Enumerators in Delhi get morning duty on weekends to speed up Census 2027 work

Enumerators, each authorities schoolhouse teachers, conducting the door-to-door survey successful the Capital arsenic portion of the archetypal signifier of Census 2027 aft schoolhouse hours person present been directed to besides transportation retired the workout successful the greeting hours connected weekends till May 15 to velocity up work.

The House Listing and Housing Census commenced successful New Delhi territory connected April 16 successful the jurisdictions of the New Delhi Municipal Council and the Delhi Cantonment. It comprises 2 stages: carnal mapping and geotagging of houses, and door-to-door survey. The archetypal signifier has been completed and the survey is apt to beryllium concluded by May 15.

A circular from the bureau of the Principal Census Officer of New Delhi territory issued connected Friday noted that “progress of the household [census] has not been satisfactory”. “Since, completion of household enumeration is simply a time-bound workout and a statutory obligation, it is now, therefore, directed that each enumerators and supervisors shall be tract duties successful the greeting hours of each Saturday and Sunday till May 15,” it read.