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Agartala: Tripura will launch the second phase of the 2027 Census on January 25. The data collection drive runs through February 28. Officials want a complete picture. They will gather demographic, social, and economic details from the entire population.
Census Operations Director Ratan Biswas confirmed the state will offer a self-enumeration window from January 10 to January 24. This happens right before the main counting begins. The first phase finished in August, focusing on housing conditions and household amenities. This next round goes much deeper.
Enumerators will track cultural background, migration, and fertility rates. They plan to use a 40-question survey for every household. The homeless will count too. This is the eighth census since India gained independence.
It is the country's first fully digital census. Staff will use mobile apps and web platforms for data collection and monitoring. Workers are now training for the rollout.
Officials recently met at Pragya Bhavan in Agartala to iron out logistics. Chief Secretary JK Sinha led the workshop for district-level administrators. He stressed that precise numbers matter. "Census 2027 will be the country's first fully digital census, with mobile applications and web-based technology being used for data collection and monitoring," Biswas said.
Planners are currently hiring field personnel and master trainers. They need total coordination to make this work. Success depends on the administrative and financial support of every district.
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