Census 2027: BNCC Issues Notices to Absent Enumerators

Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) has issued show cause notices to 527 enumerators and supervisors absent from Census–2027 duties. Disciplinary and legal action has been initiated, including Dies-Non orders against 53 enumerators.

Key Details:

• 527 enumerators failed to report for assigned Census–2027 duties

• Show cause notices issued with deadline for response: April 17, 2026

• Non-response will lead to strict legal and disciplinary action

• Proposed actions include:

Criminal case under Section 11 of the Census Act, 1948

• FIR under Section 223 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

• Suspension and departmental disciplinary proceedings

• Marking absence period as Dies-Non (no work, no pay)

• 53 enumerators have already been issued Dies-Non orders on April 17, 2026

• BNCC Commissioner emphasized zero tolerance for negligence in national census duties