PM enumerated for Census-2011

New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh was Saturday enumerated for Census 2011 and said the
data from this massive exercise will be a 'treasure house' of
information to help Government plan its development work.
Census officials visited the Race Course residence of
the 77-year-old prime minister this morning and collected
particulars of him and his wife Gursharan Kaur.
Official sources said Singh was enthusiastic in giving
out information during the exercise that lasted about 15
minutes.
Minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office
Prithviraj Chauhan, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai and Census
Commissioner C Chandramouli were present.
Singh asked each and every citizen to participate in
the national endeavour and ensure that they are enumerated
properly.
"This enumeration will constitute a treasure house of
information for planning our development work," he said.
He said the Census of India is the most massive
operation for compiling statistics anywhere in the world.
"Some of this data forms an important base for
planning the level of our economic and social activities and
it constitutes an important input in the processes of planning
and development," the prime minister noted.
The biggest Census exercise ever to be attempted in
human history to cover India's 1.2 billion population began on
April one with Indian President Pratibha Patil being the first
to be enumerated in the decennial exercise.
The 15th National Census, which will see over 25 lakh
officials capturing the socio-economic-cultural profile of its
citizens, will also seek information for the creation of the
National Population Register. PTI