New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- About 3.2 million Census functionaries involved in conducting the largest administrative exercise will be trained on how to approach people, ask questions, build rapport, ensure absolute confidentiality of data, maintain complete neutrality in conduct and sensitivity when interacting with the public, particularly on personal questions, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has said while issuing a document outlining the strategy and guidelines for training for the first phase.

Asserting that these three million functionaries will be engaged in a task of national importance and that data quality hinges on a clear and uniform understanding of Census concepts and questions, RGI Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said in a circular...