The Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh today chaired a State-Level Training Conference organized to review the preparedness for the first phase of Census 2027, namely house listing and housing census. He emphasized that the Census was an important National responsibility and must be completed in a timely and accurate manner through coordinated efforts of all concerned departments.
The Chief Secretary directed the officers to accord top priority to census-related training, availability of human resources and technological preparedness. He stressed that these measures were essential to ensure that the census work was conducted in a fair, transparent and error-free manner.
During the conference, detailed discussions were also held on the action plan for the first phase of Census 2027 and various aspects related to its effective implementation at the grassroots level. Secretary GAD Rajesh Sharma elaborated the roles and responsibilities of various departments and officers and underscored the need for coordinated efforts among all stakeholders for the successful implementation of census operations.
Members of the State-Level Census Coordination Committee, all Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Municipal Corporation Commissioners, officers from the Census Directorate, and other senior officers participated in the conference.