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Assam teacher goes viral doing census duty with twins
Rumi Deka, a teacher and Census 2027 official from Assam, has gone viral on social media after a video showed her carrying out field duties with her twin children by her side.…
Rumi Deka, a teacher and Census 2027 official from Assam, has gone viral on social media after a video showed her carrying out field duties with her twin children by her side. The visuals highlight the challenges working mothers face while balancing professional responsibilities and childcare.
Deka shared the video herself, showing her young twins accompanying her as she performed her official work. The footage has resonated widely, with viewers appreciating her commitment to both her family and the census assignment, which requires travel and fieldwork.
The Census 2027 preparations are ongoing, and Deka's story offers a human-interest perspective on the ground-level officials executing one of India's largest administrative exercises.
Indian Opinion Analysis
India's decennial census, conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, is the world's largest such exercise, covering over 1.4 billion people. Field staff like Deka are often deployed to remote areas with limited support for childcare. Under the Census Act of 1948, all residents are required to cooperate with enumerators, making their work both essential and legally backed. The next census, originally due in 2021 but delayed by the pandemic, is now scheduled for 2027. Deka's case spotlights a persistent gap in government policy: the lack of formal childcare provisions for field staff, especially women, who form a significant portion of the enumeration workforce.
Source: timesnownews.com
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