<p>New Delhi: The Census 2027 will collect data on sex of head of household -- male, female and transgender, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.</p><p>This was disclosed by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in a written answer to questions raised by DMK floor leader Tiruchi Siva.</p><p>"Information on Housing condition, Household particulars including name and sex of the head of the household, amenities available and assets possessed by household will be collected in this phase. Three categories of sex of head of household viz. Male/Female/Transgender will be collected," Rai said.</p>.Census 2027 to be a fully digital enterprise.<p>Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases with the questions for the first phase, which covers Houselisting and Housing Census, have been notified. Questions for the second phase, which is Population Enumeration where information of each individual will be collected, will be notified in due course, he said.</p><p>Enumerators will undertake house-to-house field visits in the entire enumeration area for the collection of Census data to avoid any exclusion on any ground, he said provision of self-enumeration is an additional facility for the respondents to submit data. </p><p>"Enumerators will confirm self-enumeration data before final submission. Further, FAQs, necessary 'Tool Tips' and validation checks for questions are provided in the self-enumeration Portal itself to ensure accuracy of data," he said.</p><p>Suitable measures have been taken for data security while collecting data on mobile, during data transmission and at the server level, Rai said.</p><p>"Adequate training is being provided to all field functionaries appointed for Census work including enumerators and supervisors. Validation rules are incorporated in the mobile app itself to ensure data consistency and accuracy. Further, Data collected by enumerators will also be monitored and checked by supervisors," he said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Census 2027 will collect data on sex of head of household -- male, female and transgender, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.</p><p>This was disclosed by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in a written answer to questions raised by DMK floor leader Tiruchi Siva.</p><p>"Information on Housing condition, Household particulars including name and sex of the head of the household, amenities available and assets possessed by household will be collected in this phase. Three categories of sex of head of household viz. Male/Female/Transgender will be collected," Rai said.</p>.Census 2027 to be a fully digital enterprise.<p>Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases with the questions for the first phase, which covers Houselisting and Housing Census, have been notified. Questions for the second phase, which is Population Enumeration where information of each individual will be collected, will be notified in due course, he said.</p><p>Enumerators will undertake house-to-house field visits in the entire enumeration area for the collection of Census data to avoid any exclusion on any ground, he said provision of self-enumeration is an additional facility for the respondents to submit data. </p><p>"Enumerators will confirm self-enumeration data before final submission. Further, FAQs, necessary 'Tool Tips' and validation checks for questions are provided in the self-enumeration Portal itself to ensure accuracy of data," he said.</p><p>Suitable measures have been taken for data security while collecting data on mobile, during data transmission and at the server level, Rai said.</p><p>"Adequate training is being provided to all field functionaries appointed for Census work including enumerators and supervisors. Validation rules are incorporated in the mobile app itself to ensure data consistency and accuracy. Further, Data collected by enumerators will also be monitored and checked by supervisors," he said.</p>
