<p>The government has issued notification for the house-listing operations for Census 2021 from April 1 next year with a list of 31 questions.</p>.<p>Invoking Section 3 and Section 17A of the Census Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in the notification, 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".</p>.<p>This is different from the exercise of National Population Register (NPR) though both are conducted simultaneously.</p>.<p>The notification said it 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 mentioned by it.</p>.<p>During the house-listing operations, the enumerator will ask 31 questions to the residents which include building particulars, household particulars and assets.</p>.<p>The questions include ownership status of the house, number of married couples in the household, the main source of drinking water, access to a latrine, fuel used for cooking and access to the internet, among other things.</p>.<p>For census related communications, they would also ask for the mobile number of the resident.</p>.<p>The NPR will have 21 questions, which include name, date of birth and parents' name and date of birth, among other details. Government has said Aadhaar number will also be asked but providing that information is voluntary.</p>.<p><br /><strong>QUESTIONS DURING HOUSE-LISTING OPs in 2020</strong><br />1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number<br />2. Census house number<br />3. Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house<br />4. Ascertain use of census house<br />5. Condition of the census house<br />6. Household number<br />7. The total number of persons normally residing in the household<br />8. Name of the head of the household<br />9. Sex of the head of the household<br />10. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other<br />11. Ownership status of the census house<br />12. The number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household<br />13. The number of married couple(s) living in the household<br />14. The main source of drinking water<br />15. Availability of drinking water source<br />16. The main source of lighting<br />17. Access to a latrine<br />18. Type of latrine<br />19. Waste water outlet<br />20. Availability of bathing facility<br />21. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection<br />22. The main fuel used for cooking<br />23. Radio/Transistor<br />24. Television<br />25. Access to the internet<br />26. Laptop/Computer<br />27. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone<br />28. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped<br />29. Car/Jeep/Van<br />30. Main Cereal consumed in the household<br />31. Mobile Number (for census-related communications only)</p>
<p>The government has issued notification for the house-listing operations for Census 2021 from April 1 next year with a list of 31 questions.</p>.<p>Invoking Section 3 and Section 17A of the Census Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in the notification, 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".</p>.<p>This is different from the exercise of National Population Register (NPR) though both are conducted simultaneously.</p>.<p>The notification said it 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 mentioned by it.</p>.<p>During the house-listing operations, the enumerator will ask 31 questions to the residents which include building particulars, household particulars and assets.</p>.<p>The questions include ownership status of the house, number of married couples in the household, the main source of drinking water, access to a latrine, fuel used for cooking and access to the internet, among other things.</p>.<p>For census related communications, they would also ask for the mobile number of the resident.</p>.<p>The NPR will have 21 questions, which include name, date of birth and parents' name and date of birth, among other details. Government has said Aadhaar number will also be asked but providing that information is voluntary.</p>.<p><br /><strong>QUESTIONS DURING HOUSE-LISTING OPs in 2020</strong><br />1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number<br />2. Census house number<br />3. Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house<br />4. Ascertain use of census house<br />5. Condition of the census house<br />6. Household number<br />7. The total number of persons normally residing in the household<br />8. Name of the head of the household<br />9. Sex of the head of the household<br />10. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other<br />11. Ownership status of the census house<br />12. The number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household<br />13. The number of married couple(s) living in the household<br />14. The main source of drinking water<br />15. Availability of drinking water source<br />16. The main source of lighting<br />17. Access to a latrine<br />18. Type of latrine<br />19. Waste water outlet<br />20. Availability of bathing facility<br />21. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection<br />22. The main fuel used for cooking<br />23. Radio/Transistor<br />24. Television<br />25. Access to the internet<br />26. Laptop/Computer<br />27. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone<br />28. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped<br />29. Car/Jeep/Van<br />30. Main Cereal consumed in the household<br />31. Mobile Number (for census-related communications only)</p>
