Six buses branded with National Population Register (NPR) themes have been allotted for Odisha to cover the districts for collection of photo-biometric data of the left out persons. All facilities along with kits for collection of photo-biometric data are available in the bus. There would be two operators with two kits in each bus. During the time, public would be made aware of the NPR.
The buses will move from one place to another in the district to cover the left out persons and persons whose biometrics has been rejected. The movements of the bus will be organized within a district in a pre-planned route. The bus will move to nearby district to cover the left out persons in the pre-planned route. All the districts have been divided into six zones. At the first instance Khordha, Ganjam, Bhadrak, Rayagada, Balangir and Sambalpur districts will be covered. Each bus will move in all the districts allotted for the group.
The NPR is a register of usual residents being created under the Citizenship Act 1955. It is the first step towards creation of a National Register of Indian Citizens. Till now, 84 per cent of the population has been covered under photo-biometric enrolment in the State.