 Early Times Report
LEH, Feb 26: A one-day UT-Level Training Conference on House Listing Operations (HLO) for Census of India 2027 was held yesterday under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of UT-Ladakh, Ashish Kundra and moderated by Director Census Operations, J&K and Ladakh Amit Sharma.
The Conference was organised by the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD), UT-Ladakh (the Nodal Department for Census) in collaboration with the Directorate of Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
The attendees present apart from Chief Secretary and Director Census Operations, J&K and Ladakh were Dr L Franklin, Commissioner Secretary, PD&MD and Nodal Officer for Census 2027 in UT of Ladakh, Rakesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Moses Kunzang, Administrative Secretary, YS&S, Ghulam Mohd, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Imtiyaz Kacho, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Tsewang Gyalson, CPO Leh, Sunil Kaul, State Informatics Officer, NIC; Punchok Paldan, Director, NIC Leh, and Konchok Gyalson, Joint Director Planning along with officers from the Office of Director, Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, including Arun Kumar, Joint Director; Manmeet Singh Loomba, Deputy Director; Jatinder Kumar, Assistant Director; Sanjay Kumar, SIG-I and Tashi Otsal, SIG-II.
This all-important one day training programme was aimed to strengthen preparedness and coordination for the successful conduct of House Listing Operations (HLO) across the Union Territory of Ladakh, as a part of ongoing Census 2027.
At the outset, Amit Sharma, Director Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh set the context by providing a comprehensive overview of the Census 2027 and the House Listing Operations. He highlighted the importance of early sensitisation of stakeholders, timely appointment of Nodal Officers and effective inter-departmental coordination. Amit expressed confidence that UT-Ladakh could emerge as one of the best-performing regions in the country in the upcoming Census exercise.
In his address, Chief Secretary of UT-Ladakh Ashish Kundra, underscored the significance of the Census as the backbone of policy formulation, welfare planning, and equitable resource distribution. He stated that the Census is not merely a statistical exercise but a foundational activity that directly impacts developmental planning, infrastructure creation, and delivery of public services.
Chief Secretary UT Ladakh further emphasised that special attention must be given to translating census schedules and training materials into local languages to ensure better understanding and accurate data collection at the grassroots level. He stressed the need for structured and decentralised training at district, sub-division, and village levels so that enumerators and supervisors are fully equipped with technical and procedural knowledge. |
