Leh, April 4 -- The Director of Census Operations (DCO) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, outlined the roadmap for Census 2027 in Ladakh, emphasising that every resident of the Union Territory will be accurately documented, while the army will be counted separately.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Sharma highlighted the "as is, where is" principle, under which residents are counted at their current location.

"The 'as is, where is' concept works in this; the people who are found at a place are counted there... our Ladakh people are an integral part of India. This Ladakh population counts. I want to tell you that the army is here in large numbers. Regarding the army, our charge officer is separate; the count of the army is d...