New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, on Friday, participated in the self-enumeration process for Census 2027 at his residence, an official of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.

Census of India, 2027, in a message on social media, confirmed the development and encouraged citizens to undertake self-enumeration.

The Census 2027 under Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, said, “The Chief Justice of India has successfully completed self-enumeration for Phase-I of #Census2027 i.e. Houselisting and Housing Census at his residence today.”

“Setting an inspiring example of civic duty, the CJI recorded his household details through the secure Self-Enumeration Portal,” it added.

“This marks a significant milestone in India’s first-ever digital census, which empowers citizens with a convenient and transparent data collection process,” Census of India 2027 added.

“We express our sincere gratitude to the CJI for his active participation and support in this monumental national exercise. We strongly urge everyone to likewise self enumerate through https://se.census.gov.in and contribute to building a stronger, data-empowered Viksit Bharat,” it said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah completed their self-enumeration.

On Friday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also participated in the self-enumeration process.

In a message on X, Lok Sabha Speaker Birla said, “The first phase of India’s Census-2027 has begun. Today, at my residence in Delhi, I completed my self-enumeration registration.”

Census 2027 is set to be India’s first fully digital census, moving away from the traditional paper-based system that has been followed for more than 150 years.

The exercise is being conducted in two phases under the Census Act, 1948.

The first phase, known as House Listing and Housing Census (HLO), focuses on collecting data regarding housing conditions, household amenities, and assets.

Citizens are required to answer 33 notified questions in this phase.

–IANS

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