No decision taken on National Population Register updation: Registrar General

New Delhi: No decision has been taken on updation of the National Population Register, which creates a comprehensive database of residents in the country, Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said Monday.

The National Population Register (NPR), which was first prepared in 2010 and updated in 2015, contains details of persons who reside in a village (rural area), or in a town, ward, or demarcated area within a ward in a town (urban area).

When asked about the NPR, Narayan said, "No decision has been taken on NPR. We have not issued any directive regarding that." According to the Census website, the NPR was supposed to be updated along with Housing Listing and Housing Operations for the "forthcoming Census".

The first phase of the Census 2027 -- Housing Listing and Housing Operations -- shall begin on April 1 and will continue till September 30.

"To incorporate changes due to birth, death and migration, the NPR would be updated along with House Listing and Housing Operations of the forthcoming Census. The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive database of usual residents in the country. No document will be collected during this exercise," the Census website states.