Census-Linked House Listing to Begin in J&K from June 1

J&K, Jan 21 : House Listing Operations (HLO) across Jammu and Kashmir will be carried out from June 1 to June 30 as part of the preparations for Census 2027, officials said on Wednesday. The exercise will be preceded by a 15 day self enumeration phase to allow residents to submit details digitally before field verification begins.

The timeline was finalised at a meeting of the Union Territory Level Census Coordination Committee held in Jammu under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo. Officials said the formal notification for the exercise will be issued by January 31.

To ensure smooth implementation of self enumeration, technical assistants and charge officials will be deployed to guide citizens during the preparatory phase. The meeting was briefed by Director Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, who outlined the roadmap and key features of Census 2027, India’s first fully digital census.

The presentation highlighted major innovations including the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS), provision for self-enumeration, and caste enumeration. Detailed timelines covering training, self enumeration, house listing and population enumeration were also shared.

Stressing the need for strong field level execution, the committee approved expedited hiring of census manpower at the UT, district and charge levels. Deputy commissioners were directed to set up District Level Census Cells and nominate officers for coordination, training and supervision, besides ensuring timely identification of master trainers, supervisors and enumerators.

Addressing the meeting, the chief secretary called for close coordination between the administration and the census directorate, directing all deputy commissioners to extend full support for the smooth, accurate and timely conduct of the census. He assured full cooperation from the UT administration for the successful completion of the exercise.