the preparations for the first phase of Census 2027—House Listing and Housing Census—was organized by the Directorate of Census Operations, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with PIB Dehradun.
Addressing the media on this occasion, Ms. Eva Ashish Srivastava, Director (Directorate of Census Operations, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India), shared detailed information regarding the progress made so far.
Ms. Srivastava stated that between April 10 and April 23, 2026, more than 62,000 citizens in Uttarakhand completed their self-enumeration digitally. Dehradun district emerged as the leader, with 10,884 residents participating in the self-enumeration process.
To ensure the successful execution of census operations in Uttarakhand, 20,859 enumerators and 3,670 supervisors have been appointed. They have been divided into 555 training batches and fully trained, including hands-on experience with the specially developed HLO mobile app.
Under digital innovation initiatives, the entire state has been divided into 29,567 House Listing Blocks (HLBs) via the HLBC portal, and digital maps have been prepared for each. Enumerators will utilize these maps during their fieldwork. The Director lauded the efforts of all District Magistrates, officers, and district coordinators for completing this groundwork in a time-bound manner. Additionally, the allocation of each House Listing Block has been done entirely digitally through the CMMS portal. As soon as enumerators log in to the mobile app, they will receive details of their allotted area along with the corresponding maps.
The Director of Census Operations announced that the “Har Dwar, Dastak” (A Knock at Every Door) campaign will commence across the state on April 25, 2026, and continue until May 24, 2026. She explained that this phase serves as the foundation for Census 2027, during which enumerators will visit every home and building to collect data on amenities and assets through 33 specific questions.
For the first time in India’s history, the census is being conducted through a completely mobile app-based digital system, marking a significant milestone in the Digital India campaign.
Ms. Eva Ashish also appealed to the public to remain vigilant against cyber fraud and noted that the state is actively working to address such concerns during this period.
Concluding the press conference, the Director urged all citizens of the state to extend their full cooperation to the enumerators and contribute to this campaign of national importance by providing accurate information.
The event was attended by officials from the Directorate of Census Operations, Govt of India including Mr. S.S. Negi (Joint Director), Mrs. Tanya Seth (Deputy Director), Mr. R.K. Banwari (Deputy Director), Mr. Praveen Kumar (Deputy Director), and other officers.
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