Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: TWITTER/@PlanComPakistan
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the provincial governments to ensure effective coordination for the timely completion of the country’s first-ever Digital Census and 7th Population and Housing Census-2022.
The minister made these directions while chairing the fourth meeting of census monitoring committee (CMC) to review the progress made so far, said a press release.
“The government is spending Rs34 billion for the country’s first-ever digital census and each penny is public money which must be utilized responsibly,” said the minister. APP
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