2. BY:
ABDUL QADEER ABBASI (IRS)
SPONSOR ADS:
MR. AHMED IQBAL SHAH
Thursday, 10th September, 2015
3. NFC=National Finance Commission
KP=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
M=Million
FATA=Federally Administered Tribal Area
CCI=Counsel of Common Interest
PM=Prime Minister
AD=Anno Domini
Indo-Pak=India-Pakistan
USA=United States of America
COs=Census Organizations
CNIC=Computerized National Identity Card
AC=Assistant Commissioner
SDPO=Sub-Divisional Police Officer
PCO=Population Census Organization
FBS=Federal Bureau of Statics
Cantt=Cantonment
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4. PRIMARY SOURCES
Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Bablani
Provincial Census Commissioner
Mr. Farooque Ahmed Baloch
Joint Census Commissioner (Incharge)
Meeting on 04-09-2015 in Regional
Office of Federal Bureau of Statics,
Karachi
SECONDARY SOURCES
Newspapers
Websites of FBS & different
Government organizations
Research papers available on internet
Pictures of Mr. Farooque Ahmed Baloch, Joint Census Commissioner, FBS,
Karachi office and Abdul Qadeer Abbasi the participant of 20th MCMC, NIM,4
5. Currency of the Issue
Introduction/ Historical
Background
Analysis
Issues for Policy Makers
The Way Forward
Recommendations
Implementation Measures
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7. Bigger the Population,
Bigger the Share
NFC Award
Seat Share in
Parliament
Local Bodies Polls
Target Subsidies
Quota in jobs
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8. Bigger the Population,
Bigger the Share
Punjabi & Siraiki in
Punjab
Sindhi & Urdu
Speaking in Sindh
Baloch & Pashtun in
Balochistan
Pashtun & Non-
Pashtun in KP 8
14. “No funds have been
released thus far”
Asif Bajwa,
Chief Statistician
Government has lost
interest in its own
announcement made in
March, 2015
Census waste of
resources, NADRA data
be used http://www.dawn.com/news/1204103
accessed on 02-09-2015 14
17. First complete census on ten yearly basis was
taken in SWEDEN in 1749 AD*
In Indo-Pak the 1st Census was held between
1867-1872, and was repeated in 1881**
Thereafter, Census every 10th year
*h ttp://www.stat.fi/tup/vl2010/art_2011-03-18_001_en.html accessed on 05-09-2015
**http://www.cicred.org/Eng/Publications/pdf/c-c38.pdf accessed on 05-09-2015
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18. Census may either be “de facto” or
“de jure”
http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Census_Def.aspx accessed on 05-09-2015
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DE FACTO
DE JURE
A person is counted at the place he or she is found
at the time of counting
A person is counted at the place of his/her normal
residence
19. Census are taken by :
1) Enumeration
2) Questionnaire
3) Combined of both methods
Enumeration Method is used in Pakistan and
USA
Questionnaire Method is used in England
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21. The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, published by National Assembly of Pakistan
accessed on 05-09-2015 21
Census meets Legal requirements for:
Providing basis for political representation in
the National and Provincial Assemblies (Article
51 (5) of Constitution)
Distribution of funds to the federating units by
National Finance Commission (Article 160(2)
of Constitution)
Determining quota for recruitment to all civil
posts in the Federal Government
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For complete coverage and effective field
supervision, the country has been delimited on a
four-tier system, into;
Census Districts (Tehsils/ Towns and Cantts.)
Census Charges (Qanun go/ part of Town/Cantt.)
Census Circle (Patwar Circle/part of Town /Cantt.)
Census Blocks (Village, part of Village/Town)
Census Block roughly comprises of 200-250 houses
One Block is assigned to one Enumerator
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Updated digitized maps of Census areas for
each enumerator and supervisor
CNIC of head or any member of household
may be recorded for verification
Vigilance Teams comprising AC, SDPO &
Technical Officer at Census District level
Control Rooms at Census District level to
redress public complaints about
enumeration
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Collection of filled-in questionnaires in
sealed envelopes
Census Evaluation Survey by an
independent agency
Administrative Boundaries be frozen by
Provincial Governments
Ban on transfers and postings of staff
engaged in Census operation
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Effective & Committed Provincial Census
Commissioners (PCC) for coordination
between Provincial Governments &
Population Census Organization
Publicity Campaign to create the awareness
among masses through Print & Electronic
Media
30. *Mr. Farooque Ahmed Baloch, Joint Census Commissioner, in
meeting on 04-09-2015
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Census operation requires a field force of
182,000* as Enumerators and Supervisors
Services of School Teachers and
employees of Local Government
Departments
Participation of maximum females in the
Census operation
They may be paid one month salary as
remuneration
31. Mr. Farooque Ahmed Baloch, Joint Census Commissioner (Incharge) Meeting on 04-09-2015
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Photograph of Enumerator / Supervisor on
serially numbered Identity Card
Appointment of Census Field Staff be
ensured well before the start of operation
Training may be imparted by Senior Officers
of FBS
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Law and order situation in certain parts of the
country
Access of enumeration and supervisory staff in
troubled areas
Security of census documents in sensitive areas
Distortion of population figures due to linguistic
and ethnic feelings in certain areas
Political linkage of census data in terms of
representations in assemblies and distribution of
financial resources among provinces has made
census a sensitive issue
35. RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION
Freezing Representation of
seats in Parliament
(Indian Model)
The CCI, Parliament & Federal
Government
Apportionment of NFC
Award on multi-factors i.e.
population, need,
backwardness, revenue
generation and area basis
The CCI, Parliament & Federal
Government
Permanent & Autonomous
Census Organization
The Federal Government
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36. RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION
Census Organization should
be:
Headed by a permanent
professional population
scholar and researcher
having fixed tenure
The Federal Government
Data Evaluation Function
should be built in the budget
The Federal Government
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37. RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION
The policy decisions at the
Federal, Provincial and Local
level should be taken on the
basis of data collected,
compiled, tabulated resulting in
logical inferences rather than on
personal whims and petty
political & ethnic interests
The Federal Government,
Provincial Governments &
Local Governments
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