India is census every 10 years and it is responsible for the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. But the question is, what is the system in Pakistan and who has the responsibility of getting a census done there? Actually, there is a census in Pakistan and it is completely the responsibility of the central government. Let us try to understand this in a little more detail.

Who conducts census in Pakistan?

Census in Pakistan is done through Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. This institution directly works under the Ministry of Planning and Development of the Government of Pakistan. That is, just as the census in India is under the supervision of a central agency, in the same way this happens in Pakistan.

When was the first census in Pakistan

Pakistan was first census in 1951, exactly after India’s partition. After this, the census was conducted in 1961, 1972, 1981 and 1998. But an interesting thing here is that the census in Pakistan could not always be done on time. For example, the next census after 1998 should have been held in 2011, but due to political instability and security reasons, it had to be postponed again and again.

When was the census last time

There is a constitutional provision in India to conduct a census every 10 years, but there is no such strict rule in Pakistan. There it also depends on the priorities and political situation of the government. Recently, Pakistan conducted a digital census in 2023, which was the first time in the history of the country. About 25 crore population was recorded in it. The specialty of this census was that it was done through mobile applications and digital platforms. That is, now Pakistan has moved towards digital system from traditional paper based survey.

Famous procedure with India

The process of conducting a census in Pakistan is similar to India. Here too, people are counted from house to house, but a big difference is that the army in Pakistan is also involved in this process so that the data collection can be safe and fair.

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