Notification, 2020

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RAJASTHAN GAZETTE

Extraordinary Phalguna 07, Wednesday, Saka 1941 – February 26, 2020

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFARIS

(OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA) ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍New Delhi, the 7th January, 2020

S.O. 119(E) :- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 and section 17 A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rule 6A of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government hereby declares that the houselisting operations of the Census of India 2021 shall take place from the 1st April, 2020 to the 30th September, 2020 in India.

VIVEK JOSHI, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th January, 2020

S.O.120(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Central Government hereby instructs that all Census Officers may, within the limits of the local areas for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions from all persons on the items enumerated below for collecting information through the houselisting and housing census schedules in connection with the Census of India 2021, namely:-

1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number).

2. Census house number.

3. Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house.

4. Ascertain use of census house.

5. Condition of the census house.

6. Household number.

7. Total number of persons normally residing in the household.

8. Name of the head of the household.

9. Sex of the head of the household.

10. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Cast/ Scheduled Tribe/ Other.

11. Ownership status of the census house.

12. Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household.

13. Number of married couple(S) living in the household.

14. Main source of drinking water.

15. Availability of drinking water.

17. Access to latrine.

18. Type of latrine.

19. Waste water outlet.

20. Availability of bathing facility.

21. Availability of kitchen an LPG/PNG connection.

22. Main fuel used for cooking.

24. Television.

25. Access to internet.

30. Main Cereal consumed in the household.

31. Mobile Number (for census related communication only.) Note:- Items 1 to 5 relate to building particulars, items 6 to 7 relate to household particulars (for census house used wholly or partly as a residence), items 8 to 10 relate to head of the household, and items 9 to 31 relate to normal household of which items 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 29 relate to the assets of the household.

VIVEK JOSHI, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Provisions this notification answers to

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Other instruments under the same Act

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