# Calcutta HC questions teacher deployment for Census 2027

2026-08-14T17:15:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday questioned the West Bengal government's plan to deploy school teachers for Census 2027 duties while expecting them to continue teaching. Justice Krishna Rao asked how teachers could conduct classes and then travel for door-to-door Census work, and suggested using rotation instead of mass deployment. The court also noted that teachers' bio-data and commuting distances were not checked before assignment. Teachers have petitioned, demanding that Census work be treated as 'on duty', citing the impracticality of after-school work, especially for those commuting up to 40 km daily. Some reported inconsistencies: municipalities like Siliguri have granted on-duty status while Kolkata has not. The matter will be heard again on August 18.

## Coverage

- nationalheraldindia.com <https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/school-or-census-2027-calcutta-hc-questions-teacher-deployment-workload>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/india/calcutta-high-court-slams-state-over-teachers-census-duty-after-school-on-weekends-asks-do-not-they-have-no-work-at-home-on-sundays-article-155646380>

Tags: Calcutta High Court, Census 2027, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, West Bengal government
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