LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Abdullah Khan Sumbal on Wednesday directed the authorities to finish safety and different preparations for digital census within the province.
He issued this directive throughout a gathering of the Provincial Coordinating Committee for Digital Census held at Civil Secretariat. The Provincial Census Commissioner, Commissioner Lahore Division and high police and navy officers attended the assembly whereas Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Member (Assist Companies) Sarwar Gondal, all divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated via video hyperlink.
Talking on the assembly, the Chief Secretary stated that census is a crucial nationwide accountability and the longer term political and financial state of affairs of the nation would largely rely on the info obtained from the census. He stated that the officers and employees should do the work of the census as a nationwide responsibility. He additionally directed the provincial departments to reinforce cooperation with the PBS to finish the census efficiently.
The Chief Secretary ordered the deputy commissioners to instantly present the amenities wanted for the coaching of subject employees for the census within the districts. He stated that by assigning the census responsibility to the workers of the training division, the tutorial actions shouldn’t be affected in any manner.
Mr Sarwar Gondal briefed the assembly concerning the work plan of digital census. He stated that digital census has been efficiently accomplished in 33 districts of the nation as a pilot challenge. He talked about {that a} whole of 61,000 subject employees would carry out duties throughout census in Punjab province. He stated that the coaching means of 328 grasp trainers has been accomplished, whereas the coaching of subject employees would begin from January 7. He added that educated employees of PBS has been deployed with deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners for offering help.