Bhubaneswar: House listing operations and population enumeration, part of the Census 2027 exercise, will be conducted in the state during April-May this year and February-March 2027, respectively.The decision was taken at the state level census coordination committee (SLCCC) meeting, chaired by development commissioner Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, here on Wednesday.
Discussions were held on the freezing of administrative boundaries, Phase-I schedule of Census-2027 in Odisha, deployment of enumerators and supervisors, and the possible overlap of the Census schedule with special intensive revision (SIR).The meeting also deliberated in detail on financial norms for the Census, selection of master trainers and field trainers, finalisation of forest villages, urban agglomerations and slums, finalisation of special charges, and notification of industrial towns. Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, director of census operations, Odisha, discussed the modalities and modes of operation in detail.Singh highlighted the administrative role and responsibilities of the collectors-cum-principal census officers and requested all to extend cooperation for the Census-2027.
