Schedule finalised; 6 lakh workers to carry out Census 2027 in UP
The on-ground work of enumeration will take place in two phases: listing and counting of houses in 30 days from May to June 2026, and then counting of people in 20 days from Feb 9 to 28, 2027.
The final revision will take place from March 1 to 5, 2027, and the reference date for the Census will be March 1, 2027.
The counting of homeless people across the country will be carried out in a simultaneous exercise after sunset on Feb 28, 2027.
Uttar Pradesh is estimated to have a population of 25.70 crore currently.
To carry out the census exercise, 6 lakh workers will be deployed, which include 5 lakh enumerators, 84,000 supervisors, and 12,000 state and district level officers.
The state is divided into 18 divisions, 75 districts, 350 tehsils, 17 urban bodies, 21 cantonments, 57,694 panchayats, and 1.04 lakh revenue villages.
The caste details of each member of every household will be collected during the second phase of the census in 2027. Another first for this census is the facility to capture and store data digitally. For this, an easy-to-use mobile app has been created. Enumerators will download this app on their phones and capture data on it.
They will be paid an honorarium for this work.
The option of self-enumeration has also been provided to the general public for the first time, and a special publicity campaign for this will be undertaken by the govt. A Census Management and Monitoring System portal has been developed to operate, manage, and monitor census-related activities in real time. This will allow monitoring of all works going on at the village or urban level from the state level itself.
This will be the 15th census after the process was initiated in 1872, and the 8th after Independence.
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- Time of India
Former Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan passes away
Thiruvananthapuram: Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, affectionately known as Comrade VS to his partymen and beyond, died at a private hospital here on Monday at the age of 101. The firebrand leader, whose life's story is also the socio-political history of Kerala, was on a life support system for the last 28 days, and he breathed his last at 3.20pm. He was hospitalised following a massive heart attack on June 23, and true to his nature, put up a tough fight against odds. His trusted lieutenants, who were camping at the hospital, believed until the last moment that he was coming back to life. However, on Monday, his health deteriorated, and the blood pressure went low. The doctors passed the message to his family members, and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself rushed to the hospital to catch a glimpse of the last surviving founder leader of the CPM . The funeral will be held in Alappuzha's 'Valiya Chudukadu' on Wednesday evening, after public homage at AKG Centre on Monday evening and Secretariat Durbar Hall in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday and Alappuzha Town Hall on Wednesday. The demise of Achuthanandan, a staunch Marxist known for his sharp rhetoric, anti-corruption stance and unwavering commitment to social justice, marks the end of an unparalleled era. He demonstrated through his life that it was no different from struggle. Few politicians in the country must have aged as wisely and fondly as Achuthanandan did. A gifted demagogue and a crowd-puller, he was a born rebel with a rare clarity on the causes he stood for. He worked as the conscience keeper of the CPM until old age weakened him completely. VS shot to fame as a crusader against corruption, a green activist, and a humanist during the final phase of his over 80 years of active political career. Unlike many other cult figures carefully crafted by the CPM, the popularity of VS was more incidental, and it baffled and irritated his own party honchos, whom he openly criticised for being crafty revisionists in the age of liberalisation. Born to Velikkakathu Sankaran and Akkamma on Oct 20, 1923, near Punnapra, Alappuzha, Achuthanandan lost his mother when he was four and his father at 11. He ended his formal education in the seventh grade as there were no means for even a meal a day. The "chovan" (Ezhava) boy also had to face taunts from the upper-caste children. He was only 21 years old when he was deputed to organise farm workers and labourers in Kuttanad. He joined the State Congress in 1939, before becoming a member of the Communist Party a year later. He was jailed for over five years during the post-Independence years, besides being forced to spend over four years underground to evade arrest. In 1957, with the formation of the first govt, Achuthanandan emerged as a prominent state leader. The party split in 1964, battles against policy changes, conflicts, and intense factional struggles, along with his shock defeat in Mararikulam, all intertwined Kerala politics with him. He was India's first communist leader from a working-class background to rise to the office of the chief minister in 2006. He was the CPM state secretary from 1980 to 1992. He was elected to the assembly four times and twice served as the opposition leader. In the 1996 election, he suffered a shock defeat in Mararikulam. He was always ready to put up a fight against what he perceived as ideological departure and revisionism in the CPM. In this fight, he earned the support of fellow comrades in the party. However, Achuthanandan never went the extra mile to protect the interests of his supporters, and as a result, many leaders deserted his camp or got ousted from the party. He could still find new supporters and new causes. In this process, he was mostly accused of giving weapons to party opponents. Even while raising the banner of revolt against party leadership, VS believed that he had no existence separate from the CPM and was ready to face disciplinary action from the party committees. Achuthanandan was the first politician in Kerala to identify the potential of green politics, and he meticulously fought against land grab and large-scale paddy reclamation. While serving as the opposition leader, he ardently fought for justice for victims in some of the infamous sexual harassment cases involving politicians and film stars. He was instrumental in former minister R Balakrishna Pillai getting a jail term in connection with a corruption case. Within the party, he publicly objected to the CPM's overtures to communal forces, including the IUML, PDP, and INL. His open squabbles with the then party state secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan, cost him a place in the politburo. But setbacks and humiliations could not inflict any lasting effect on him. No wonder left intellectual Prof M N Vijayan once accused VS of 'feeding on defeat'! The indomitable spirit of VS was visible even in his 90s when he appointed a tutor to teach him Hindi after he was appointed the administrative reforms committee chairman.
NDTV
7 hours ago
- NDTV
Comrade VS: The Staunch Communist Who Rose From Working Class To Lead Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: V S Achuthanandan, a staunch Marxist known for his sharp rhetoric, anti-corruption stance, and unwavering commitment to social justice, was India's first communist leader from a working-class background to rise to the office of Chief Minister. A founding figure in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after the 1964 split in the undivided Communist Party, Achuthanandan's life in Kerala was defined by unrelenting struggle -- against the entrenched injustices of a caste and class-bound society, and against the creeping revisionism he saw within his own party. He died at the age of 101 on Monday. Whereas his peers--E M S Namboodiripad, Jyoti Basu and E K Nayanar -- came from privileged, upper-caste families and were drawn to communism by its intellectual promise, Achuthanandan lived the inequality they fought. Achuthanandan, affectionately known as Comrade 'VS' by party colleagues and even political opponents, led a life so eventful that he was once presumed dead and prepared for burial after being assaulted by police during a pre-Independence struggle for workers' rights -- only to survive, defy his attackers, and rise to become one of Kerala's most towering political figures. On Monday, Achuthanandan died at a private hospital here. For over eight decades, he remained firmly on the side of workers, farmers and the poor-- his politics shaped by the fires of anti-colonial resistance, class struggle and the complicated, often turbulent path of the Indian Left. Born on October 20, 1923 at Punnapra village in Alappuzha district, and educated up to Class VII, Achuthanandan's political awakening began early. He entered public life through trade union activism and joined the State Congress in 1939, before embracing Marxism a year later by becoming a member of the Communist Party. His political career was not without its cost. During the British rule and the turbulent post-Independence years, he endured five and a half years in prison and spent four and a half years underground to evade arrest. In 1964, he was one of the 32 prominent leaders who broke away from the Communist Party of India (CPI) to form the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), following an ideological rift. His role in this defining moment remains a cornerstone of the CPI(M)'s identity in Kerala. Achuthanandan served as the secretary of the CPI(M)'s Kerala State Committee from 1980 to 1992, helping to shape the party's strategy and mass base. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly four times - in 1967, 1970, 1991, and 2001 - and twice served as the Leader of the Opposition, first from 1992 to 1996, and again from 2001 until 2005. Despite setbacks, including intra-party disputes that defeated him in 1996 Assembly polls in his home turf Mararikulam which kept him from the chief minister's seat, VS remained a beloved and uncompromising leader of the Left. Achuthanandan's journey, starting as a helper in a tailoring shop, transformed into a string of relentless battles, both within and outside his party, championing people's causes until he rose to the position of chief minister in the state in 2006. As opposition leader, he led a strong campaign against land grabs and the real estate lobby, winning support from people across social and political backgrounds. A fierce organiser within the CPI(M), Achuthanandan was never afraid of a fight -- not just with political opponents, but often with rivals inside his own party. Notable among them is politburo member and present CM Pinarayi Vijayan. In the 1996 Kerala assembly elections, although the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won, Achuthanandan lost in Mararikulam, a shock defeat in a constituency long seen as his stronghold. The loss was widely blamed on behind-the-scenes moves by his rivals within the Marxist party. Many political observers at the time wrote him off, saying his role in the party and in Kerala politics had come to an end, only to be proved wrong. He fought his way back, rebuilt his position within the party, and returned stronger and more popular than ever. Achuthanandan's deep popularity among the public often placed his party in a difficult position. Despite opposition from the powerful Kannur lobby in the party, led by Vijayan, the CPI(M) was compelled to field him in the 2006 and 2011 assembly elections, thanks to strong grassroots support. He went on to lead the LDF government from 2006 to 2011, even as some within his own party continued efforts to sideline him. His time in office was marked by a tough stance on corruption, a push for transparency, and a focus on welfare schemes aimed at helping ordinary people. In the 2016 assembly elections, the CPI(M) once again turned to Achuthanandan, presenting him as the face of its campaign. Despite his age, he travelled across the state with energy, delivering fiery speeches in his trademark style and rallying support for the Left. The veteran was also known for his colloquial style of speaking and witty political statements. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got a taste of VS' wit when the Communist veteran called him "Amul Baby". When Rahul remarked about his advancing age, Achuthanandan hit back at the then Congress General Secretary saying, "Everyone knows Rahul Gandhi is an Amul Baby, and he has fielded Amul Babies in some constituencies. His comments are meant only for infants, leaving the Congress leadership across India stunned.
Indian Express
11 hours ago
- Indian Express
Darling of the masses, ruthless organiser, fiery Opp leader: ‘Comrade VS', former Kerala chief minister, dies at 101
A dominant figure in Kerala politics for several decades and a founding member of the CPI(M), former chief minister Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, popularly known as Comrade VS or just VS, died at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He was 101 years old. He had been staying away from public life since 2019, when he suffered a stroke. Last Monday, he was admitted to a hospital following a cardiac arrest, and had been on life support system since then. Achuthanandan was one of the 32 leaders of the undivided Communist Party of India to walk out in 1964 and form the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as Kerala chief minister from 2006 to 2011, and as Opposition leader for three terms — 1991-1996, 2001-2006 and 2011-2016. In his political life spanning eight decades, Achuthanandan became known as an icon of relentless fighting spirit. Starting from the pre-Independence period, his career has been closely interwoven with the socio-political history of modern Kerala. A politician shaped by struggles and agitation, the Communist luminary donned different mantles in the Left movement and society at large. At different points in his life, he has been an organiser of grassroots workers, an underground revolutionary, an election manager, civil society's conscience keeper, his party's crowd-puller, a public interest litigant, an anti-corruption crusader, and a voice for green movements. He maintained a streak of rebellion throughout his political life. He was CPI(M) state secretary from 1980 to 1992, the period when the state settled into coalition politics. He also served as convener of the Left Democratic Front from 1996 to 2000. Born on October 20, 1923, at Punnapra village in Alappuzha district, Achuthanandan lost his mother, Accamma, when he was just four and his father, Sankaran, when he was 11. The next year, he dropped out of class 7 and started working at elder brother Gangadharan's tailoring shop, which regularly saw locals dropping in for informal chats on politics. Over the years, he developed an interest in politics himself, and joined the Travancore State Congress. After he turned 17, he became a member of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI). The teen communist was deputed to work among the fishermen, toddy-tappers and coconut tree climbers of Alappuzha, his home district. The first break in his political career came in 1940, when he joined a coir factory in Alappuzha. There, Communist leader Comrade P Krishna Pillai urged him to bring the workers closer to the movement and urge them to fight for their rights. The Punnapra-Vayalar uprising of October 1946 was another defining event in the making of the organiser in VS. He spurred coir workers to fight against the plan of Travancore Diwan C P Ramaswami Iyer for an independent state, separated from the Indian Union. At the behest of the party, he went underground to evade arrest by the Diwan's police. While hiding in Poonjar, he was nabbed by police and was subjected to brutal torture. He was later imprisoned for nearly five years during and after the Independence struggle. In the meantime, Achuthanandan had risen through the ranks to the leadership of the CPI. He became a member of the CPI State Committee in 1954, and three years later, was promoted to the State Secretariat. When the first Communists government took office in Kerala in 1957, Achuthanadan headed the party in unbifurcated Kollam district, winning nine out of 11 Assembly seats in the elections. Realising his ability to run the campaign machinery, the party dispatched Achuthanandan, then 35, to manage the 1958 by-election held at the high ranges of Devikulam in Idukki. When the CPI was divided in 1964 as a fallout of the prolonged inner-party struggle over political strategy, VS was one of the 32 national council members to walk out of the meeting, leading to the formation of the CPI(M). The others included Joyti Basu, A K Gopalan, EMS Namboodiripad, Harkishen Singh Surjeet, and E K Nayanar. VS tried to start his legislative career during the 1965 Assembly election, contesting from the Ambalapuzha constituency, but lost. However, in 1967 and 1970, he won from the same seat. During the Emergency, he was arrested and jailed for 21 months. In 1980, when the state turned into a laboratory for coalition politics, VS was elected as state secretary of the CPI(M) — a post he held for 12 years until 1992. His time as party state secretary was marked by traits of uncompromising political stubbornness. In 1986, M V Raghavan, then a powerful leader from the party citadel of Kannur, was ousted for his efforts to get the Muslim League to join the Left Front. In 1994, VS was again instrumental in the dismissal of firebrand leader K R Gouri Amma. In 1991, Achuthanandan became the Leader of the Opposition. However, while the party returned to power in 1996, he lost the election in party stronghold Mararikulam in Alappuzha in a shock result. The electoral setback of 1996 and the failure to retain the post of party state secretary after 1992 left Achuthanandan fighting multiple battles within the party in the following years. In the state conference held in 1998, VS virtually decimated a rival group in the party's trade union wing, CITU, demonstrating that he retained his clout to dictate terms within the party. Changing equations led to a redrawing of battle lines within the party, and for around 15 years starting from the early 2000s, CPI(M) saw recurring bouts of a feud between Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan. The power struggle between the two giants of the party came with undercurrents of personal animosity and ideological differences. With every passing year, Achuthanandan was losing ground in the party to Vijayan. However, in civil society, Achuthanandan was winning hearts, emerging as a crowd puller and championing several social issues. His term as the Leader of Opposition between 2001 and 2006 was a watershed moment for VS's political career. From being known as a ruthless Communist, he transformed into a darling of the masses. VS plunged into every social issue, toured across the state, visited the sites of agitations and stood with mass sentiments on all issues. In the 2006 Assembly elections, the octogenarian was instrumental in ensuring a landslide victory for the Left Democratic Front. He was made chief minister, and his term was a stormy one, with the government being buffeted by intra-party bickering and conflicting stands on policy matters. Even as Achuthanandan resurrected his image as a crusader against social evils and corruption, all those who stood with the CM in the party were either silenced or shunted out. In the 2011 elections, too, VS led the LDF to a photo finish, leaving the Congress with 72 seats in the 140-strong Assembly. In 2016, at the age of 92, VS was in the election fray, leading the LDF's campaign. Despite age not being on his side, VS longed for another innings at the helm in the event of an LDF win. However, it was Vijayan who the party picked as chief minister in 2016. VS was given Cabinet rank and accommodated as the chairman of the state Administrative Reforms Commission from 2016 to 2021. As a legislator from Malampuzha constituency between 2001 to 2021, VS had been an active presence in the state Assembly until he fell ill in 2019.
