Census 2011, which will carry out a headcount of India’s 1.2 billion population, kickstarted on Thursday with President Pratibha Patil being the first to be enumerated in the decennial exercise. The 15th National Census exercise, which will see over 25 lakh officials capturing the socio-economic-cultural profile of India’s citizens, will also seek information for the National Population Register. Home minister P Chidambaram said it was the first time in human history that 1.2 billion people were being provided I-cards after being identified, counted and enumerated. The Census operation will cost around Rs 2,209 crore while the approved cost of the scheme for creation of NPR is Rs 3,539.24 crore. The exercise is to be conducted over a period of 45 days in each state and UT. The second phase, called the population enumeration phase, will be conducted simultaneously all over the country from February 9 to 28, 2011, and the entire exercise will be completed by March 5, 2011.
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