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Ex-Officials Stress Protecting Census Data From NPR and NRC Linkage Concerns

Former officials stress the need to keep Census data confidential due to fears it might be linked to the National Population Register and National Register of Citizens.

Puja Shil | | 1 min read

Ex-Officials Stress Protecting Census Data From NPR and NRC Linkage Concerns
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In Brief

  1. Former officials say Census data must remain confidential amid NPR, NRC concerns.
  2. Census-NRC link worries stem from 1951, when NRC was based on Census schedules.
  3. Countrywide NRC was never published except in undivided Assam, which included Manipur and Tripura.
  4. Preserving confidentiality is crucial to maintain trust in Census data collection.

Former government officials have called for strict confidentiality of Census data in light of rising public concern over the potential use of such data in the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercises.

They pointed to historic precedence from 1951, when the NRC was prepared throughout the country by "copying" data from Census schedules. However, a countrywide NRC was never publicly released, except for the undivided state of Assam, which at the time included Manipur and Tripura.

The officials emphasize that preserving the confidentiality of Census records is essential to ensure public trust and secure participation in future data collection efforts. They warned that linking Census data to NPR or NRC processes could undermine this trust and jeopardize the integrity of these crucial demographic exercises.

Authorities have yet to comment on these concerns.

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