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National Population Register (NPR)

National Population Register (NPR) The National Population Register (NPR) database has to be updated nationwide, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Demographic information about each family and person has to be gathered in order to account for changes brought on by birth, death, and migration. Describe NPR. NPR is a database that has a list of all regular citizens of the nation. For the purposes of NPR, a person who has lived somewhere for at least six months and plans to stay another six is referred to as a typical resident. Its goal is to compile a…

11 November, 2022 Census

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National Population Register vs Census

National Population Register vs Census National Population Register (NPR) is a database containing a list of all usual residents of the country. Its objective is to have a comprehensive identity database of people residing in the country. A usual resident for the purposes of NPR is a person who has resided in a place for 6 months or more, and intends to reside there for another six months or more. It is generated through house-to-house enumeration during the “house-listing” phase of the census, which is held once in 10 years. NPR vs Census: The census involves a detailed questionnaire -…

20 September, 2021 Census

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Census to postpone to 2022?

Census to postpone to 2022? The Centre is on track to push the 2021 Census to 2022 on account of the country’s continuing preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior government official told The Hindu. “Our hands are full dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic,” the official said, pointing out that first it was the measures taken to deal with the pandemic and now the massive vaccination programme under way across the country. What is the Census of India? The decennial Census of India has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years,…

01 February, 2021 Census