Hyderabad, March 3 -- Telangana will begin the first phase of Census 2027 operations from May 11, with House Listing Operations (HLO) running across the state from May 11 to June 9, part of what would not only be India's first-ever fully digital Census and but for the first time include caste enumeration also.

This was stated by Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao at a meeting with all District Collectors on Tuesday, March 3, where he and Director of Census Operations Bharathi Holikeri briefed them on the detailed modalities and preparedness for the enumeration process.

Around 89,000 personnel, including enumerators and nodal officers, are expected to be deployed for the exercise in Telangana.

The entire exercise will be conduc...