A comprehensive identification data base is under compilation for the National Population Register (NPR) with the purpose of strengthening national security, Director of Census Directorate in Chhattisgarh Renu Pillai said on Wednesday.
Addressing participants of a district-level training programme cum workshop at the District Collectorate here, Pillai said that the compilation of the indentification data base would also assist in better management of various government schemes and programmes.
She informed that the identification details of every citizen in Chhattisgarh were gathered by the enumerators between May 1 to June 15, 2010 for the national census 2011 while listing the number of houses existing in the State.
Pillai said that every family member whose identification details were gathered were offered a receipt.
She said that various camps would be held at urban and rural localities for carrying out the Biometrics work for the identification work taken up for preparing the database.
The camps would take pictures, thumb and finger prints besides carrying out iris scan of the citizens at the camps, she said.
The Biometrics work would be taken up at the civic ward level in the district, Pillai said. She directed that the enumerators be posted for taking up Biometrics work in the district.
The Biometrics camp would be held at a single place for a period of three days, Pillai said. At the meeting, District Collector R P Tyagi informed that adequate power supply arrangements besides provision of a building , enumerators and supervisors would be provided for taking up the Biometrics work.
Joint Director of Census Directorate in Chhattisgarh P K Chaudhary informed during the training programme that the Biometrics machine be carried to the homes of the differently abled and the aged for carrying out the identification work in case they are unable to make it to the camps.
He said that those citizens who have changed homes would have to fill up a new form for their Biometrics identification.
Chaudhary said that even if a family members does not have MNREGS job card, BPl/APl/Antodaya Card number, ration card number, voter identification letter, driving license, Pan Card or passport then also their Biometrics identification must be taken.