The Haryana administration has recommended the registration of FIRs against two government school staff for alleged negligence in Census-related work and obstructing government duties, according to Joint Commissioner and Census Nodal Officer Punit Kumar. The Census Act allows for up to three years’ imprisonment for such offences.

Census enumerators in Gurugram, mostly government school teachers, have complained of hostile behavior and denial of entry by residents of high-rise apartment buildings and residents welfare associations.

Registrar General of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan flagged off six awareness vans on Thursday as part of the Census 2027 public outreach campaign in Delhi to inform people that their data will be kept confidential and no resident will lose access to government schemes based on the enumeration data.

The first phase of the Census began on April 1 and will conclude by September 30 across the country, with around 30 lakh enumerators engaged. The court will resume hearing on the matter after the completion of the first phase of the Census, and further action will be taken against those refusing to carry out Census work.