India, May 27 -- PuPune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the slow pace of census work in the city and directed zonal officers to initiate police action and suspend employees who failed to report for duty.

Reviewing the progress of the exercise, the civic chief found that census work had begun in only around 60% of ward offices, with staff conducting door-to-door visits. In several other ward offices, however, many employees assigned to the exercise had not joined duty.

The commissioner instructed officials to immediately contact absent employees and direct them to report for work without delay.

"If employees continue to avoid duty, police cases should be registered against them under the Ce...