By Tehelka Web Desk
More than 6.67 lakh households in Jammu and Kashmir voluntarily submitted their census details through the self-enumeration portal before the launch of Houselisting Operations (HLO), which commenced across the Union Territory on Monday.
Addressing a press conference, Amit Sharma, Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations for Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh, said Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as one of the top-performing regions in the country in terms of self-enumeration for Census 2027.
“More than 6.67 lakh households in JK voluntarily submitted their census details through the official self-enumeration portal,” he said.
Sharma said Jammu and Kashmir is the leading Union Territory and ranks eighth among all states and Union Territories in the country in self-enumeration.
Describing the public response as encouraging, he said that 667,517 households in Jammu and Kashmir and 7,009 households in Ladakh completed the self-enumeration process before the start of houselisting operations.
According to Sharma, residents across all districts participated enthusiastically in the exercise, with Pulwama, Jammu and Kulgam registering particularly strong responses.
He further informed that Houselisting Operations (HLO) commenced today in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Highlighting the scale of preparations for Census 2027, Sharma said that Houselisting block demarcation and geo-tagging activities have been virtually completed across both Union Territories, with more than 23,600 houselisting blocks demarcated in Jammu and Kashmir and 567 blocks in Ladakh.
He said more than 27,000 census kits have already been dispatched across Jammu and Kashmir, while around 800 kits have been distributed in Ladakh, ensuring that field functionaries are fully equipped for the commencement of houselisting operations.
