Srinagar, July 10 -- Jammu and Kashmir has completed the first phase of Census 2027, the House Listing Operations (HLO), with 100 per cent digital data collection, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo said on Thursday while reviewing the progress of the nationwide exercise.

The achievement was reviewed during the fifth meeting of the Union Territory-Level Census Coordination Committee (UTLCCC), chaired by the Chief Secretary. The meeting was attended by Director, Census Operations, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, senior administrative secretaries and officials of the Directorate of Census Operations.

According to an official statement, the month-long House Listing Operations were conducted from June 1 to June 30 across all districts o...