Census 2027 begins: President Murmu, PM Modi among leaders who completed self-census. india news
New Delhi: According to the President’s Office, President Draupadi Murmu participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.Murmu entered his household details on the official portal in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, the office said in a post on Twitter.Vice President CP Radhakrishnan also completed the self-enumeration form for Census 2027 online at the Vice President’s residence on Wednesday, according to an official statement.The Vice President urged residents to participate in the self-enumeration process and submit their household details online through the official web portal during the period notified by their respective states and union territories.Prime Minister Narendra Modi With the start of the first phase of Census 2027 on Wednesday, they also completed their self-enumeration.Union Home Minister Amit Shah It also said on Wednesday that they have filled the self-enumeration form for their residence in Delhi as part of the ‘Housing Enumeration’ process marking the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027.He said that this exercise will play an important role in accelerating India’s development journey and will help in ensuring that the benefits of government schemes reach every citizen effectively.The 15-day window for self-counting in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment areas began on Wednesday. Self-counting for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) areas will take place from May 1 to May 15.The door-to-door house listing campaign will run in two 30-day windows, from April 16 to May 15 in areas under NDMC and Delhi Cantonment, and from May 16 to June 15 in areas under MCD, as mentioned in the census programme.Census 2027 is being conducted in two phases, the first phase is known as House Listing and Housing Census and the second phase is called Population Census.
