A video showing Assam teacher Rumi Deka’s twin daughters accompanying her on Census 2027 duty has gone viral online.
Shared on Instagram, the clip shows Deka visiting households with one daughter in her arms and the other holding her hand as she completes her fieldwork.
She explained she had little choice but to take her daughters along, given the assignment required visiting several homes and the time needed for each round was unclear.
The video has since drawn wide praise for her commitment, though some viewers also questioned how she was managing childcare alongside her official duties.
A person identifying himself as Deka’s husband clarified in the comments that her teaching job and Census assignment are separate, with her school close to home while the Census work involves visiting different households.
Officials overseeing Census operations have periodically highlighted individual enumerators’ efforts as part of broader outreach around the exercise, though this particular clip circulated organically rather than through official channels.
The response to Deka’s video reflects a recurring pattern online, where everyday acts of balancing work and childcare draw significant public sympathy and engagement.
Deka posted the video on Instagram, showing herself moving door to door with one daughter in her arms and the other holding her hand as she completed her rounds.
She explained that she had little choice but to bring her daughters along, since the fieldwork involved visiting multiple households and she was unsure how long each round of duty would take.
The clip prompted a wave of praise from social media users for her commitment to the assignment, though some also questioned how she was managing both childcare and her official duties at once.
A person identifying himself as Deka’s husband responded to the comments, clarifying that her regular teaching job and her Census duty were separate responsibilities.
Photo of the Census enumerator mascot, Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India (representative census-duty image)
