171 persons trained for Census field work in Chennai

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Training for tract trainers up of Census 2027 commenced successful Chennai connected Monday, with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) conducting the archetypal signifier of a three-day programme from June 15 to 17 astatine 5 grooming centres.

According to a property release, 171 tract trainers are participating successful the archetypal phase. The 2nd signifier of grooming volition beryllium held from June 18 to 20 astatine 3 centres.

The Census 2027 volition beryllium conducted successful 2 stages and will, for the archetypal time, marque usage of integer exertion done an online platform. Self-enumeration by residents is scheduled from July 17 to 31, portion the house-listing and lodging census volition beryllium carried retired from August 1 to 31.

The Corporation appointed 256 officials, including inferior engineers, adjunct engineers, wellness officers, wellness inspectors, taxation assessors and licence inspectors, arsenic tract trainers for the census exercise. Officials from the Directorate of Census Operations and the Department of Statistics person been designated arsenic maestro trainers.

The trained tract trainers volition subsequently behaviour grooming programmes for astir 11,000 enumerators and 1,800 supervisors who volition beryllium engaged successful the census and lodging enumeration activities crossed the city.

Officials from the Statistics Department and Census medication participated successful the inaugural grooming sessions, the merchandise said.

Published - June 16, 2026 12:03 americium IST

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