JAMMU: Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, on Tuesday said Enumerators and Supervisors would form the backbone of Census 2027 operations, stressing that their role would be critical in ensuring transparency and accuracy during the nationwide exercise across the two Union Territories.
Addressing an interactive session on “Census 2027 and its Implications for the Healthcare Sector” at Government Medical College Jammu, Amit Sharma described the upcoming Census as India’s first fully digital and paperless population enumeration exercise, equipped with technology-driven systems for real-time monitoring and data collection.
The session, attended by senior faculty members, doctors, researchers, medical professionals and paramedical staff, focused on the growing relevance of Census data in healthcare administration, disease surveillance and evidence-based policymaking.
During his presentation, Amit Sharma explained that Census 2027 would incorporate digital tools such as self-enumeration facilities, mobile-based data collection applications, geo-referenced mapping systems and the Census Management and Monitoring System to improve efficiency and accuracy in data compilation.
He noted that Census data remains the most comprehensive source of demographic and socio-economic information used for planning hospitals, vaccination campaigns, maternal and child healthcare programmes, nutrition schemes and disease-control strategies.
Highlighting its direct relevance to the healthcare sector, he said population data serves as the denominator for critical public health indicators, including birth and mortality rates, fertility trends and disease prevalence assessments, thereby enabling governments to identify vulnerable populations and underserved regions more effectively.
The programme was organised on the request of Ashutosh Gupta. Senior officers from the Directorate of Census Operations, including Manmeet Singh Loomba and Jatinder Kumar, were also present.
During the interaction session, Amit Sharma encouraged doctors, medical students and healthcare workers to participate actively in the newly introduced self-enumeration process through the official Census portal and motivate citizens to furnish accurate information.
He also underlined the confidentiality safeguards provided under the Census Act, 1948, assuring participants that all information collected during the exercise would remain protected and confidential.
Before concluding his visit, Amit Sharma visited GMC and Associated Hospitals and appreciated the improvements made in patient care and institutional management by the present administration.
