2011 Indian census
The 2011 census in India ( Hindi भारत की जनगणना २०११ , English Census of India ) is the 15th census in India . The last one took place in 2001.
procedure
First, between April and September 2010, all 240 million Indian households were recorded and sorted. Certain possessions (moped, television, etc.) were also recorded. The actual count started in February 2011 (official end of February 28, 2011). Around 2.7 million officials are involved in the registration of an estimated 1.2 billion Indians in 7742 cities and 600,000 villages. The census is the largest in Indian history and the largest of all time.
In addition, biometric data such as fingerprints are taken from all ten fingers of all Indians and the iris is scanned. However, participation in this measure was voluntary.
ask
The questionnaire consists of 29 questions. Religion, age at marriage, income, number of children, occupation, language, cell phone ownership, computer ownership, bank accounts, internet access and the housing situation are recorded. The caste membership of the Indians is to be determined in a separate survey between summer and the end of 2011.
target
In addition to statistical recording, the aim is also to uncover grievances and better care for citizens. The foundations are also to be created to provide all Indians with a twelve-digit identification number (UID, Unique Identification Project ).
The number allocation enables Indians without birth certificates, school certificates, permanent residence etc. to be able to apply for food cards and to open free bank accounts at the state bank, to which the state aid is paid, so that the aid can be provided directly and without (possibly corrupt ) Middlemen to those in need.
criticism
The Indian State Secretary for Electronic Data Collection and IT entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani has come under fire in part. Critics allege that a government project under the supervision of an entrepreneur only serves to create a huge customer base. Nilekani denies this and objects that one must prevent data abuse through the technical and legal framework conditions and should not deny the poor Indians in particular the chance to get better living conditions through help from the state by using data acquisition technology.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Christine Möllhoff: Counting once. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . February 15, 2011, accessed February 16, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Georg Blume: A billion people are being digitized. In: the daily newspaper . February 28, 2011, accessed February 28, 2011 .
- ↑ Channel overview foreign journal: India has a population of billions (April 13, 2011) in the ZDFmediathek , accessed on February 11, 2014.