SRINAGAR, Nov. 8 -- The work for Census in Jammu and Kashmir will begin from June next year, an official said on Friday.
Unlike the past practice, school teachers will not be part of the Census exercise this time, he said.
Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam on Friday chaired a meeting of the State Level Census Coordination Committee to review the preparatory work for conducting the next population Census 2021 in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said.
The Planning Development and Monitoring Department has been designated as the nodal department for Census 2021. Deputy commissioners (DCs) have been designated as principal census officers, he said.
"In Census, data is collected on all persons who are present in the country during t...