New Delhi: Terming the census data as a
"treasure house" of information, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
on Saturday said it will help the government plan its development
work.
Singh, who was enumerated for the Census here,
requested each citizen to participate in the national
endeavour and ensure that every person is included in the
exercise.
"This enumeration will constitute a treasure house of
information for planning our development work," he said.
He said the Census of India is the most massive
operation for compiling statistics anywhere in the world.
"Some of this data forms an important base for planning the
level of our economic and social activities and it constitutes
an important input in the processes of planning and
development."
The biggest Census exercise ever to be attempted in
human history to cover India`s 1.2 billion population began on
April 1 with President Pratibha Patil being the first to be
enumerated in the decennial exercise.
The 15th National Census, which will see over 25 lakh
officials capturing the socio-economic-cultural profile of its
citizens, will also seek information for the creation of the
National Population Register.
PTI
