HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, May 25: A State-level conference of Principal Census Officers (PCOs) in connection with Phase-I of Census 2027, namely the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO), was held at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati under the chairmanship of Assam Chief Secretary Ravi Kota.
The conference was organised by the General Administration Department, the nodal department for Census under the Government of Assam, in association with the Directorate of Census Operations, Assam under the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
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The meeting was attended by Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, senior officials of the Assam government, district commissioners, municipal commissioners and officers from the Directorate of Census Operations, Assam.
Officials informed that Census 2027 would be India’s first digital census and would be conducted in two phases — Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) and Population Enumeration (PE).
Phase-I will focus on collecting information relating to houses, households, housing conditions, amenities and assets possessed by households.
The conference was informed that the Government of Assam has notified the Phase-I Census schedule from August 17 to September 15, 2026.
Self-enumeration facilities will be available from August 2 to August 16, 2026 through the official portal.
House-to-house operations will thereafter be conducted by trained enumerators using digital devices for verification and data collection.
Population Enumeration in Assam is scheduled to be conducted in February 2027, with the reference date fixed at 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027.
The conference also reviewed preparedness relating to field operations, digital infrastructure, training and public awareness.
Officials stated that 59 Master Trainers and 1,109 Field Trainers have already been designated, while approximately 83,535 enumerators and supervisors, including reserve personnel, will be deployed during Phase-I operations across Assam.
Addressing the conference, Ravi Kota stressed the importance of coordinated administrative efforts, public participation and timely preparedness for successful conduct of Census 2027.
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan highlighted the significance of technological interventions, self-enumeration and digital monitoring systems for ensuring transparent and accurate data collection. Biswajit Pegu also underlined the importance of public cooperation and adherence to responsibilities prescribed under the Census Act, 1948 for the successful conduct of the nationwide exercise.
