Census of India 2011 & Preparation of the National Population Register Dr. C. Chandramouli I.A.S. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India

“I wish to point out that the National Population register is an important event. Never before have we tried an exercise of that scale. In fact, nowhere in the world has a Government tried to count, identify and issue identity cards to more than a billion people. This is the biggest exercise, I believe since humankind came into existence”. P.Chidambaram Union Home Minister

Census in India In 1872 the first Census was held in India. Since then, Census in India held uninterruptedly. The Census of India 2011 will be the 15th Census and the 7th after Independence. Census 2011 will mark a milestone as the National Population Register (NPR) will also be prepared

Census 2011 1st Phase: HOUSELISTING & HOUSING CENSUS AND COLLECTION OF DATA ON NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER April to September 2010 2nd Phase: POPULATION ENUMERATION 9th to 28th February 2011

Calendar Dt. of commencement States 1st April West Bengal, Assam, A & N Islands, Goa, Meghalaya 7th April Kerala, Lakshadweep, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim 15th April Karnataka, Arunachal, Chandigarh 21st April Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu 26th April Tripura, Andhra Pradesh 1st May Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab, Uttaranchal, Maharashtra 7th May Madhya Pradesh 15th May J & K, Manipur, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 1st June Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh (non synchronous), Nagaland Not finalised Bihar, Jharkhand 5

Census - Utility Biggest source of data on: Demography Economic Activity Literacy & Education Housing & Household Amenities Urbanization Fertility and Mortality Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Language, Religion & Migration

Census - Utility Only source of primary data at village, town and ward level. Valuable information for planning and formulation of polices for Central & State Governments Widely used by National & International agencies, scholars, business people, industrialists, and many more. Delimitation/Reservation of Constituencies - Parliamentary/Assembly/Panchayats and other Local Bodies

Create a comprehensive identity database in the country NPR - Utility Create a comprehensive identity database in the country Help in better targeting of the benefits and services under the Government schemes / programmes Improve planning Strengthen security of the country

Statutory Backing The Citizenship Act, 1955 and The Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 The Census Act 1948 and Census Rules

How Big is the Exercise 2001 2011 States/UTs 35 Districts 593 640 Tehsils 5463 5767 Towns 5161 7742 Villages 593732 608786 Households 194 240 EBs 19.82 lakhs 23.56 lakhs Population 1.03 Bn 1.20 Bn

How Many People will be directly involved? Enumerators 21 lakhs Supervisors/Master Trainers 4 lakhs Charge Officers 17, 500 Additional Charge Officers 6, 300 Principal/District Census Officers 1, 500 UDC 1, 065 LDC 6, 905 Others 664 Total 25, 42, 934

Expenditure (in Rs. Crores) How much will it Cost? Expenditure (in Rs. Crores) Census 2, 200 NPR 3, 756 Total 5, 956

How much paper? Census NPR Total Qty of Paper (in MTs) 7336 4295 11, 631 No. of Schedules (in Cr) 34 30 64 No. of Manuals (in lakhs) 54 27 81

How Diverse is the Exercise Schedule Canvassed in 16 languages Instruction manual printed in 18 languages More than ---religions returned in 2001 Census More than ---mother tongues returned in 2001 Census

Items of Information: Houselisting and Housing Census Information relating to Buildings- Use, Quantity and Quality Amenities available to the Households Assets possessed by the Households 35 Columns relating to Building material, Use of Houses, Drinking water, Availability and type of latrines, Electricity, possession of assets will be canvassed 15

Items of Information: NPR 1 Name of person 6 Sex 11 Present address of usual residence 2 Relationship to Head 7 Date of Birth 12 Duration of stay at present address 3 Father’s Name 8 Marital Status 13 Permanent Residential Address 4 Mother’s Name 9 Place of Birth 14 Occupation / Activity 5 Spouse’s Name 10 Nationality as Declared 15 Educational Qualification Above details to be collected from all Usual Residents Photograph, Finger Print and Iris (if approved) to be collected for Usual Residents aged 15 years and above

Administrative Set Up: Census Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India Directors of Census Operations, State Principal Census Officers Charge Officers State Coordinator NPR will co-ordinate between State & Central Government Offices District Magistrates/Collectors/ Commissioner Corporations Tehsildars/Mamlatdars Enumerators and Supervisors

Administrative Set Up: NPR Registrar General of Citizen Registration State Directors of District Registrars of Citizen Registration Sub-District Registrars of Local Registrars of National Registration Authority Directorate of Census Operations (Each State) District Magistrate of Every Revenue district Sub District Magistrate / Taluka Executive Magistrate Local revenue officer State Coordinator NPR will co-ordinate between State & Central Government Offices

NPR Coastal Project 3331 villages in 9 States and 4 UTs taken up under the project Data entry through direct data entry using laptops Door to door visit by enumerator and data entry operator Biometric and photography targeted for completion by 31st March 2010 Identity (smart) Cards to be given thereafter

Process : Houselisting and NPR Notification under the Census /Citizenship Acts Freezing of Administrative Boundaries as on 31/12/2009 Appointment and Notification Of Census Officers Finalising the Rural Urban Frame

Process : Process : Houselisting and NPR Supervisors and Enumerators Formation Of Houselisting Blocks Writing Of Charge Register Appointment Of Supervisors and Enumerators Training

Process : Training Cascade National Trainers ( NTs) (90) Master Trainer Facilitators (MTFs) (725) Master Trainer (MTs) (54, 000) Train Enumerators and Supervisors (27 Lakhs)

Process : Houselisting House to house canvassing for NPR by Enumerators (45 days) Scanning of Schedules Automatic Data Capture Processing of Images using ICR technology Manual Processing of unrecognised images Finalisation of Results

National Population Register Preparation Process House to house canvassing for NPR by Enumerators (45 days) Scanning of Schedules And Digitizing of data PHASE I Biometric and Photography Visit 2 (Second Round) Biometric and Photography Visit 1 (First Round) PHASE II Publication of the Local Register of Usual Residents (LRUR) Disposal of Objections/Claims By Registrars

National Population Register Preparation Process Publication of the Local Register of Usual Residents (LRUR) Disposal of Objections/ Claims By Registrars Placing the LRUR Before the Grama Sabha / Ward Committee For finalization De-duplication Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Creation of National Population Register Final LRUR with all Usual Residents given An Unique ID 25

Flow of Materials Charge Officer 12, 000 locations) Schedules Other Materials (6000MTs) Schedules (34 Crores) Charge Officer 12, 000 locations) Supervisors Enumerators

Dispatch of Material after HLO/NPR Enumerator Enumerator Enumerator Supervisors Filled in Schedules Scanning centre Charge Officer 27

Data Processing at 15 Locations: Census ASCII FILE Server Export/Archival Exception Completion Tiling Recognition Scanning Prepare Batch 28

National Population Register Image based Data Entry Scanning station Recognition stations De-Duplication UIDAI Biometric Capture Publication Objections Appeals Finalisation ORGI Server ID Card

NPR Centre NPR Centre NPR Centre State Wide Area Network State Data Centre National Grid National Data Centre

Way Forward… Universal Coverage Accurate Content Timely Completion Difficult Areas Difficult People Special Charges: Military and Para-Military Forces Publicity and Awareness Creation 31

‘Heroes are ordinary men and women, who on motivation perform extraordinary feats in extraordinary times’. - A Tribute to the Census Officials 32 32

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