Assam ready to start Census 2021 from 20 April, 2020

February 12: The Government of Assam following a direction from the Registrar General of India (RGI) is all set to conduct Census-2021 across the State. Phase-1 of Census 2021 includes ‘House listing & Housing Census’ which will be conducted from April 20 to May 20, 2020. Phase-2 pertaining to ‘Population Enumeration’ will be conducted from February 9 to 28, 2021.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the State government that for the first time, the “mix mode” approach of data collection has been adopted this time, where the data will be collected on papers and through mobile app. This will also help in releasing the Census data early. A web portal – Central Monitoring and Management System (CMMS) has also been developed to manage and monitor all the Census-related activities.

In this regard, a meeting was held on Monday at the Administrative Staff College here where all the DCs were present. Deputy Registrar General of India AK Samal presented a detailed briefing on the Census operation during the meeting.

The Government of Assam has already appointed Officers of some cadres as Census Officers and designated them to supervise the Census Operation of 2021 within their respective jurisdiction. More than 50,000 government employees will be involved in this Census exercise. Meanwhile, the RGI has decided not to conduct the NPR (National Population Register) in Assam as the NRC has already been carried out here.