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No more pen and paper...
Digital Census 2027
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India
has become a pioneer of the digital revolution over the past decade.
The digital census is considered another important and historic step
towards fulfilling the Prime Minister’s vision of a Viksit Bharat
by 2047. Moving away from traditional paper-based methods,
enumerators will collect data through specialised mobile applications
using the ‘Bring Your own Device (BYOD)’ model.
Today marks the beginning n The public has been
provided the opportunity
of the first phase of Census for self-enumeration
2027, relating to house listing through the
dedicated
and housing operations. This portal "se.
census is the first time data census.gov.in".
collection is being done through Subsequently,
enumerators
digital means. It also empowers will visit homes
the people of India to self- to verify this
information.
enumerate their household
details. I appeal to the people n Houselisting Block
of India to self-enumerate their Creator (HLBC) Web Application:
A web-map application that enables Charge
household details themselves Officers to digitally create Houselisting Blocks
and participate in the census using satellite imagery, ensuring standardized
geographic coverage across the country.
process.
n HLO Mobile Application: A secure offline mobile
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister application for enumerators to collect
and upload Houselisting data. Only
enumerators registered on the CMMS
Portal can access the application. The
initiative without referencing the census app enables direct field-to-server data
transmission, eliminating traditional
report—an indispensable component of paperwork.
every inquiry and study. In fact, one often has
to consult the census report even to resolve n All Houselisting data will be collected through this app,
minor issues.” A census is the systematic and which can only be operated using registered mobile
official process of collecting data on every numbers. The application is compatible with
individual, household, and structure within a Android and iOS platforms and it can be
operated in 16 regional languages.
country at a specific point in time. It measures
the size, growth, and distribution of the popu- n Census Management and Monitoring System
lation. Furthermore, it records data regarding (CMMS) Portal: A centralized, web-based digital
literacy, housing, migration, fertility rates, platform designed to plan,
employment, and income levels. Population manage, execute, and monitor all
enumeration is defined in a United Nations census-related activities across
administrative levels.
document—specifically, in accordance with
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