Describing the Census as much more than a statistical exercise, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said it forms one of the key foundations for planning and implementing various developmental programmes. The Chief Minister made the remarks after participating in the self‑enumeration process for the Census of India 2027 from his official residence in Agartala.
He personally registered his details online, encouraging people to actively participate in the self‑enumeration process for Census 2027. Saha said that the self‑enumeration facility has been introduced to make the 2027 Census simpler, more transparent and technology‑driven.
He added that this edition of the Census is particularly significant. Tripura on Friday formally launched the self‑enumeration process for the Census of India 2027 at Lok Bhavan, marking a significant step towards conducting the country’s first fully digital Census.
Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu, as the first citizen of the state, inaugurated the initiative on Friday morning by personally completing the self‑enumeration process on the designated online portal, setting an example for citizens across the state.
Director of Census Operations, Tripura, Ratan Biswas, said that the first phase of the Census exercise, the self‑enumeration process, commenced on Friday and will continue till July 31. He said the second stage of the first phase, House Listing and House Enumeration, would be conducted from August 1 to August 30 across the state.
During this period, enumerators and supervisors, most of whom are government schoolteachers, will visit every household to collect details of families, residential buildings and other housing‑related information. Another official said that the second phase of the Census, involving Population Enumeration, would be carried out in February 2027, during which enumerators and supervisors would collect detailed information about every individual, including socio‑economic particulars.
Officials said that the training of thousands of census personnel, including enumerators and supervisors, was completed on Thursday ahead of the nationwide exercise. Highlighting the importance of Census data in the country’s planning and development, Governor Reddy Nallu earlier in the day appealed to the people of the state to actively participate in the exercise and complete their self‑enumeration within the stipulated time.
He said Census data plays a crucial role in policy making, including the establishment of schools and hospitals, planning infrastructure and the reorganisation of constituencies. The Governor observed that while a village may continue to exist in official records, if its residents fail to participate in the Census, it could effectively be regarded as a village without inhabitants for planning purposes.
He therefore urged every citizen to participate in the Census. The Governor also assured the public that the highest standards of confidentiality would be maintained while handling Census data. He said the information collected would be used solely for planning and developmental purposes and would not be shared with any other agency.