It is an identity database to be maintained by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. It is a Register containing entries of only the citizens of the country. It is a substitute for Aadhaar/UID (Unique Identification) Number. The biometric details of individuals who are registering are captured through fingerprints and iris. Which of the above statements are not correct? - Statement 1 is correct: The National Population Register is indeed an identity database maintained by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. - Statement 2 is incorrect: The NPR is a register of usual residents of the country, not just citizens. A 'usual resident' is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for the past 6 months or more, or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next 6 months or more. It includes both citizens and non-citizens. - Statement 3 is incorrect: NPR is a database of usual residents and is distinct from Aadhaar (UID). While NPR data can be linked with Aadhaar or used in processes involving identity verification, it is not a substitute for Aadhaar itself. They serve different primary purposes and are governed by different legal frameworks (Citizenship Act for NPR, Aadhaar Act for UID). - Statement 4 is technically allowed by rules but not the primary focus: The Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, under which NPR is compiled, allows for the collection of both demographic and biometric information. However, the initial phases and the recent updates have primarily focused on demographic data collection. Biometric data collection is part of the broader National Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) project linked to the NPR process but is not universally mandatory for basic NPR registration itself. Given the definite inaccuracy of statements 2 and 3, they are clearly the "not correct" statements being sought.
Consider the following statements about the National Population Register (NPR):
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2013 · Topic: India: Population (National Population Policy, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Programs)
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- Fill up the blanks : National population policy adopted in 2000 with a view to encourage ________ and aim at stabilizing the population by __________.
- Fill in the blanks India has been recognised as the ______ country in the world to officially adopt Family Planning Programme in ______ .
- Long-term objective of the National Population Policy 2000 is to achieve a stable population by
- Under the National Population Policy, 2000, the goal to attain population stagnation has been raised from 2045 to
- Which one of the following points does not Figure in the 10-year Action Plan formulated under the National Population Policy ?
- Post-independence, the registration of births and deaths was made compulsory and uniform all over India through the Registration of Births and Deaths Act. In which year, the Act was passed?
- With reference to National Family Health Survey Report (NFHS-5), which of the following are true? - 90 percent of household population have Aadhaar card - 97 percent of household have electricity - 96 percent of households have a bank or post office account - 83 percent of households have access to a toilet facility Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- The country which had the first family planning programme was