Srinagar, June 5 -- Jammu- The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed teaching staff and other government employees engaged in Census-2027 operations to perform their assigned duties diligently and within prescribed timelines, warning that refusal, negligence or failure to discharge census responsibilities could invite penal and disciplinary action.

In a circular issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the government said a large number of government employees, particularly teaching staff and field-level officials, have been appointed as Enumerators and Supervisors for the House Listing Operation (HLO) of Census-2027, which is being conducted across the Union Territory from June 1 to June 30.

The circular stated that c...