- Amit kickstarts the Census 2027 campaign in Career Abacus event
Jammu, March 29, 2026: Amit Sharma, Director MHA, Government of India for Census Operations & Citizen Registration in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, kickstarted the Census 2027 campaign in an event organized by Career Abacus Group, wherein he was invited as the Chief Guest to distribute awards, medals, and certificates amongst the young students, who were present in large numbers here along with other stakeholders and the parent community.
The program commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the traditional lamp by chief guest Amit Sharma, along with dignitaries including Vikramjeet Singh, commissioner secretary of industries and commerce; Prassana Ramaswamy G, secretary of tribal affairs; and others.
Chief Guest of the event Amit Sharma, IAS, Director, Census Operations/Director Citizen Registration (DCO/DCR), Jammu & Kashmir, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, was warmly welcomed in the event wherein his multifaceted contributions, especially in the e-governance domain and mining and transport domains across various geographical belts of Bharat, including Mizoram, Ladakh, and J&K, in the recent past were highlighted, which were acknowledged and applauded by the audience.
After this, Amit, along with other dignitaries, including the Commandant of CRPF and the Commissioner Secretary of Industries & Commerce, distributed trophies, gold medals, and certificates amongst the champions of champions and the champions amongst the students of Career Abacus who have explored their hidden talents and creativity, especially after joining this Abacus course.
DCO/DCR J&K and Ladakh Amit Sharma, during his presidential address, seized this opportunity to kickstart a campaign for Census 2027 while sharing valuable insights and unique features of the upcoming Census 2027 wherein he requested the audience to fully understand the relevance of the census for development and growth in a nation, especially where this much-needed massive national exercise is going to take place after a gap of about 16 years.
DCO/DCR Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Amit Sharma shared that recently, two mascots of Census 2027, namely Vikas and Pragati, were unveiled by the Union Home Minister, and he urged both the parents as well as the student community to participate in the all-important upcoming census in a big way. He also mentioned that for the first time, Census 2027 shall be a completely paperless exercise and expected that all households shall participate in a big way through its Self Enumeration application, which shall open for the public exactly a fortnight before the beginning of the Census Houselisting Operation and Population Enumeration phases, respectively.
Amit Sharma also termed students and their families who attended this programme, as the ‘brand ambassadors’ of the upcoming Census 2027, who shall keep spreading awareness about this massive national exercise, which is set to begin all across the length and breath of Bharat soon in all states and Union Territories.
Before the culmination of the event, Chief Guest Amit Sharma was honoured by the head of Career Abacus Group, Arvind Sharma, who mentioned that his presence amongst the award-winning kids had made a big difference and acted as a true catalyst for these young students to perform better in times to come while learning alternate techniques of education through the usage of alternative methodology of education, which is the need of the hour.