Pursuant to the Rajasthan government’s directions, practical training for regular assistants and technical assistants of each charge level for the second phase of the 16th Census 2027 was conducted at the state ITI Shri Ganganagar on 21–22 October 2026.
Deputy District Census Officer and Deputy Director of Economics and Statistics, Mrs Mamata Bishnoi, said in the inaugural session that the entire census operation is being managed and monitored through the CEMS portal.
Self‑enumeration schedule
Self‑enumeration is proposed from 10 January 2027 to 24 January 2027. Thereafter, enumerators will go house‑to‑house from 25 January to 28 February 2027. The revision phase will run from 1 March to 5 March 2027.
Main topics of the training
District master trainers Mr Yogesh Bajaj and Mr Ashok outlined the programme and discussed practical challenges during enumeration. On the first day they provided theoretical and practical training on second‑phase details, creating E‑B under the CEMS PE module, training modules, forming E‑B blocks from H‑L‑B, and conducting self‑enumeration.
- In the district‑level training, regular assistants and technical assistants were briefed on the responsibilities of area trainers, enumerators and supervisors appointed at each charge level.
- All key tasks related to the census for each charge level in the second phase were identified.