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No.

Poudouchéry

Mercredi

Juillet

2013 (9 Sravana 1935)

No.

Puducherry

Wednesday

31st

July

2013

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 8, dated 29th July 2013)

ORDER

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955

read with rule 3 and 4 of the Citizenship (Registration of the Citizens and Issue

of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, the Central Government have decided

to prepare the National Population Register in the country which involves

(i) Data collection and (ii) Biometric enrolment of all usual residents in the

Union territory of Puducherry.

2. The National Population Register means a register containing details

of persons usually residing in a village or rural area or town or ward or

demarcated area (demarcated by the Registrar General of Citizen Registration)

within a ward in a town or urban area.

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3. The various stages involved in the preparation of National Population

(a) Collection of demographic data of all citizens usually residing in

a local area.

(b) Collection of biometric data i.e., photo, finger prints of ten fingers

and iris of the 5 years and above age group population.

(LRUR) by the Sub-District or Taluk Registrar, for inviting any

objections or for inclusion of any name or corrections for the family or

individual particulars collected and processed to be finally entered in

the National Register of Indian Citizens.

(d) Finalisation of National Population Register after disposal of

claims and objections by the District Registrar.

(e) Issue of National Resident Identity Card.

4. In this context, His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry

is pleased to appoint the following officers under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and

Citizenship (Registration of the Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards)

Rules, 2003 for the purpose of preparation of the National Population Register (NPR)

in the Union territory of Puducherry to take, or aid in or supervise the NPR

operations within the administrative area specified against each of them :—

Sl.

Designation

NPR designation

Administrative area

No.

Secretary to Government

State Coordinator

Entire Union territory

(Revenue).

of Puducherry.

District Collector

District Registrar

Respective District

Sub/Deputy Collector

Sub-District Registrar Respective Revenue

(Revenue).

Sub-Division.

Tahsildar

Taluk Registrar

Respective Taluk

Deputy Tahsildar

Sub-Taluk Registrar

Respective Mahe and

Yanam Sub-Taluks.

Village Administrative Officer

Local Registrar

Respective Revenue

Village.

5. The duties and responsibilities of Registrars at various levels and

general public in connection with NPR are as follows :—

(i) State Coordinator : Over all in-charge of the NPR project in

Puducherry Union Territory and shall be coordinating the District

Registrar/Sub-District Registrar/Local Registrar. Liasoning between

Union Territory Government and Registrar-General, India and Director

of Census Operations.

(ii) District Registrar :

(a) Appointment of all functionaries at the district level.

(b) Training of all functionaries at the district level.

(d) Ensuring proper publicity.

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(e) Undertaking inspection of data collected and biometric camps

from time to time.

(f) Ensuring and certifying complete coverage.

(g) Disposing claims submitted by the individuals as per rules and

instructions issued from time to time.

(h) Authentication of the data as per the rules and instructions

issued from time to time.

(i) Exercising financial control over expenditure.

(j) Coordinating NPR work at the district level.

(k) Any other task assigned from time to time.

(iii) Sub-District Registrar :

(a) Appointment of all functionaries at the Sub-District level.

(b) Training of all functionaries at the Sub-District level.

(d) Ensuring proper publicity.

(e) Undertaking inspection of data collection and biometric.

(f) Ensuring timely start and completion of NPR work.

(g) Ensuring correctness and quality of data collection.

(h) Ensuring and certifying complete coverage.

(i) Disposing of claims submitted by the individuals as per

instruction issued from time to time.

(j) On the application made by the concerned persons,

modification of any entry in respect of the following

particulars in the National Population Register after due

verification.

* ^{Change of name; or}

* ^{The name of the applicant’s parent in case his status has}

been altered by adoption under the relevant laws; or

* ^{Change of residential address; or}

* ^{Change of marital status; or}

* ^{Change of sex.}

(k) Authentication of the data as per the instructions issued from

time to time.

(l) Exercising financial control over expenditure.

(m) Coordinating NPR work at the Sub- District level.

(n) Any other task assigned from time to time.

(iv) Taluk Registrar :

(a) Training of all functionaries at the Taluk level.

(b) Distribution of material for the field work.

(d) Undertaking inspection of data collection and biometric.

(e) Ensuring timely start and completion of NPR work.

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(f) Ensuring correctness and quality of data collection.

(g) Ensuring and certifying complete coverage.

(h) Disposing of claims submitted by the individuals as per

instruction issued from time to time.

(i) On the application made by the concerned persons,

modification of any entry in respect of the following

particulars in the National Population Register after due

verification.

* ^{Change of name; or}

* ^{The name of the applicant's parent in case his status has}

been altered by adoption under the relevant laws; or

* ^{Change of residential address; or}

* ^{Change of marital status; or}

* ^{Change of sex.}

(j) Authentication of the data as per the instructions issued from

time to time.

(k) Exercising financial control over expenditure.

(l) Coordinating NPR work at the Taluk level.

(m) Any other task assigned from time to time.

(v) Local Registrar :

(a) Ensuring arrangements for publicity/awareness campaign in

the rural/town regarding the creation of NPR by making drum

beat, mike announcements, etc.

(b) Ensuring the full coverage of area under her/his jurisdiction

and that no household/individual has been left out.

places in the village/ward area.

(d) Marking correction in the list and submitting the same to Taluk

Registrar after incorporating the changes/objection.

(e) Authenticating the collected data in respect of "usual

residents" as per instructions issued from time to time.

(f) Any other tasks assigned from time to time.

(vi) General Public :

(a) Give information to the enumerator.

(b) Attend the biometric camp on the assigned date and time.

informant.

It shall be compulsory for every citizen of India to assist

the official responsible for preparation of the National

registered in the local register of Indian Citizens during the

period of initialisation.

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It shall be responsibility of the head of every family, during

the period specified for preparation of the population

members and other particulars, as specified in sub-rule (3)

of rule 3, of the family of which he is the head.

It shall be the responsibility of every citizen to register once

with the Local Registrar of Citizen Registration and to

provide correct individual particulars to that authority.

In the case of dependents, such as minor who has not

attained the age of eighteen years, or who is disabled the

responsibility of reporting the particulars under this rule

shall be of the head of the family:

Provided that in so far as inmates of institutions, such as

orphanages, old age homes, mental asylums are concerned,

the responsibility for providing the requisite details shall

lie with the head of the institution.

(d) Fill the KYR forms.

(e) Strict discipline should be maintained in the camp.

(f) After the publication of LRUR check their own particulars and

if any discrepancy found, bring it to the notice of Local

Registrar.

(g) The National Identity Card shall be the property of the Central

Government.

(h) No person shall willfully destroy, transfer or use in any form

the National Identity Card, except for the lawful purposes.

(i) On the happening of any of the events specified under

sub-rule (1) of rule 10, the National Identity Card shall be

surrendered by the citizen concerned or his nearest relative,

as the case may, to the Registrar General of Citizen

Registration or any other authorised officer acting on his

behalf.

(j) In the event of loss of the National Identity Card, it shall be

the duty of the citizen or his nearest relative, as the case may

be, to report the matter immediately to the nearest police

station and the concerned authority.

Penal provision in certain cases.— Any violation of provisions of

rules 5,7,8,10,11 and 14 of the Citizenship (Registration of the Citizens and Issue

of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 shall be punishable with fine which may

extend to one thousand rupees.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

Dr. S.B. DEEPAK KUMAR, I.A.S.,

Special Secretary (Revenue).

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