Gujarat: Census to be carried out in two phases from April

“Trained enumerators will visit each house and collect the necessary information in a systematic and confidential manner,” the release said.

Before the household phase, a self-enumeration process will be conducted in the 15-day period preceding the field survey during which people will get an opportunity to submit their information digitally, in order to “facilitate participation and improve data accuracy”.

The Gujarat government had recently issued a notification on the appointment of census officers. The government has appealed to people “to extend their full cooperation to the census officials and actively participate in this important exercise of national importance, which is the largest administrative and statistical exercise ever undertaken in the country”.

All information collected during the census will be kept strictly confidential and used only for statistical purposes as mandated under the Census Act 1948, officials said.

Data generated through the census would play an important role in planning and policy formulation, and contribute to shaping the development trajectory of both Gujarat and the country, they added.