PRAYAGRAJ, May 8 -- Self-enumeration for Census 2027 commenced in the district on Thursday with public representatives leading the way, marking the start of a 15-day schedule rolled out by the district administration to ensure participation from all sections of society. The plan earmarks each day for a particular group to streamline census form submissions, while ordinary citizens have been appealed to use the official online platform for self-completion. The first day of the drive, Thursday, saw 1,039 households filling up the form, including MP-MLAs, heads and staff of government departments, and city residents. According to additional district magistrate (finance and revenue) Vinita Singh, who is also the district census officer, the administration had appealed to all public representatives, including Members of Parliament, Members of the Legislative Assembly, and heads of government departments, to complete their self-enumeration and share photographs on social media to raise awareness. As per Singh, Friday will be marked as local administration and rural development day, during which forms will be filled up by mayor, district panchayat chairpersons, Nagar Nigam ward corporators, village heads, block development council members and other local representatives. Further, she informed, Saturday has been designated as youth, sports, community institutions and media day, with participation sought from sports clubs, stadiums, NCC and NSS units and media organisations while Sunday will be devoted to Padma awardees, distinguished citizens, residents of apartment complexes and people at other key locations. Monday, May 11, will be observed as judicial day, focusing on judges, those engaged in judicial work and members of bar associations. As per the plan, on May 12, uniformed forces day will be observed, covering personnel from the police, PAC and other uniformed services. Government officials' day will follow on May 13, involving banks, railways, post offices, treasuries and similar institutions, while May 14 will be education day for schools, colleges, universities and coaching centres. May 15 has been earmarked as health day for doctors, nursing staff and others associated with healthcare services, and May 16 as industry and transport day, engaging traders, shopkeepers, market associations, cinema halls and transport service providers. May 17 will focus on women-led institutions, self-help groups and anganwadi centres, while activities on May 18 will be held at public service centres, panchayat buildings and similar locations. People working from home will be covered on May 19. The drive will conclude on May 20, designated as Pride Day, during which awareness activities will be carried out among people in live-in relationships and members of the transgender community. Citizens have been advised to log in to the official self-enumeration portal at https://se.census.gov.in and exercise care while entering the details of the head of the family and the mobile number, as corrections later may not be easy. The form requires responses to 33 questions, and residents have been urged to review their details carefully before final submission. DM Manish Kumar Verma noted that the self-enumeration phase marks the first step of Census 2027. He confirmed that officials visited several prominent citizens on the first day to assist them in filling out their forms. Verma appealed to all residents to actively participate, emphasising that the census aims to generate accurate population data for designing effective welfare schemes. He assured the administration was fully prepared to assist anyone needing help during the process....