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

2. “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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Items of Information: NPR1
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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. Thank you