Collector emphasised that the Census was a statutory exercise and should be treated with the same priority as election duties. She directed officials to create widespread awareness about self-enumeration, enabling citizens to submit their details online at https://sc.census.gov.in from January 10 to 24, 2027.
District Revenue Officer M Lakshmi Narasimham explained the schedule. Self-enumeration will be conducted from January 10 to 24, followed by house-to-house population enumeration from January 25 to February 28. A revision round will be held from March 1 to 5.
State Census Operations Joint Director and CEO G Prasanna Kumar explained technical aspects, mobile application usage and block demarcation through a presentation.
He urged officials to increase public participation and the self-enumeration conversion rate. Vijayawada and Tiruvuru RDOs, municipal officials, master trainers, Census instructors and other district-level officers attended the programme.
