Union Home 🎃Minister Amit Shah asserted with di𝓀gitalisation of the census process in the country on Monday.
He said a ‘100 percent perfec⛄t’ enumeration ca🍷n be expected in the next counting exercise, which has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier in the day Amit Shah who is on a two-day visit to Assam said the central government i🤡s making efforts to ensure development of border areas to ensure people did not migrate away from remote areas.
Home minᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚister said with the next census to be conducted in e-mode, it will be a ‘100 percent perfect’ enumeration and on its basis, the country'🌱s developmental planning for the next 25 years will be undertaken while speaking at a function at Amingaon,
While e-census will have its challenges, there would also be advantagesﷺ - about 50 per cent of the population will be able to feed their data themsel🐬ves once the mobile application is downloaded on their phones, he pointed out.
The U💦nion Minister said that he and his family will use the mobile application for filing up the census data. “We will have to make people aware of it and our ministry will spare no effo🌼rts to do so,” he added.
Census is important from various aspects and for a 'population- sensitive state like Assam', it is even more vital, he said. He, however, did no♑t elaborate on his statement.
The population growth rate of Muslims has been a highlight of political discourse in Assam in💯 recent years, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claiming in the state Legislative Assembly in March that they have become the ‘largest community’ in the state.
He had also earlier pitched for ‘population control’ among Muslims, maintaining that it is directly linked to the growth of the state.
Shah also pointed out that ꦆcensus data can reflect demographic changes, economic mapping, areas left behind in the development parameters, cultural, linguistic and societal changes.
The minister maintained that such an all-encompassing crucial exercise was not given its due importance in the past. Shah claimed 🌊that the Narendra Modi-led government has given due importance to Census and his ministꦿry has decided to use technology for scientific and accurate enumeration and proper analysis of the census findings.
“Even though Covid-19 has slowed it down, I am sure modernisation of the Registrar General of India will be completed by 2024,” he added.
Shah also inaugurated the newly revamped website of ORGI-www.censusindia.gov.in. The new website comes wi♎th advanced features like ‘population finder’, data visualisations.
Earlier in the day, the home minister said there was lack of deve꧅lopment in the border areas, leading to migration of people, and “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly striving to bring development to these areas”.
The BSF personnel posted along the border areas 🏅will be provided with the latest technology to boost security, he twee𓄧ted.
At Mankachar near the Indo-Bangladesh border, Shah reviewed the border situation after arriving from the Kamakhya where he offereꩵd prayers at the famous Shakti temple.
Shah is scheduled to attend a host of programmes in the northeastern state during his visit, including the Himanta Biswa Sarma-ꦏled government's first anniversary celebrations.
(with inputts from PTI)
