India, June 3 -- While the Census 2027 house-listing exercise has crossed the halfway mark in Noida, work is pending in nearly half of the designated House Listing Blocks (HLBs), officials said on Tuesday, adding that the Noida authority has initiated action against personnel for negligence.

A review of the ongoing exercise found the work has progressed in 1,172 of the total 2,284 HLBs identified in Noida authority's jurisdiction, said officials. Of these, only 16 HLBs have been completed, while work has not even started in 1,096 HLBs, leaving just 52% of the designated blocks operational so far, they added.

Officials attributed the slow pace partly to employees not taking charge of assigned census duties and continued attempts by some ...