State-Level Workshop Held In Agartala On Preparations For The Second Phase Of Census 2027.

Agartala Tripura, 14th of November 2026 : A state-level workshop on the second phase of Census 2027 was at Pragna Bhavan in Agartala on Friday (13th November, 2026). It was organized jointly by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the state government and the Directorate of Census Operations, Tripura. Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha inaugurated the programme. Senior officials from various departments of the state government and other distinguished persons were present.

Speaking at the event, Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha highlighted the importance of the census in framing development programmes and formulating government policy. Referring to his own experience, he said accurate census data plays an important role in making policy decisions and ensuring inclusive development of people at all levels of society. He said such data has helped in framing several important government policies. He called upon the officials concerned to carry out the census work with sincerity and dedication.

Vikash Singh, State Nodal Officer for Census 2027 and Secretary of the Planning (Statistics) Department, said the census is not merely a routine administrative process but a highly important data repository for framing development plans and for achieving the goal of building a developed India (Viksit Bharat). He stressed the need for proper training of census staff to ensure accurate and complete data collection.

Biswajit Das, Deputy Director General at the Delhi office of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (ORGI), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, spoke at the workshop on behalf of the Registrar General of India. He thanked all officers and staff engaged in census work and praised their efforts. He also congratulated the state government for its cooperation in conducting the census.

In his welcome address, Ratan Biswas, Director of the Directorate of Census Operations, said the first phase of the census has already been completed with the cooperation of various departments. He said the second phase, that is, the population enumeration, will be held in Tripura from January 25 to February 28, 2027. Before that, there will be an opportunity for self-enumeration from January 10 to January 24, 2027.

In the second phase, various information related to citizens’ social and economic conditions, migration and fertility will be collected. For this, there will be a questionnaire containing a total of 40 questions. Homeless populations will also be brought under this enumeration. It may be noted that this is India’s 16th census since 1872 and the eighth census since Independence.

Census 2027 will be the country’s first fully digital census. Mobile applications and web-based technology will be used for data collection and monitoring. The main objective of this workshop was to prepare senior officers of the state administration so that the second phase of the census can be conducted smoothly. The workshop held detailed discussions on the roles and responsibilities of the officers concerned, coordination among various departments, and various matters relating to the administrative and financial support needed to carry out the census smoothly.

Also present on the dais at the programme were PCCF R. K. Samal, RD Department Secretary Abhishek Singh, Urban Development Department Secretary Milind Ramteke, and Tribal Welfare Department Secretary Dr. K. Shashi Kumar. District Magistrates and Collectors of various districts, municipal commissioners, additional district magistrates, sub-divisional magistrates, heads of various departments and other government officials also attended the workshop. At the end of the programme, D. Reang, an officer of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, delivered the vote of thanks.