01/06/2026
District-Level Training Programme on Houselisting Operation and Housing Census Under Census 2027 Inaugurated in Chirang
A three-day District-Level Training Programme on the Houselisting Operation (HLO) and Housing Census under Census 2027 (Phase-I), Assam, commenced today at the Conference Hall of the Office of the District Commissioner, Chirang. The programme is scheduled to continue till June 3, 2026.
The training programme has been organised with the objective of familiarising participating officers and officials with the concepts, procedures, and operational guidelines relating to the Houselisting Operation and Housing Census, which constitute the first phase of Census 2027. The sessions cover a wide range of topics including census methodology, enumeration procedures, data collection protocols, and the roles and responsibilities of the various functionaries involved in the census exercise.
Officers and officials from different departments and administrative units of the district are attending the programme, which aims to ensure effective, accurate, and uniform implementation of census activities across the district. For the purpose of conducting the census, Chirang district has been divided into six Census Charge Centres. Of these, three are located in rural areas Bijni, Sidli and Bengtol.— while the remaining three fall under urban areas, namely Bijni, Basugaon, and Kajalgaon.
Training has been imparted by Smt. Pranati Medhi, Deputy Director of Census, and Sri Harbinda Boro, DPA (B), who have been instrumental in guiding the participants through the various operational and technical aspects of the Houselisting Operation and Housing Census.
PMO India
Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Assam
