Ground Census Enumeration: Coordination meetingon population data collection process

The Central Committee on Supervising Ground Census Enumeration held its work coordination meeting 3/2023 in Nay Pyi Taw on 9th June.

It was attended by Chairman of the Central Committee, Union Minister for Immigration and Population U Myint Kyaing and committee members and officials.

Union Minister U Myint Kyaing said door to door collecting of population data at respective regions and states have completed in order to compile accurate voter list for holding free and fair multi-party democracy general elections.

At present, the collected data from respective regions and states have been making counter check and added to the e-ID server after making amendments. Over 14.8 million population data have been completed collection, amounting to 87.92% completion of the whole process.

During the door to door collection, over 11.9 million households have been collected as per their present household lists while more than 2.8 million households have collected without the existing household lists.

Moreover, a list of 5 types of disabilities that has been collected together with the population data was handed over to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.

He added that plans have to be made to issue the relevant identity card to those between 16 to 18 years, and 18 years and above with no ID card under the Pan Khin project. He continued that the collected data and statistics have to make scrutinizing.

The central committee will submit the scrutinized list to the State Administration Council and then it will be sent to the Union Election Commission. He said the ministry has implemented the phase-1 of Pan Khin Project starting from 3rd May 2021.

It has been completed on 31st May in 2023 with the completion of 96.76%. The second phase of the project started on 1st of August in 2022, and as of 31st May 2023, 49.14% have completed.

It is targeted to complete on 31st December this year. The Union Minister urged all concerned officials to work together for issuing the National Registration Card under the Pan Khin Project phase-2 in the targeted time.