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Haryana Targets 100 Percent Coverage And Digital Innovation For Census 2027
- •The Haryana government has directed district administrations to ensure 100 percent population coverage in Census 2027, preventing any omissions or inaccuracies.
- •The upcoming exercise will be India's first fully digital census, utilizing dedicated mobile applications and a centralised monitoring system.
- •The second phase of population enumeration will cover approximately 70,000 blocks across 23 districts, deploying over 87,000 enumerators and supervisors.
- •Citizens will have the option of self-enumeration through an online portal from January 10 to January 24, 2027, prior to house-to-house visits beginning January 25.
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Citizens can submit their details through the online self-enumeration portal from January 10 to January 24, 2027. House-to-house population enumeration will run from January 25 to February 28, followed by a revisional round from March 1 to March 5, with the census reference time set at 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027.
Census 2027 will be India's first fully digital census. Enumerators will collect data using dedicated mobile applications on smartphones, while the Census Management and Monitoring System will oversee field operations, administrative progress, and coordination.
District administrations have been directed to prepare special operational plans specifically for difficult-to-reach areas, rapidly expanding residential settlements, high-rise buildings, urban slums, and localities with substantial migrant populations.
