WHAT IS NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER (NPR)

National Population Register (NPR)
The Census process and an update of the National Population Register (NPR) across the country are to take place from April 2020 to September 2020, and the new data will be published in February 2021. While the national Census exercise is not unknown to most people, the term National Population Register (NPR) is not so well known. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions around NPR:
What is National Population Register (NPR)
Before understanding NPR, we need to know what is a ‘resident’. Any person who has been living in an area or locality for six months or more or intends to live in an area/locality for the next six months at the time of a survey is considered a resident.
The NPR is a register of all ‘residents’ of the country, prepared at several levels — local (village/sub-town), subdistrict, district, state and national — according to the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. The objective of the exercise is the create a comprehensive database of residents of the nation including their demographic particulars. The exercise is carried out under the supervision of Registrar General and ex-Officio Census Commissioner, India. Every citizen of India has to be issued a national identity card under the law.
What are the details required to be given for NPR?
The demographic details of every individual are required for every usual resident — name, relationship to the head of the household, father's name, mother's name, spouse's name (if married), sex, date of birth, marital status, place of birth, nationality (as declared), present address of usual residence, duration of stay at the present address, permanent residential address, occupation, and educational qualification.
The NPR was introduced by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in 2010. It was updated in 2015 by the Narendra Modi government through a door-to-door survey. The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, has approves Rs 3,941.35 cr for exercise to update the NPR.
What is the relation between NPR and Census?
The NPR update is the first phase of the Census 2021 exercise.
The census, which is the single largest source of a variety of statistical information on different characteristics of the people of India, is conducted on the basis of the Census Act of 1948. Census 2021 will take into account the findings of the NPR.
The Census 2021 will be done in two phases. In the first, the work of house-listing or housing Census will be conducted from April to September 2020. In the second, the enumeration of the population will be done from February 9 to February 28, 2021, with reference moment as 00:00 hours of March 1, 2021.
For snow-bound areas in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the reference date will be October 1, 2020.
National Population Register (NPR)
NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER (NPR) NEWS
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Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020 due to Covid-19
The house-listing phase of the Census and the exercise to update NPR were scheduled to be carried out across the country from ...| August 30, 2020, Sunday -
Coronavirus impact: Centre postpones process of updating NPR, Census 2021
The house listing and housing enumeration of the Census 2021 and NPR were slated to be carried out simultaneously from April 1 to ...| March 26, 2020, Thursday -
No document to be collected during NPR update, says Nityanand Rai
The NPR data will be collected along with the house-listing phase of the census to be conducted from April 1 to September 30| March 18, 2020, Wednesday -
Riot and riposte: Govt's explanation in Parliament was disingenuous
Mr Shah's 50-minute Lok Sabha speech can be best described as a model of mendacity; it apportioned the blame on everyone but his ...| March 15, 2020, Sunday -
No one will be marked 'doubtful' in any column during NPR exercise: Shah
He said Delhi riots were a conspiracy and no one responsible will be spared irrespective of his party, religion or caste| March 12, 2020, Thursday -
Preparations for Census, NPR at peak; exercise to begin from April 1
The ministry said this after a conference of the directors of the census operations on status of preparatory work around Census ...| March 05, 2020, Thursday -
Economists, social scientists call for delinking of Census 2021, NPR
They said that while Census is an important exercise and helps centre, state governments make and implement welfare schemes ...| March 05, 2020, Thursday -
After the riots
Restoring trust in state institutions is vital| March 03, 2020, Tuesday -
Sonia deputes 5-member team to visit riot-affected areas, submit report
The delegation comprises AICC general Secretary Mukul Wasnik, AICC in-charge Delhi Shaktisinh Gohil, Haryana PCC chief Kumari ...| February 28, 2020, Friday -
Anti-CAA protests: Prohibitory notices issued to 4,000 people in Aligarh
The police have issued notices to 200 people with a criminal background under Section 110 (G) of the CrPc and initiated process ...| February 28, 2020, Friday