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SHOPIAN: The second day of the District Level Phase-I training programme for District and Charge Officers for Census–2027 (Houselisting & Housing Census & Population Enumeration) was conducted today at the Meeting Hall, Mini Secretariat, Shopian.
During Day 2, the training commenced with detailed sessions on HLB (House Listing Block) carving through HLB Creator and preparation of layout maps. The programme further covered CMMS modules including training management, generation of appointment letters and ID cards, logistics, printing and data entry modules.
The participants were also trained on preparation of Village/Town/Charge Registers, followed by practical sessions on the use of dashboards in CMMS for monitoring purposes.
The concluding session focused on self-enumeration, including its process, demonstration and the role of informants, enumerators and supervisors. The sessions were conducted through theory, demonstration and practical exercises to ensure hands-on understanding and effective field-level implementation.
The training programme forms part of the preparatory activities for Census–2027, which is a constitutional and statutory exercise conducted under Article 246 (Union List) and the Census Act, 1948.
The officers were informed that Census is the most credible source of demographic and socio-economic data, covering population characteristics, economic activity, literacy, education, housing and household amenities, urbanization, migration, disability and other key indicators.
It provides grassroot-level information essential for planning and implementation of welfare schemes, resource allocation and delimitation of constituencies, thereby playing a vital role in nation-building.
It was highlighted that the Census will be conducted in two phases, with Phase-I (Houselisting & Housing Census) scheduled from 01 to 30 June 2026 and Phase-II (Population Enumeration) from 09 to 28 February 2027.
The Houselisting & Housing Census provides vital information on housing conditions, amenities and assets and creates the framework for population enumeration, while Population Enumeration records individual particulars of every person at a fixed reference date and time. The officers were further briefed that Census–2027 marks a major shift towards digital data collection through the “Census 2027–HLO” mobile application.
Self-enumeration has also been introduced for the first time, wherein citizens can submit their own data digitally, which will be verified by enumerators before final submission.
The training was imparted by master trainers and resource persons including Joint Director, Arun Kumar (National Trainer), Assistant Director, Rohini Pokhrel (Nodal Officer), District Coordinator, Naveen Raghav (Census Officer Shopian) and District Coordinator, Ajay Singh (Census Officer Pulwama).
The programme witnessed participation of senior officers including ADDC, Dr. Nasir Ahmad Lone, ADC, Dr. Zakir Faaz, ACR, Shakoor Ahmad Dar, DSEO, Bilkeesa Zahoor, District Information Officer, Showkat Hussain Ganie, Tehsildars, CEO MC and other district and charge level officers and officials.
