Officials instructed to ask all 40 prescribed questions without demanding documents or proof
Bareilly: District Magistrate Avinash Singh inspected the training programme for enumerators and supervisors appointed for Census 2027 in Bareilly district, reviewing the quality of instruction and addressing concerns raised by personnel preparing for the national exercise.
The DM visited Maulana Azad Inter College and Tilak Inter College, where the three-day training programme is being conducted on October 21, 22 and 24. He visited the training rooms, observed the sessions and interacted with participants to understand the difficulties they were facing during the training.
Singh emphasised that the census is a task of national importance and that no negligence or laxity would be acceptable in its implementation. He noted that census data plays a crucial role in framing government policies, designing development schemes and assessing future needs and challenges.
The DM directed all enumerators and supervisors to attend the training sessions with seriousness and diligence. He instructed them to seek clarification from trainers on any doubts to ensure that problems do not arise during the actual census exercise.
He also stated that enumerators would be required to ask 40 prescribed questions and directed them to follow the established procedure. They must not demand any documents or proof from respondents, he emphasised.
Encouraging the personnel, Singh said every individual involved in the census had an important responsibility and urged them to perform their duties with a positive attitude, efficiency and accountability.
Arrangements for refreshments and meals were also made at the training venues for the convenience of participants.
Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, Additional District Magistrate (City) Dr Avinash Tripathi, Additional Municipal Commissioner Shashi Bhushan Rai, City Magistrate Rajesh Kumar Verma, Additional City Magistrate-I Sant Ranjan and other concerned officials and staff members were present during the inspection.
Report by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly.
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