Jammu, April 2 -- Stringent safeguards have been put in place on data security for the upcoming Census 2027, Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, assured on Wednesday assured that"Stringent safeguards have been put in place on data security for the upcoming Census 2027 including end-to-end encryption, secure transmission protocols and ISO certified data centers designated as Critical Information Infrastructure, ensuring complete protection of personal information," Sharma said at a press meet here while briefing on the country's fisrt Census to be conducted fully through digital mode.

He was flanked by Manmeet Singh Loomba, Deputy Chief Principal Census Officer and Nimrat...