Goa, Nov. 13 -- The Goa Government will conduct a special enumeration of the homeless population across the State on the night of January 4, 2027, with enumerators visiting footpaths, gardens, tents and other locations where homeless people are known to reside.

The exercise will cover 40 questions relating to various aspects of the individuals' lives, including household members, age, marital status, religion, caste, disability, educational qualifications, employment, migration, bank accounts and identity documents.

The enumeration aims to collect comprehensive information about the homeless population to facilitate better planning and implementation of development programmes and welfare policies.

The campaign will be conducted under t...