Kurnool prepares infra for error-free population enumeration

Kurnool: District Collector Dr A Siri directed officials and administrative staff to ensure the smooth, effective, and error-free execution of Census-2027, stressing total accuracy and quality in population data collection across Kurnool district.

Addressing a two-day training program for district, municipal corporation, and charge-level census officials at Brindavan Engineering College on Monday, the Collector advised participants to master the Population Enumeration protocols and clarify all operational doubts with master trainers to avoid field-level errors.

Collector Dr Siri emphasized the need for extensive public awareness campaigns regarding self-enumeration benefits through newspapers and social media platforms. She noted that students and employees residing away from their native places must share their self-enumeration ID numbers with family members to prevent complications during physical field verification.

Revenue Divisional Officers (RDOs), Tahsildars, and MPDOs were instructed to maintain continuous division-level oversight and submit daily progress reports.

Warning that negligence or data errors could force a repetition of the entire exercise, Dr Siri instructed enumerators and supervisors to prominently display identity cards before approaching households. Staff must politely explain the census purpose, address resident concerns patiently, and assure citizens regarding data confidentiality under official regulations.

Describing Census-2027 as a foundational exercise for national planning, Dr Siri called for synchronized multi-departmental coordination.

District Revenue Officer Venkata Narayanamma, RDOs Obulesu, Aruna Devi, and Sandeep Kumar, along with District Census In-charge N Deepak Bharadwaj, were present during the training launch.

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