Census phase two from December 1 to January 4: enumerators to record details online on mobile phones, 40 questions for every family member; training of 322 enumerators begins in Khatima

The second phase of the census will begin on December 1 and continue until January 4. According to Hindustan, the census will be online this time: enumerators will ask every member of a family 40 questions and record the answers on a mobile phone, and people may choose not to answer some questions. To explain the process, three-day training for 322 enumerators of the Khatima area began on Thursday at three places, the block auditorium and rooms of the Government Degree College. The Khatima area will have 322 enumerators and 50 supervisors for the census; teachers, patwaris, kanungos and forest department staff will work as enumerators. Registrar Jag Mohan Tripathi said that because it is online, the census will be monitored at several levels. Tehsildar Virendra Singh Sajwan was also present at the training. This is the first census since 2011.