PM calls on citizens to participate in Census 2027
The government has introduced self-enumeration, allowing citizens to submit household details online in 16 languages.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon citizens to participate in the ongoing Census 2027 exercise, urging them to register their household details online through the census portal. The first phase of the census, which is being conducted digitally for the first time, is nearing completion with data from more than 320 million families already recorded.
The census, originally scheduled for 2021 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is being carried out in two phases: house-listing and population enumeration. Modi highlighted the government's efforts in various sectors, including promoting sporting talent, combating drug abuse, and boosting rural incomes through local products.
He also spoke about initiatives in agriculture, food processing, and nutrition, citing successful examples such as the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative and women-led self-help groups producing amla-based products. Modi emphasized India's commitment to zero-tolerance towards terrorism, drawing attention to the 2016 surgical strike and its impact on counter-terrorism efforts.
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