Minister reviews progress on census

Ahsan hails PBS for launching self-enumeration portal

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Tuesday reviewed the progress of the country's first-ever digital census and appreciated the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for its efforts to ensure transparency of the census.

According to a statement, matters regarding field operations and financial requirements also came under discussion during the meeting. The minister appreciated the PBS on the successful launch of the Self-Enumeration Portal and directed all stakeholders to ensure credible, reliable, and transparent census.

The meeting was attended by members of the committee from all relevant departments including chief secretaries of all provinces, secretaries, military operations directorate DG, SMBR, and senior officers from the education department and NADRA.

Chief Census Commissioner Dr Naeem uz Zafar presented the details of census activities. It was informed that after the opening of the self-enumeration portal, around 0.8 million people have visited the portal.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 22^nd, 2023.