Chief Census Commissioner at Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Dr Naeem uz Zafar has said that the national population census and house counting has started in the entire country. The most significant feature of the census is the use of digital technology in it for the first time.
He said this while inaugurating the field activities of 7th Population and Housing Census, which would be the first ever digital census.
The field activities by marking the first building structure in ‘house listing app.n Meanwhile, the inauguration in all divisions was carried out by the divisional commissioners. While addressing the ceremony Dr Naeem said, “the citizens of Pakistan being the most important stakeholders and beneficiary of the census are urged to ensure their full participation and cooperation during census field operation. The participation in the census is not only our moral & legal obligation but also provides the opportunity to the government to devise evidence base policy planning for ensuring our rights and better service delivery at our doorstep
Meanwhile, the inauguration in all divisions was carried out by the divisional commissioners. While addressing the ceremony DR Naeem said, “the citizens of Pakistan being the most important stakeholders and beneficiary of the census are urged to ensure their full participation and cooperation during census field operation. Participation in the census is not only our moral & legal obligation but also provides the opportunity to the government to devise evidence-based policy planning for ensuring our rights and better service delivery at our doorstep”.
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has already launched a self-enumeration portal https://self.pbs.gov.pk since 20th February, 2023 which is the 1st ever opportunity provided to any country in South Asia.
He said that the response of the citizens to get themselves registered and get enumerated through the portal is tremendous. The participation of the citizens in the census through self-enumeration portal is phenomenal as well as beyond the expectation. PBS has been striving to make the portal more user friendly on the basis of valuable feedback of the citizens and citizens are encouraged to provide their feedback and register their complaints through our toll-free number 0800-57574 for further facilitation, assistance and suggestions.
Chief Census Commissioner Dr Naeem uz Zafar inaugurated the field activities by marking the first building structure in ‘house listing app.
After the inauguration ceremony spokesman of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Muhammad Sarwar Gondal told the media about the Digital Census’s background, Progress till date and appreciated the involvement of all stakeholders. He appreciated the succession of self-enumeration portals and hoped that the same progress & dedication will be seen during the full roll-out of enumeration activity.
The Census will geo tag all structures of Pakistan that will provide framework for economic census. He said that a total number of some 92,754 enumerators are fully motivated and engaged in door-to-door field activities throughout the country.