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Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(Law Officers)

DECLARATION OF PERIOD OF HOUSING CENSUS 2021 BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED DURING HOUSELISTING CENSUS 2021

(Letter No. 3336/L.O/2020-1, 28th February 2020)

No. II(1)/PULO/7(C-1)/2020.—The following Notifi cation of the Ministry of Home Aff airs republished (offi ce of the Registrar General, India) New Delhi, the 7th January 2020 is republished:-

S.O.119(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 and section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rule 6A of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government hereby declares that the houselisting operations of the Census of India 2021 shall take place from the 1st April, 2020 to the 30th September, 2020 in India.

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V(cid:3473)(cid:3486)(cid:3469)(cid:3475) J(cid:3479)(cid:3483)(cid:3472)(cid:3473),

Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

Secretariat, Chennai-9, Dated: 28th February 2020.

P. SENTHILKUMAR,

Principal Secretary to Government (FAC),

Public Department.

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(Letter No. 3336/L.O/2020-1, 28th February 2020)

No. II(1)/PULO/7(c-2)/2020.—The Following Notifi cation of The Ministry of Home Affairs republished (Offi ce of The Registrar General, India) New Delhi, the 7th January 2020 is republished:—

S.O.120(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Central Government hereby instructs that all Census Offi cers may, within the limits of the local areas for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions from all persons on the items enumerated below for collecting information through the houselisting and housing census schedules in connection with the Census of India 2021, namely:-

1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number).

2. Census house number.

3. Predominant material of fl oor, wall and roof of the census house.

4. Ascertain use of census house.

5. Condition of the census house.

6. Household number.

7. Total number of persons normally residing in the Household.

8. Name of the head of the household.

9. Sex of the head of the household.

10. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other.

11. Ownership status of the census house.

12. Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household.

13. Number of married couple(s) living in the household.

14. Main source of drinking water.

15. Availability of drinking water source.

16. Main source of lighting.

17. Access to latrine.

18. Type of latrine.

19. Waste water outlet.

20. Availability of bathing facility.

21. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection.

22. Main fuel used for cooking.

23. Radio/Transistor.

24. Television.

25. Access to internet.

26. Laptop/Computer.

27. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone.

28. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped.

29. Car/Jeep/Van.

30. Main Cereal consumed in the household.

31. Mobile Number (for census related communications only).

Note : Items 1 to 5 relate to building particulars, items 6 and 7 relate to household particulars (for census house used wholly or partly as a residence), items 8 to 10 relate to head of the household, and items 9 to 31 relate only to normal household of which items 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 29 relate to the assets of the household.

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V(cid:3473)(cid:3486)(cid:3469)(cid:3475) J(cid:3479)(cid:3483)(cid:3472)(cid:3473),

Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

Secretariat, Chennai-9, Dated: 28th February 2020.

P. SENTHILKUMAR,

Principal Secretary to Government (FAC),

Public Department.

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