Pulwama, June 17: Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director Census Operations (DCO), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma on Wednesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting at Circuit House Pulwama to assess the progress of the ongoing House Listing and Housing Census Operations (HLO) under Census-2027.
The meeting reviewed the district’s performance in the self-enumeration phase and ongoing census activities. Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr. Basharat Qayoom, who is also the Principal Census Officer, welcomed the CPCO and highlighted the district administration’s efforts to ensure the smooth, accurate and timely conduct of Census-2027.
During the meeting, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, who also serves as the District Census Officer, delivered a detailed presentation outlining the district’s achievements and preparations. The presentation covered progress under the self-enumeration phase and House Listing Operations, awareness campaigns, training of census personnel, creation of House Listing Blocks (HLBs), field operations, arrangements for migratory populations, measures for snow-bound and remote areas, and monitoring mechanisms to ensure quality data collection and comprehensive household coverage.
Commending Pulwama district for securing the top position during the self-enumeration phase, Amit Sharma appreciated the dedication of census functionaries and urged them to maintain the same momentum during the ongoing House Listing and Housing Census Operations. He emphasized the need to uphold the highest standards of accuracy, transparency and confidentiality while conducting census activities.
Sharma described the Census as one of the country’s most significant national exercises, serving as the foundation for future planning, policy formulation, infrastructure development, welfare schemes and equitable distribution of resources.
To strengthen public confidence in the census process, he directed supervisors and enumerators to properly identify themselves during field visits and educate residents about the importance of Census-2027. He also stressed the importance of complete household coverage, regular field inspections, strict adherence to census guidelines and robust quality checks at all levels.
Highlighting the importance of inclusiveness, the CPCO instructed officials to ensure proper enumeration of migratory populations and tribal communities so that no individual or household is left out of the census exercise.
Addressing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Basharat Qayoom said the district administration is implementing the census exercise with a zero-error approach and has established strong monitoring mechanisms to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data collection. He assured full administrative support to census teams and emphasized timely resolution of operational issues in the field.
The meeting concluded with an interactive session during which supervisors, enumerators and field officials raised operational queries that were addressed by the Director Census Operations and senior officers.
Later, Amit Sharma, accompanied by his team, including District Prabhari Ajay Kumar and other officials, conducted random field visits to monitor the ongoing House Listing Operations and appreciated the efforts of enumerators and supervisors working across Pulwama district.
The meeting was attended by the Additional Deputy Commissioners of Tral and Awantipora, Joint Chief Principal Census Officer, Charge Officers, district and sectoral officers, supervisors, enumerators and other concerned officials.(KNC)
