Census 2027: The pressures of counting India
Government teachers in India are facing significant logistical and environmental challenges while conducting the 2027 Census. Enumerators are working in extreme heat and navigating technical issues with data collection apps while surveying millions of households.
Why it matters
The census is a critical administrative exercise for resource allocation, and the difficulties faced by field workers highlight the challenges of large-scale digital governance.
E very day for about a month, M. Soumina, a government-school teacher, began her mornings by knocking on the doors of apartments in a multi-storey residential complex in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar.
The article focuses on the human experience of government workers and the operational challenges of the census without political bias.
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