Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census
- 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 (NPR) details online.
- This was highlighted by the collection of reports released by the Union Home Minister during the inauguration of a new Census building in Delhi.
Key highlights
- Web-based self-enumeration (SE) portal developed
- The Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI), which conducts the Census, has developed a “self-enumeration (SE)” portal.
- This portal is presently available in English only.
- Mobile-friendly portal yet to be launched
- The yet-to-be-launched mobile-friendly portal will allow users to register the mobile number in the NPR database, self-enumerate and fill the details under House-listing Operations.
- Benefits
- With this, respondents can update the details of their family members online without the help of an enumerator.
- This will ensure privacy and will also help to reduce financial and administrative burden incurred in collection of field data.