ADVANI RELEASES CENSUS
DATA ON HOUSING, AMENITIES AND ASSETS AND CD ON CensusInfo India
2001
The Deputy Prime
Minister, Shri L.K. Advani today released Census Data on Housing,
Amenities and Assets and a CD on CensusInfo India 2001 at a function,
here today. The Census Data and CD has been produced by the Registrar
General and Census Commissioner, India in collaboration with UNICEF.
Commending the
efforts by the Registrar General of India in bringing out several
packages on the various aspects of Census in the country, the
Home Minister, Shri Advani said that the data on housing, household
amenities and assets for Census 2001 assumes great importance
because it allows us to take stock of how much we have progressed
in these fronts after fifty-five years of independence and on
the other hand it tells us how much more distance we are yet to
travel to meet the basic needs of our people. The data will be
of immense use to the planners and policy makers at the National
and State level in several social and economic fields.
Referring to the
presentation made on the occasion he said the data showed that
the country has made considerable progress on several fronts.
"But the question is are we moving fast enough? Is the progress
uniform throughout the country?" These are some of the questions
which the data released today when subjected to a rigorous analysis
will answer, he said. It gives the policy makers, planners and
administrators an opportunity to take stock of the current situation
and help taking objective decisions, plan and implement schemes
and programmes so as to help our countrymen live a reasonably
decent life, free of misery and want.
For this he said
a climate of optimism is necessary and also strong determination
and commitment. If India is to come up as a developed country
by the year 2020 a lot of effort will have to be put in to bring
in perceptible change in the life of our people not only in urban
areas but people at grassroot level. Because it is the rural area
and far off interior belts where the people need more attention
in the aspect of health, hygiene, provision of safe drinking water,
housing and cloths which are basic needs to live a decent life.
Shri Advani also
praised the Registrar of Census and the Staff for the effort in
launching a Map site on the Census Website which enables the user
to draw on-line thematic maps based on census data, recently.
Speaking on the
occasion, the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri K.C.
Pant highly applauded the commendable work done by the Census
Commissioner and staff and said that the Planning Commission entirely
depends on such data to plan developmental schemes and programmes
in different regions in the country. He said it is the correct
data which helps a country to device the future plan of action
to bring in noticeable change in the life of its people.
The UNICEF Country
Representative in India Ms. Maria Calivis presented an overview
on the CensusInfo India 2001, with graphic details.
