

VIJAYAWADA: Describing the Census as a crucial milestone in the country’s development journey, NTR District Joint Collector S Ilakkiya on Friday called upon officials to discharge their data collection duties with commitment and accountability.
She was speaking at the inaugural session of a district-level training programme on Census-2027 held at Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada.
The programme, focusing on the first phase House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) is being conducted for Census and charge-level officers and will continue till March 1. She stressed the need for clarity on procedures, assigned responsibilities, and the use of applications and digital platforms introduced for the exercise. The Joint Collector explained that the Census will be conducted in two phases HLO followed by Population Enumeration (PE).