NPR being done for first time in 2021 census: Shah
5 years, 3 months ago

NPR being done for first time in 2021 census: Shah

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the National Population Register was being prepared for the first time in the 2021 census and the exercise would be digital. Informing that the 2021 census would be the most costly exercise done so far, the Home Minister said a total of Rs 12,000 crore was being spent this time. The 2021 census, also the 16th Indian census, will continue till February 2021 and culminate on March 1 midnight, Shah said while laying the foundation stone of Janganana Bhawan here. Appealing to people to participate in the 2021 census with full enthusiasm, he said the exercise is being done in 16 languages to facilitate people in filling their details properly.

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‘Very soon’: Amit Shah on announcement of census
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Very soon’: Amit Shah on announcement of census

Live Mint  

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government will "very soon" make an announcement for carrying out the census in the country. "We will announce it very soon," Shah said in response to a question on conducting the decadal census of the Indian population which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We will make all the …

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks that an announcement on a census would be made once it was finalised, saying "such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over three years". The Opposition party's remarks came a day after Mr. Shah said the decadal census exercise would be …

Census, NPR unlikely in 2024 too as only ₹1,309.46 crore allocated in Budget
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Census, NPR unlikely in 2024 too as only ₹1,309.46 crore allocated in Budget

Hindustan Times  

The Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday allocated ₹1,309.46 crore for census, a significant reduction from 2021-22 when ₹3,768 crore was allocated for the decadal exercise, an indication that it may not be carried out even after a significant delay. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman A meeting of the Union cabinet on December 24, 2019 had approved the proposal for conducting census …

With new date to fix boundaries, Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls
1 year, 6 months ago

With new date to fix boundaries, Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils and towns, among others, has been extended till December 31, ruling out the Census exercise before the 2024 General Elections. The office of the Registrar General of India issued an order last week, stating the date of freezing of boundaries for the ensuing Census has been extended and will now …

Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls; All you need to know from schedule to questions
1 year, 7 months ago

Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls; All you need to know from schedule to questions

India TV News  

Decadal Census : The decadal Census which was postponed for an indefinite period due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is unlikely to be held before the next Lok Sabha elections that are due in April-May 2024. The citizens will also be asked about the predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the Census house, its condition, total number of persons …

Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census
1 year, 7 months ago

Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census

The Hindu  

If citizens want to exercise the right to fill the Census form on their own rather than through government enumerators, they will have to first update their National Population Register details online. “During self-enumeration in NPR, Aadhaar / mobile number is mandatorily collected,” the report which contains the details of Census exercises held since 1981 said. The portal accessible to …

Don’t delay the census further
1 year, 7 months ago

Don’t delay the census further

Hindustan Times  

The government will make sure that India’s next census is smarter and more dynamic, Union home minister Amit Shah said while inaugurating the new office of the Registrar General of India. When read with the continuing uncertainty about the conduct of the 2021 census, the government’s latest comments about making the next census smarter, suggest a truncated understanding of the …

Explained | The delay in the decennial Census
2 years ago

Explained | The delay in the decennial Census

The Hindu  

The story so far: The decennial Census of 2021 has been pushed forward yet again and is unlikely to start till September 2023, at least. In 2020, the census was postponed indefinitely and several requests were received from States for permission to create new units, the date of freezing of boundaries was first extended till December 31, 2020. On December …

A Digital Census in The True Sense Coming Soon, Says Govt Document; Here's What You Can Count on
2 years, 2 months ago

A Digital Census in The True Sense Coming Soon, Says Govt Document; Here's What You Can Count on

News 18  

There is finally hope for the Census to start soon, after being on hold for the last two years, with the Centre set to test mobile applications for conducting the “forthcoming digital census of India”, as per a central government document reviewed by News18. The forthcoming Census marks a milestone in the history of Census taking in the country with …

Aakar Patel | Why, for the first time in 150 years, India’s Census won’t be on time
2 years, 4 months ago

Aakar Patel | Why, for the first time in 150 years, India’s Census won’t be on time

Deccan Chronicle  

India’s Census has been delayed again, indefinitely, making it the first time in 150 years that it will not come on time. This survey, called the quinquennial, also gives us data on India’s large informal sector economy. The previous chief economic adviser to the finance ministry, Krishnamurthy Subramanian, had asked the government to release the survey data, but that didn’t …

COVID-19 curbs off, but Census still on slow burner
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 curbs off, but Census still on slow burner

The Hindu  

Nearly all COVID-19-related restrictions have been lifted across the world and India, but the Centre has no plans to restart the decennial Census operations which were halted due to the pandemic. The details will be updated in the Census register automatically based on your answer.” The Hindu reported in October 2021, that several amendments being proposed to the Registration of …

Digitalisation of census will ensure better enumeration: Amit Shah
2 years, 8 months ago

Digitalisation of census will ensure better enumeration: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted with digitalisation of the census process in the country, a ‘100% perfect’ enumeration can be expected in the next counting exercise, which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the day Mr. Shah who is on a two-day visit to Assam said the central government is making efforts to …

Digitalisation of census process to ensure 100 percent enumeration: Amit Shah
2 years, 8 months ago

Digitalisation of census process to ensure 100 percent enumeration: Amit Shah

India TV News  

Highlights Shah asserted that digitalization of the census process can lead to 100% enumeration Shah stressed the importance of proper enumeration for better planning of the country's development Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a 3-day visit to Assam Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that with the digitalization of the census process in the country, a …

Parliament proceedings | People can self enumerate in the next census: Govt tells Lok Sabha
2 years, 9 months ago

Parliament proceedings | People can self enumerate in the next census: Govt tells Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The upcoming census will be digital for the first time and people will have the option of self enumeration, the Lok Sabha was informed on April 5. The housing listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020 but …

Census rules amended to allow self-enumeration, digital data collection
2 years, 9 months ago

Census rules amended to allow self-enumeration, digital data collection

The Hindu  

The Union government has amended the Census Rules framed in 1990 to allow the details to be captured and stored in an electronic format and also to enable self-enumeration by respondents. The first phase of Census 2021 — Houselisting and Housing Census along with updating the National Population Register — was scheduled to be held from April-September 2020 but was …

Census first phase, NPR data collection put off till September
3 years ago

Census first phase, NPR data collection put off till September

The Hindu  

The first phase of the census and collection of details to update the National Population Register have been postponed at least till September. The first phase of Census 2021 — the Houselisting and Housing Census along with updating the NPR — was scheduled to be held from April-September, 2020 but was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Subsequent to …

Document containing NPR form pulled down from Census website
3 years, 2 months ago

Document containing NPR form pulled down from Census website

The Hindu  

The Registrar General of India under the Union Home Ministry pulled down a document with the latest form of the National Population Register from its website. A Home Ministry official, however, said on Friday that “the NPR proforma was yet to be finalised.” Though NPR was first compiled in 2010 and updated in 2015, the new questions were added during …

Updated NPR form appears to retain contentious questions
3 years, 2 months ago

Updated NPR form appears to retain contentious questions

The Hindu  

The latest form of the National Population Register appears to have retained contentious questions such as “mother tongue, place of birth of father and mother and last place of residence”, according to a document compiled by a committee under the Registrar General of India and shared with District Census officers. The exercise has been opposed by some States and citizen …

Parliament proceedings | No decision yet on nationwide NRC: Govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Parliament proceedings | No decision yet on nationwide NRC: Govt

The Hindu  

The government has not taken any decision on preparing a National Register of Indian Citizens for the whole country, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Parliament on August 10. He, however, said the government has decided to update the National Population Register under the Citizenship Act, 1955, along with the first phase of Census 2021. “Till now, the government has …

Parliament: No decision yet on nationwide NRC, Centre tells Lok Sabha in written reply
3 years, 5 months ago

Parliament: No decision yet on nationwide NRC, Centre tells Lok Sabha in written reply

Firstpost  

Union minister Nityanand Rai said that the Centre has decided to update the National Population Register under the Citizenship Act, 1955, along with the first phase of Census 2021 New Delhi: The government has not taken any decision on preparing a National Register of Indian Citizens for the whole country, Union minister Nityanand Rai said in Parliament on Tuesday. He, …

Census, NPR data to be ready before 2024 polls: MHA
3 years, 9 months ago

Census, NPR data to be ready before 2024 polls: MHA

The Hindu  

The provisional data for the latest Census and National Population Register will be available before the next general elections in 2024, according to information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs to a parliamentary committee. The MHA informed the committee that “Census, updation of NPR,” will be among the major thrust areas for the financial year 2021-22. Tentative timeline The …

National Population Register | Centre likely to allow residents to fill their NPR details online
3 years, 9 months ago

National Population Register | Centre likely to allow residents to fill their NPR details online

The Hindu  

The Centre will allow residents to fill columns in the National Population Register forms on their own through online mode, a month before door-to-door enumeration by Census officials starts. According to the recently published Ministry of Home Affairs’ annual report for the year 2019-20, there will be a three-pronged approach for updating the NPR database — self updating, wherein it …

Government likely to postpone census to 2022
3 years, 11 months ago

Government likely to postpone census to 2022

The Hindu  

The Centre is on track to push the 2021 Census to 2022 on account of the country’s continuing preoccupation with COVID-19, a senior government official has told The Hindu. The first phase of the census — House Listing & Housing Census — and the updating of the National Population Register were initially to be rolled out in some States on …

Census, NPR unlikely in 2020, not on govt's priority list amid COVID-19 pandemic, say officials
4 years, 4 months ago

Census, NPR unlikely in 2020, not on govt's priority list amid COVID-19 pandemic, say officials

Firstpost  

The house-listing phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register were scheduled to be carried out from 1 April to 30 September, but were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak New Delhi: The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register, scheduled for this year but deferred due to …

'Covid-19, Not NPR Priority for Centre': Updating Population Register, Census Unlikely in 2020
4 years, 4 months ago

'Covid-19, Not NPR Priority for Centre': Updating Population Register, Census Unlikely in 2020

News 18  

New Delhi: The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register, scheduled for this year but deferred due to the coronavirus outbreak, may be delayed by a year as there is no sign of slowdown of the pandemic. The official said no final decision has been taken on when the first phase of the …

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020
4 years, 4 months ago

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020

The Hindu  

The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register, scheduled for this year but deferred due to the coronavirus outbreak, may be delayed by a year as there is no sign of slowdown of the pandemic. The official said no final decision has been taken on when the first phase of the Census 2021 …

Breaking : NPR Work Scheduled To Begin From April 1 Postponed Until Further Orders Due To COVID19
4 years, 9 months ago

Breaking : NPR Work Scheduled To Begin From April 1 Postponed Until Further Orders Due To COVID19

Live Law  

In view of the countrywide lockdown imposed to control COVID19 outbreak, the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that the preparatory work for updation of National Population Register, which was scheduled to begin from April 1, 2020, will stand deferred until further orders.The first phase of Census 2021 has also been deferred until further orders. In view of the countrywide …

34 queries in Census 2020 form
4 years, 10 months ago

34 queries in Census 2020 form

The Hindu  

The Registrar General of India has asked all States to “give highest importance, attention and time” to the Census and National Population Register work as “the foundations of the statistics of the country” depend on them. In a 14-page letter, dated January 29 and addressed to all the Directors of Census Operations in the States, Registrar General and Census Commissioner …

Census 2021: First phase to be conducted in Haryana from May 1-Jun 15
4 years, 10 months ago

Census 2021: First phase to be conducted in Haryana from May 1-Jun 15

India TV News  

Census 2021: Close to 58,000 enumerators and supervisors will be deployed for canvassing data to conduct the first phase of Census from May 1 to June 15 and will start from Haryana. The information was shared at a state-level conference of divisional and deputy commissioners and principal census officers held to review the preparedness for the 2021 Census and updation …

The new challenge for Census 2021
4 years, 11 months ago

The new challenge for Census 2021

Hindustan Times  

Amid the anger and acrimony over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register, and a possible National Register of Citizens, which the government has said has not been finalised yet, there has been little thought regarding its effects on another growing challenge — the quality of official data. The Census is the key source of primary data at the …

Census 2021: Respondents can fill in data online
4 years, 11 months ago

Census 2021: Respondents can fill in data online

The Hindu  

In the second phase of the decennial Census exercise that will be conducted in February 2021, respondents will have the option to fill in details on their own, a senior government official said. The ‘population enumeration’ phase of the Census — which is to be carried out from February 9 to 28, 2021 — will have the facility of online …

NPR work to start from May 15 in Bihar
5 years ago

NPR work to start from May 15 in Bihar

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday announced that the work on National Population Register will begin from May 15 onwards in the state. The senior BJP leader also accused the Congress of misleading people and stated that NPR has no connection whatsoever with the controversial National Register of Citizenship. Speaking to reporters in Patna, Modi added …

NPR: house-to-house verification planned
5 years ago

NPR: house-to-house verification planned

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government proposes to update the existing National Population Register, which already has an electronic database of more than 119 crore residents, by verifying the details of all respondents through house-to-house enumeration, according to an official manual on conducting the fresh NPR exercise. The 2010 NPR form collected details on 15 parameters whereas a “pretest” form that was …

Media images of ‘National Population Register 2020 forms’ spark confusion
5 years ago

Media images of ‘National Population Register 2020 forms’ spark confusion

The Hindu  

Confusion prevailed after images of forms of ‘National Population Register 2020’ seeking details on “place of birth of father and mother” started doing the rounds on social media, even though Home Minister Amit Shah clarified a day ago that there was “no link between NPR and NRC.” A Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson told The Hindu that the form or …

Opposition slams Amit Shah for denying link between NPR and NRC; Congress says BJP caught in trap of its own making
5 years ago

Opposition slams Amit Shah for denying link between NPR and NRC; Congress says BJP caught in trap of its own making

Firstpost  

The Congress pointed to the Union home ministry’s annual report for 2018-19, which states that the NPR is the “first step” towards the creation of a National Register of Indian Citizens. The Congress pointed to the Union home ministry’s annual report for 2018-19, which states that the National Population Register is the “first step” towards the creation of a National …

Govt to conduct NPR along with Census 2021: All you need to know about NRC, National Population Register and how they are linked
5 years ago

Govt to conduct NPR along with Census 2021: All you need to know about NRC, National Population Register and how they are linked

Firstpost  

How similar or different is NRC from NPR, a nationwide process, which the government announced will be conducted along with Census 2021, Firstpost takes a look What is National Population Register? The Citizenship Rules, 2003 says “‘Population Register’ means the register containing details of persons usually residing in a village or rural area or town or ward or demarcated area …

No connection between NPR and NRC: Amit Shah
5 years ago

No connection between NPR and NRC: Amit Shah

Live Mint  

In a bid to allay fears, union home minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah said that the process of National Register of Citizens and National Population Register have no connection. Shah's comments came hours after the union cabinet approved funding for the Census and the National Population Register, to be conducted simultaneously next year. Through NPR we get …

No plans to prepare NRC on the basis of NPR data: Govt
5 years ago

No plans to prepare NRC on the basis of NPR data: Govt

India TV News  

The government has no plans to carry out an exercise to prepare a National Register of Citizens for the whole country on the basis of data to be collected during the updating of National Population Register next year, PTI quoted officials as saying on Tuesday. "There is no proposal as of now to prepare NRC on the basis of NPR …

NPR And Census: Objectives, Characteristics & Differences
5 years ago

NPR And Census: Objectives, Characteristics & Differences

ABP News  

New Delhi: The government is all set to carry out two mega exercises -- the Census and the update of the National Population Register across the country involving every resident next year. The NPR exercise will be carried out between April and September 2020 in all states and UTs, except Assam, along with the house listing phase of the census …

NPR to be implemented across the country: 10 major cabinet decisions
5 years ago

NPR to be implemented across the country: 10 major cabinet decisions

India TV News  

The government on Tuesday announced that it was going ahead with its decision to implement the National Population Register across the country in 2020. Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the government will implement the NPR in each state but Assam through a parliamentary act starting April next year. Besides, the union minister, accompanied by his cabinet colleague …

Cabinet clears NPR update, Census; no need for biometrics
5 years ago

Cabinet clears NPR update, Census; no need for biometrics

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved over Rs. Asked whether the NPR would be the first step of NRC, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said: “The UPA government started the NPR in 2010 and it is an exercise that has to happen every 10 years. It also provides for the creation of a …

Top officials discuss strategy to carry out census exercise
5 years, 2 months ago

Top officials discuss strategy to carry out census exercise

The Hindu  

Top census officials have discussed a strategy to carry out the massive exercise to count different aspects of India’s a billion plus population and run the entire process seamlessly, the Home Ministry said on Friday. The all India conference of state coordinators and directors of Census Operations and updation of National Population Register, held in the last two days, discussed …

Census 2021 exercise will begin from J&K in Sept 2020
5 years, 3 months ago

Census 2021 exercise will begin from J&K in Sept 2020

India TV News  

The Centre is ready with a list of states and Union Territories for the first digital National Population Register under census 2021 putting newly created Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir on top where the mammoth exercise would start in September 2020. The 2021 census would begin from all hilly areas in which Jammu and Kashmir is on the top followed …

NPR being done for first time in 2021 census: Shah
5 years, 3 months ago

NPR being done for first time in 2021 census: Shah

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 23 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the National Population Register was being prepared for the first time in the 2021 census and the exercise would be digital. Informing that the 2021 census would be the most costly exercise done so far, the Home Minister said a total of Rs 12,000 crore was being …

Amit Shah says next Census in 2021 will be done digitally, proposes multipurpose ID card for NPR rollout
5 years, 3 months ago

Amit Shah says next Census in 2021 will be done digitally, proposes multipurpose ID card for NPR rollout

Firstpost  

To give a boost to the government’s digitisation efforts, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that in the upcoming Census in 2021, a mobile app will be used for data collection. Shah also said the Centre was likely set to spend Rs 12,000 crore on the 2021 Census as well as the preparation of the National Population Register. This …

National Population Register data to be collected in a year
5 years, 5 months ago

National Population Register data to be collected in a year

The Hindu  

The next round of recording biometric and family-tree details of Indian citizens under the National Population Register will be conducted in September 2020, a government notification said. The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country. “In pursuance of sub-rule of rule 3 of the Citizenship Rules, 2003, the Central …

MHA says govt will conduct next Census of India in March 2021; Jammu and Kashmir to undergo exercise in Oct 2020
5 years, 9 months ago

MHA says govt will conduct next Census of India in March 2021; Jammu and Kashmir to undergo exercise in Oct 2020

Firstpost  

In a notification, the ministry said the decision has been taken by the central government under the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948. New Delhi: The next census of India will be carried out in 2021 with 1 March of that year as the reference date, the Home Ministry announced Thursday. The reference date for the …

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