LUCKNOW, Nov. 3 -- Governor Anandiben Patel here on Monday appealed to people of Uttar Pradesh to participate responsibly and actively in Census 2027 commencing on November 16. People should take advantage of the self-enumeration facility available from November 16 to 30. They can enter their family's information from their homes on the designated digital medium, she said. Governor Anandiben was speaking at a special programme organised at Jan Bhavan regarding Census 2027 by the Uttar Pradesh Census Directorate. With self-enumeration, people will not only save time but also make a significant contribution to the success of the digital census process. From December 1, 2026 to January 4, 2027, teachers and other staff will conduct door-to-door population enumeration. During this period, each family should provide necessary and accurate information to the enumeration personnel and fully cooperate with the census work, the Governor added. The census is not merely a task of counting the population, but it is also an important basis for formulating future plans and policies for the country and the state. , Based on accurate and reliable data obtained from the census, the government sets development priorities and effectively plans various public welfare schemes, the governor said. Accurate data is essential for effective planning and implementation of girl child education, school dropout rates, sex ratio, housing, rehabilitation, sanitation, health services, hospitals, and other public welfare schemes. Accurate data reveals the specific needs of each section and region of society and the type of services they require, she added. Sheetal Verma, director and chief principal census officer, Directorate of Census Operations, Uttar Pradesh briefed the governor in detail about the preparations and schedule for Census 2027. Training of enumerators and supervisors for the census is underway in 350 tehsils and 783 municipal bodies (totalling 1,195 wards) across all 75 districts of the state, Sheetal Verma said....