Haryana seeks FIRs against two staff; Gurugram gated societies deny census entry; Census 2027 outreach launches in Delhi

Registrar General of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan flagged off six awareness vans in Delhi as part of the Census 2027 public outreach campaign during the ongoing Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) phase, to inform the public about participation, self-enumeration, and data confidentiality.

Census enumerators reported denial of entry to several housing societies in Gurugram despite displaying identity cards. The Joint Commissioner and Census Nodal Officer directed RWAs and society managements to permit access after verifying identity and authorization, asserting that census work is in the public interest.

The Haryana administration recommended the registration of an FIR against two government school staff for alleged negligence and for obstructing Census work, citing penalties under the Census Act that carry up to three years’ imprisonment.

The first phase of the Census began, with about 30 lakh enumerators to be engaged. The statement noted that about 92 lakh households had successfully completed self-enumeration across 23 States and Union Territories through the official portal so far.

Registrar General of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan wrote to states informing that any Census official who refuses to perform duties or damages census documents will face up to three years of imprisonment under the Census Act, 1948.