Overview
- West Bengal districts completed preparations on Friday ahead of the self‑enumeration window that opens Saturday and runs from August 1 to August 15.
- Households can submit answers to about 33–34 questions online, tag their home on satellite maps, and receive an 11‑digit ID after final submission.
- Trained enumerators will visit every home from August 16 for roughly a month to verify entries and collect data digitally using tablets and mobile devices.
- Local authorities are running outreach drives and incentives to boost participation, including cash prizes, social‑media contests, free branded bus rides and school mobilization, and KMC aims for 25–30 lakh self‑enumerated families with about 8,200 enumerators listed.
- Officials stress that individual records will remain confidential and say the expanded, digital data on households and separate family units will be used in aggregated form to guide planning and welfare allocation.