Nawanshahr, November 12:- With the aim of making people aware of the second phase of Census-2027 and strengthening the publicity campaign, Deputy Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh today flagged off a digital LED van from the District Administrative Complex.
On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner said that over the next 10 days, the van would visit various areas of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district to spread awareness about the census. Through the van, information would be provided about self-enumeration scheduled from November 16 to November 30, 2026, and the census process beginning on December 1, 2026.
He said that various awareness messages related to the census had been displayed on the van. QR codes had also been provided, enabling citizens to connect directly to the official National Census Portal and enter their information themselves.
The Deputy Commissioner said that Census-2027 was being conducted in two phases. The first phase, involving the listing of houses and housing census, had been completed. The second phase in Punjab would run from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027, while its reference date would be midnight on January 5, 2027.
He appealed to residents to log in to the se.census.gov.in portal between November 16 and 30 and complete their self-enumeration by answering 40 questions. He said that the self-enumeration portal would close on November 30, so citizens should avail themselves of this facility within the stipulated period and contribute to this nationally important census exercise.
