the census 2010 of indian will have national population register where each individual will be provided with an unique identification number.

1. NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER
CENSUS 2011

2. HISTORY OF CENSUS OF INDIA
THE CENSUS OF INDIA HAS A HOARY HISTORY; THE FIRST CENSUS
OF INDIA WAS CONDUCTED IN 1872. SINCE THEN, THE POPULATION
OF INDIA HAS BEEN COUNTED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF EVERY
DECADE. THE CENSUS THAT HAS BEEN BEGUN NOW IS THE
FIFTEENTH IN AN UNBROKEN SERIES. THE DATA THAT HAS BEEN
COLLECTED OVER THESE 140 YEARS OFFERS A GRAPHIC PICTURE
OF THE CHANGES THAT THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF INDIA HAVE
UNDERGONE IN THIS MODERN PHASE OF THEIR HISTORY; THERE IS
ALMOST NO OTHER SOURCE WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF THE
TRIUMPHS AND TRIBULATIONS OF MODERN INDIA MORE
GRAPHICALLY AND ACCURATELY. IN THE PROCESS, THE CENSUS OF
INDIA HAS ACQUIRED AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION FOR EFFICIENCY,
RIGOR AND ACCURACY. THE OFFICERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENSUS OF INDIA ARE ROUTINELY DRAFTED TO HELP IN DESIGNING
AND EXECUTING MODERN CENSUSES FOR RELATIVELY LESS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

3. CENSUS OF INDIA
• IN 1872, THE FIRST CENSUS WAS HELD IN INDIA.
• SINCE THEN, CENSUS IS HELD IN INDIA UNINTERRUPTEDLY.
• THE CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 WILL BE THE 15TH CENSUS OF INDIA.
• IN CENSUS 2011 NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER WILL ALSO BE
PREPARED.

4. NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER SCHEDULE
DURING THE CURRENT CENSUS, HOWEVER, THE CENSUS HAS
ADDED ANOTHER SCHEDULE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED TWO
SCHEDULES, THE NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER: HOUSEHOLD
SCHEDULE, OR SIMPLY THE NPR SCHEDULE.
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS 15 QUESTIONS, MANY OF WHICH ARE
SIMILAR TO THE QUESTIONS THAT FORM PART OF THE REGULAR
CENSUS HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE THAT IS FILLED UP IN THE
SECOND PHASE, AND LIKE THE CENSUS HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE,
THE NPR SCHEDULE IS TO BE FILLED FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE
CENSUS HOUSEHOLD. THIS TASK HAS BEEN TAGGED ON TO THE
FIRST PHASE OF THE CENSUS 2011.
THE CENSUS 2011 IS THUS UNDERTAKING THE MAIN CENSUS
EXERCISE TWICE, FIRST FOR THE NPR IN APRIL-DECEMBER 2010,
AND AGAIN FOR THE CENSUS 2011 IN FEBRUARY-MARCH 2010.
THE SHEER MAGNITUDE OF THIS TASK IS LIKELY TO HAVE AN
IMPACT ON THE RIGOR AND EXHAUSTIVENESS OF CENSUS 2011.

5. NEED OF NPR
IN VIEW OF THE GROWING NEED FOR A CREDIBLE IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS, LIKE
INTERNAL SECURITY, ILLEGAL MIGRATION ETC, INDIA IS
CONTEMPLATING THE PREPARATION OF A NATIONAL POPULATION
REGISTER (NPR) BY COLLECTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON EACH
PERSON RESIDING IN THE COUNTRY. THE PROPOSED NPR WOULD
CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS, NAME, SEX, DATE OF BIRTH,
CURRENT MARITAL STATUS, NAME OF FATHER, MOTHER AND
SPOUSE, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ATTAINED, NATIONALITY,
OCCUPATION/ACTIVITY PURSUED, PRESENT AND PERMANENT
ADDRESSES. THE DATABASE WOULD ALSO CONTAIN THE
PHOTOGRAPH AND FINGER BIOMETRY OF PERSONS ABOVE THE
AGE OF 15 YEARS. UNDER THIS SCHEME, EVERY INDIVIDUAL WOULD
BE ASSIGNED A UNIQUE NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (NIN).
THE NPR IS EXPECTED TO BE READY BY 2014.

6. THERE ARE SEVERAL DATABASES IN INDIA LIKE ELECTORS LIST,
DRIVING LICENSES, PASSPORTS, PAN CARDS (INCOME TAX), LIST OF
PERSONS BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, RATION CARDS, FARMERS
CARDS TO NAME A FEW. ALL THESE HAVE A LIMITED REACH AND ARE
STAND ALONE DATABASES. IN ORDER TO AVOID DUPLICATION, SAVE
COSTS AND ALLOW INTEROPERABILITY, A STANDARD DATABASE
COVERING THE ENTIRE POPULATION IS AN URGENT NECESSITY.
THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF THE NPR IS TO PROVIDE A
CREDIBLE DATABASE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND
AVOID ALL THE SHORTCOMINGS IN THE EXISTING DATABASES.

7. INFORMATION IN NPR
• NAME OF PERSON
•RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD
•FATHER’S NAME
•MOTHER’S NAME
•SPOUSE’S NAME
•SEX
•DATE OF BIRTH
•MARITAL STATUS
•PLACE OF BIRTH
•NATIONALITY AS DECLARED
•PRESENT ADDRESS OF USUAL RESIDENCE
•DURATION OF STAY AT PRESENT ADDRESS
•PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
•OCCUPATION/ACTIVITY
•EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
ABOVE DETAILS TTO BE COLLECTED FROM ALL USUAL RESIDENTS.
PHOTOGRAPH, FINGERPRINT AND IRIS(IF APPROVED) TO BE COLLECTED FOR USUAL RESIDENTS
AOVE 15 YEARS OF AGE.

8. ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP-NPR
REGISTRAR GENERAL OF
CITIZEN REGISTRATION
STATE DIRECTORS OF
CITIZEN REGISTRATION
DISTRICT REGISTRARS OF CITIZEN
REGISTRATION
SUB-DISTRICT REGISTRARS OF
CITIZEN REGISTRATION
LOCAL REGISTRARS OF
CITIZEN REGISTRATION
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

9. NPR-PREPERATION PROCESS
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASSING
FOR
NPR BY ENUMERATORS (45 DAYS)
SCANNING OF SCHEDULES
AND
DIGITIZING OF DATA
BIOMETRIC AND PHOTOGRAPHY
VISIT 2
(SECOND ROUND)
BIOMETRIC AND PHOTOGRAPHY
VISIT 1
(FIRST ROUND)
PUBLICATION OF THE
LOCAL REGISTER OF
USUAL RESIDENTS (LRUR)
DISPOSAL OF OBJECTIONS/
CLAIMS
BY REGISTRARS
PHASE I
PHASE II

10. 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
NPR-PREPERATION PROCESS
DE-DUPLICATION BY
UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION
AUTHORITY OF INDIA
(UIDAI)
Final LRUR with all
Usual Residents given
An Unique ID
Creation
of
National Population Register

11. NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER
Scanning station Recognition stations
Image based Data Entry
De-Duplication UIDAI
Publication
Objections
Appeals
Finalisation
Biometric Capture
ORGI Server ID Card