RGI Directions for the appointment of Census Functionaries

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Recently, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed all the states and union territories to complete the appointment of census functionaries for the massive data collection exercise.

• Census functionaries are officers responsible for collecting data to carry out the population enumeration process.
• Primary Functionaries - The enumerators and supervisors are the primary census functionaries.
• Enumerator - An Enumerator is to be assigned the work of about 700-800 population.
• Besides, there shall be 10% reserve Enumerators and Supervisors for any contingencies.
• According to Rule 3 of the Census Rules (1990), teachers, clerks or any official of a state government and local authority can be appointed as an enumerator.
• Supervisor - He will be an officer generally of a rank higher than that of the enumerator and 1 Supervisor is to be engaged for every 6 Enumerators.
• Additional officers - In addition, the States will also appoint census officers.

• In the districts – the district collectors, district magistrates or any nominated officers.
• In a division – the divisional commissioner.
• In a municipal corporation – Municipal commissioner and the administrative head of the civic body.

The RGI has developed a web portal i.e, Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) for Census 2027 to manage and monitor all activities of census 2027.

• Census 2027, phases — The first, the House Listing and Housing Census, between April and September 2026.
• The second, Population Enumeration (PE), in February 2027.
• Importance – The exercise will be digital and will also include caste enumeration as decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on April 30.

Reference

The Hindu| RGI Directions for the appointment of Census Functionaries