Srinagar, May 17 -- The self-enumeration process for Census 2027 officially began across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday, with Chief Principal Census Officer Amit Sharma urging people to actively participate in what he described as the first major step towards a fully digital and paperless census exercise.

Speaking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) , Sharma said the "Swa Ganna" or self-enumeration process started from May 17 and will continue till May 31. He said the initiative has already received support from top constitutional and administrative authorities of both Union Territories.

Sharma said Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena completed their self-enumeration on the very ...