TAWANG : The Directorate of Census Operations, Arunachal Pradesh, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, organised a one-day district-level training programme on the District Census Handbook (DCHB) 2027 at the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Monday.

The training was conducted as part of preparations for Census 2027, with Deputy Director of Census Phiralin Passah and Junior Consultant Daniel Jones imparting training to field functionaries on various aspects of preparing the DCHB.

The resource persons explained the procedures, responsibilities and requirements involved in systematic compilation of district-level information and stressed the need for accuracy and consistency throughout the exercise.

Earlier, Assistant Commissioner-cum-Assistant Director of Economics & Statistics Tenzin Jambey welcomed the resource persons and participants. He urged the field functionaries to remain attentive and make full use of the training to clarify their queries.

Highlighting the sensitive and important nature of Census work, Jambey called upon the functionaries to discharge their responsibilities with sincerity, accuracy and commitment. He said reliable Census data was essential for effective planning, informed policymaking and implementation of development programmes.

The training provided a platform to strengthen the preparedness and capacity of field functionaries for the systematic compilation of demographic and socio-economic information for the District Census Handbook.

The programme marked an important step towards ensuring accurate and reliable district-level data as part of the preparations for a comprehensive Census 2027 exercise in Tawang. (DIPR)