Census 2027: Pilibhit officials unclear on counting Indians working abroad

Pilibhit: As Uttar Pradesh prepares to roll out the first phase of Census 2027 from May 7, Pilibhit officials remain unclear on how Indian citizens working abroad—particularly those who may return—will be counted in the exercise.The issue surfaced during a training and awareness session organised by the district administration for media representatives at the collectorate on Tuesday. When TOI raised the question, officials and trained census staff were unable to clarify the procedure for enumerating such individuals.During a presentation on the self-enumeration process, officials said family members living elsewhere within India would be counted at their current place of residence. However, they could not specify how those residing overseas would be included, as no provision addressing this scenario was explained.District magistrate Gyanendra Singh said the first phase, involving self-enumeration through an app, will run from May 7 to 21, followed by a door-to-door housing census from May 22 to June 20, to be conducted by 4,117 enumerators. “The second phase, covering population and caste enumeration, is scheduled between Feb 9 and 28, 2027,” he added.