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Sikkim Chief Secretary Reviews Preparations for Phase II of Census 2027
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News18•08-10-2026, 18:15
Sikkim Chief Secretary Reviews Preparations for Phase II of Census 2027
- •Sikkim Chief Secretary R Telang chaired a state-level meeting to review preparations for the upcoming Phase II of Census 2027.
- •The country's first fully digital population census will utilize a mobile application, focusing on 100 per cent coverage and detailed questionnaires on migration and economic activity.
- •District administrations were directed to ensure adequate manpower, robust IT infrastructure, comprehensive training, and close field-level supervision.
- •Elected representatives and political executives will remain excluded from data collection and verification to maintain absolute impartiality during the exercise.
Key Questions Answered
Census 2027 in Sikkim is India's first fully digital population census, which is being conducted using a mobile application to ensure 100 percent coverage and detailed data collection on migration and economic activity.
The meeting was attended by Home Secretary Tenzing T Kaleon, Director of Census Operations Karma R Bonpo, district collectors of all six districts, additional district collectors, sub-divisional magistrates, principal census officers, and senior officials from the Census Directorate and other departments.
No, elected representatives and political executives will not be involved in census data collection or verification in order to maintain the impartiality of the exercise.
