Sangrur, May 1 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday called upon people across the state to actively participate in Census 2027 by completing their self-enumeration and registering Punjabi as their mother tongue, emphasising that crucial policy decisions on Punjab's socio-economic development depend on accurate census data.

The chief minister completed his own self-enumeration at his native village Satauj through the official online Census portal: https://se.census.gov.in/

Launching the first phase of Census 2027, titled "House Listing and Housing Census", Mann said by completing his self-enumeration through the official portal, he wanted to demonstrate that this process was simple, accessible and citizen-centric.

"I appea...