Chandigarh, April 30 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is set to officially launch the state's census drive on Thursday from Sangrur, introducing a digital self-enumeration portal that allows citizens to submit their details online.
Running from April 30 to May 14, this 15-day window provides residents the option to fill out their information from home in any of the 16 available languages before the door-to-door physical survey commences.
The first phase of the census, focusing on house listing and housing data, will run from May 15 to June 13, 2026. Approximately 67,000 government personnel, including teachers, clerks, and local body officials, have been deployed as enumerators and supervisors. Even for those who opt for self-enumer...