25/05/2026
A State Level Conference of Principal Census Officers (PCOs) in connection with Phase-I of Census 2027 namely Houselisting & Housing Census (HLO) was held today at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS, Chief Secretary, Assam. The conference was organized by the General Administration Department, Nodal Department for Census 2027 of Govt. of Assam in association with Directorate of Census Operations, Assam under the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
The conference was attended by the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, Shri Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, IAS, Senior officers of the Government of Assam, Chief Principal Census Officer cm Director of Census Operations, Assam, State Nodal Officer, District Commissioners & Municipal Commissioners cm Principal Census Officers of all Districts & M. Corps and Officers from Directorate of Census Operations, Assam.
It was informed that Census 2027 will be India’s first Census in digital mode and will be conducted in two phases namely House-listing & Housing Census (HLO) and Population Enumeration (PE). Phase-I of Census will focus on houses and households, and not on individual persons. Information relating to housing conditions, amenities available and assets possessed by households will be collected during this phase. The House-listing & Housing Census will also provide the frame for conduct of Population Enumeration during Phase-II. Government of Assam has notified the Phase-I Census schedule from 17th August to 15th September 2026, within the national April–September 2026 window. Self-enumeration for Phase-I in Assam will be available from 2nd August to 16th August 2026 through the official portal https://se.census.gov.in, while house-to-house field operations will be conducted through trained enumerators using digital devices who will validate the data submitted by the residents through SE Portal. It was further informed that Population Enumeration in Assam will be conducted in February 2027 along with all other States and Union Territories of the country. The reference date of Census 2027 is 00:00 hours of 1st March 2027.
The conference reviewed preparedness relating to field operations, training, digital infrastructure, supervision and public outreach. It was informed that 2 National Trainers have been selected from the Directorate of Census Operations, Assam for conducting cascade training programmes. A total of 59 Master Trainers have been designated in the State and training programmes for Master Trainers are scheduled from 9th June to 12th June 2026. Further, 1109 Field Trainers have been finalized by the State Government and their training is scheduled from 3rd week of June 2026 on tentative basis. A total of approximately 83,535 Enumerators and Supervisors, including reserve personnel, will be deployed during Phase-I Census operations in Assam. Addressing the conference, Dr. Ravi Kota, Chief Secretary, Assam emphasized the importance of coordinated administrative efforts, public participation and timely preparedness for successful conduct of Census 2027. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India highlighted the significance of technological interventions, self-enumeration and digital monitoring systems for ensuring accurate and transparent data collection. Addressing the conference, Shri Biswajit Pegu IAS, Chief Principal Census Officer of the state of Assam emphasized that cooperation and participation of the public, along with compliance with responsibilities and duties prescribed under the Census Act, 1948 and notifications issued by the Government of Assam, are essential for the successful conduct of this gigantic exercise of national importance. The conference concluded with discussion on operational strategy, training of Census functionaries and awareness generation activities across the State.
