Ongoing census operation at Phek in need of spot verification

Kuzhovesa Soho
Phek | July 25

Phek District, along with the rest of the state conducted the 2011 operation and has been reported to have completed the first phase. According to the District Administration sources, in order to conduct a fruitful and genuine outcome of the operation, a basic training was intimated to the concerned officials in charge of the certain blocks. 

Talking to the Morung Express over phone, Deputy Commissioner of Phek Mikha Lomi stated that as per the documents received from the different corners, major portion of the operated villages were observes to be in need of spot verification by the department adding he is expecting responsible NGOs and educated individual to initiate in the ongoing operation with more seriousness. Some major villages in the district were facing a difficult task to come up with accurate figure while referring with the last 2001 census where certain percentage of excess inclusion was done.

The Deputy Commissioner while making a humble petition to the concerned village authority to maintain transparency by bringing out the accurate genuine data in this regard added that ignoring the pleads of the department would be held responsible of their own in case any objection/rejection is meted out from higher authority at the later stage.

The 2011 census which is in the process of providing a Unique Identification Card (UIC) to be issued by the Union Ministry under full computerized process, the illegal/double inclusion in the ongoing operation might face problems of acquiring a genuine Indian citizenship stated Lomi and urged the concerned citizens to be self responsible and not to be engaged beyond the limit.
Commenting on some unacceptable assessment, Lomi is of the view that, people should never aim gaining for electorate improvement (political gain) relying on the appeals make by the state chief minister he said, the politicians were tirelessly working out so as to obtain the accurate census which would place a record in the history of the Nagas.

Some NGOs leaders from the district deserves coming up with an accurate census which they said it would reflects both the quality and the quantity of the rural people and specially the status of the educated unemployed youths. Failing to comply with the directives would only invites a self blame game at the later consequences asserted the leaders and urged the entire like minded people from the respective blocks to give better efforts in this regards.

As per the personnel reports from some villages, some deployed enumerators were viewed carrying no serious investigation at the time of enrolling the names in the list (family wise). A concerned citizen from a village while informing this correspondent deserves that as per the government intimation in the Medias, the enumerators should take a time of good briefing to the families head citing provisions with both benefits and penalty therefore the 2011 census carries a meaningful and beneficial operation of government plans and policies.