NPR or national population register 2021 in INDIA
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NPR or national population register 2021 in INDIA
The National Population Register exercise will be held between April and September 2020 in all states and Union Territories except Assam under the provisions of The Citizenship Act, 1955 & Citizenship (registration of citizens & issue of National identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
• NPR: usual resident = (Citizens + Non-Citizens) defined as person who resided in a local area for past 6 months or intends to reside for next 6 months.
• What data to be collected? Demographic + biometric
• The database under the NPR will be maintained by the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.
• The data for the NPR was first collected in 2010 along with the house listing phase of Census 2011 which was further updated in 2015.
• NPR’s objective is to create “a comprehensive identity database in the country with full identification and other details by registering each and every usual resident in the country".Single source of a variety of statistical information on different characteristics of the people of India conducted on the basis of the Census Act enacted in 1948.
• Procedure: House listing & enumerating.
• Provides detailed and authentic information on demography, economic activity, literacy and education, housing and household amenities, urbanization, fertility and mortality, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, language, religion, migration, disability besides others. NPR - Identifying beneficiaries.
• Data would be put for use of all stake holders and users including Ministries, Departments, State Governments, research organizations.
• Census data is a powerful tool for public policy when combined with other administrative or survey data.
• Direct as well as indirect employment generation across India.NPR as a first step to NRC in India – objection by few.
• Cost: 3.3Cr in Assam – but can’t be mercantile on national security. Sovereign state has right to know who lives in their state.
• Data will be with the government – privacy concerns.
• Duplicity of efforts – Aadhar & NPR?
• Noncooperation by few states is a breach of federal structure as citizenship falls in List 1 of Schedule 7 hence states are bound to follow.The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to update the National Population Register (NPR), which is linked to the Census.The Census Commission has said the objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every "usual resident" of the country. The database will have demographic details. A "usual resident", for the NPR, is a person who has lived in an area for at least six months or more, or a person who intends to live in an area for the next six months or more. It is mandatory for every "usual resident" of India to register in the NPR. The NPR, since it is linked to the Census, is seen as the first step towards a nationwide exercise to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The National Population Register exercise will be held between April and September 2020 in all states and Union Territories except Assam under the provisions of The Citizenship Act, 1955 & Citizenship (registration of citizens & issue of National identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
• NPR: usual resident = (Citizens + Non-Citizens) defined as person who resided in a local area for past 6 months or intends to reside for next 6 months.
• What data to be collected? Demographic + biometric
• The database under the NPR will be maintained by the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.
• The data for the NPR was first collected in 2010 along with the house listing phase of Census 2011 which was further updated in 2015.
• NPR’s objective is to create “a comprehensive identity database in the country with full identification and other details by registering each and every usual resident in the country".Single source of a variety of statistical information on different characteristics of the people of India conducted on the basis of the Census Act enacted in 1948.
• Procedure: House listing & enumerating.
• Provides detailed and authentic information on demography, economic activity, literacy and education, housing and household amenities, urbanization, fertility and mortality, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, language, religion, migration, disability besides others. NPR - Identifying beneficiaries.
• Data would be put for use of all stake holders and users including Ministries, Departments, State Governments, research organizations.
• Census data is a powerful tool for public policy when combined with other administrative or survey data.
• Direct as well as indirect employment generation across India.NPR as a first step to NRC in India – objection by few.
• Cost: 3.3Cr in Assam – but can’t be mercantile on national security. Sovereign state has right to know who lives in their state.
• Data will be with the government – privacy concerns.
• Duplicity of efforts – Aadhar & NPR?
• Noncooperation by few states is a breach of federal structure as citizenship falls in List 1 of Schedule 7 hence states are bound to follow.The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to update the National Population Register (NPR), which is linked to the Census.The Census Commission has said the objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every "usual resident" of the country. The database will have demographic details. A "usual resident", for the NPR, is a person who has lived in an area for at least six months or more, or a person who intends to live in an area for the next six months or more. It is mandatory for every "usual resident" of India to register in the NPR. The NPR, since it is linked to the Census, is seen as the first step towards a nationwide exercise to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC).