First phase of census work deferred in UP

UP census directorate had planned house listing and housing census between May 16 and June 30.

The first phase of Census of India, 2021—house listing and housing census and updation of national population register (NPR)—has been postponed in Uttar Pradesh in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

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UP census directorate had planned house listing and housing census between May 16 and June 30.

Principal secretary, general administration, Jitendra Kumar said, in a letter to all the states on March 25, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) ordered strict implementation of the Covid guidelines.

The MHA has directed all the states and union territories to postpone the first phase of Census 2021- updation of NPR until further order. In view of the MHA order the first phase of Census of India, 2021 has been postponed till further order, Kumar said.

For containment of corona, the states and union territories have announced lockdown. The ministry of health and family welfare had issued advisories for various precautionary measures including social distancing.

Director, census work UP, Narendra Shankar Pandey had on March 21 directed district magistrates of all 75 districts to suspend the training programme of the field trainers to be deputed for the census–2021 work till further orders.