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What is National Population Register (NPR)

National Population Register (NPR)

About National Population Register (NPR)

What is National Population Register (NPR)

The Census process and an update of the National Population Register (NPR) across the country are to take place from April 2020 to September 2020, and the new data will be published in February 2021. While the national Census exercise is not unknown to most people, the term National Population Register (NPR) is not so well known. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions around NPR:
 
What is National Population Register (NPR)
 
Before understanding NPR, we need to know what is a ‘resident’. Any person who has been living in an area or locality for six months
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Latest Updates on National Population Register (NPR)

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020 due to Covid-19

The house-listing phase of the Census and the exercise to update NPR were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020

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Updated On : 30 Aug 2020 | 5:05 PM IST

Coronavirus impact: Centre postpones process of updating NPR, Census 2021

The house listing and housing enumeration of the Census 2021 and NPR were slated to be carried out simultaneously from April 1 to September 30

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2020 | 1:43 AM IST

No document to be collected during NPR update, says Nityanand Rai

The NPR data will be collected along with the house-listing phase of the census to be conducted from April 1 to September 30

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Updated On : 18 Mar 2020 | 6:48 PM IST

Riot and riposte: Govt's explanation in Parliament was disingenuous

Mr Shah's 50-minute Lok Sabha speech can be best described as a model of mendacity; it apportioned the blame on everyone but his ministry and the Delhi police, which report to him

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2020 | 6:40 AM IST

No one will be marked 'doubtful' in any column during NPR exercise: Shah

He said Delhi riots were a conspiracy and no one responsible will be spared irrespective of his party, religion or caste

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2020 | 8:30 AM IST

In pics: Northeast Delhi violence that claimed more than 30 lives

To date, at least 32 people have died in the clashes between groups over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Areas affected include Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Shiv Vihar and Chand Bagh

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 3:06 PM IST

After 2 days and 27 lost lives, brittle quiet prevails in riot-hit Delhi

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval visited some riot-hit areas.

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 3:05 PM IST

Congress, AAP giving 'moral support' to anti-CAA stir at Shaheen Bagh: BJP

The ongoing anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh since December 15 had figured prominently in the debate in Lok Sabha on Monday

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 2:52 PM IST

CAA violence: CBSE postpones board exams in northeast Delhi

The meeting was attended by Delhi LG Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik and others

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 2:52 PM IST

After the riots

Restoring trust in state institutions is vital

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 2:42 PM IST

Preparations for Census, NPR at peak; exercise to begin from April 1

The ministry said this after a conference of the directors of the census operations on status of preparatory work around Census 2021 and NPR update

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 8:59 AM IST

Economists, social scientists call for delinking of Census 2021, NPR

They said that while Census is an important exercise and helps centre, state governments make and implement welfare schemes effectively, the danger is in the widespread public distrust on NPR

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Updated On : 05 Mar 2020 | 2:14 PM IST

Sonia deputes 5-member team to visit riot-affected areas, submit report

The delegation comprises AICC general Secretary Mukul Wasnik, AICC in-charge Delhi Shaktisinh Gohil, Haryana PCC chief Kumari Selja, Ex-MP Tariq Anwar, and Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2020 | 2:55 PM IST

Anti-CAA protests: Prohibitory notices issued to 4,000 people in Aligarh

The police have issued notices to 200 people with a criminal background under Section 110 (G) of the CrPc and initiated process of the Goonda Act against 50 persons.

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2020 | 10:38 AM IST

SC to hear Shaheen Bagh matter on March 23; asks people to cool down

The bench said it will examine the interlocutor's report in the meanwhile

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Updated On : 26 Feb 2020 | 12:26 PM IST

Frames per Second: Chilli flakes and resistance

Like in the movie Mirch Masala, a status quo has been established by the women of Shaheen Bagh, which has become synonymous with countrywide protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act

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Updated On : 07 Feb 2020 | 6:11 PM IST

Shaheen Bagh's multi-faith CAA protesters pray to 'save Constitution'

The inter-faith ceremony, where there was a traditional Hindu-style 'hawan' and chants of Sikh 'kirtan', saw participants also reading out the Preamble of the Constitution

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Updated On : 06 Feb 2020 | 9:06 PM IST

Delhi HC orders review of traffic curb at Shaheen Bagh, hub of CAA protests

The court passed the order while disposing of a PIL filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni

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Updated On : 06 Feb 2020 | 9:05 PM IST

Shaheen Bagh protest: Manoj Tiwari says Kejriwal ignored plight of people

Tiwari has taken up the commuters' "cause" to target Kejriwal to garner votes of fence-sitters

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Updated On : 06 Feb 2020 | 9:05 PM IST

Shaheen Bagh: A new kind of 'satyagraha' with a fresh grammar of protest

The leaderless, self-disciplined Shaheen Bagh satyagrahis are unique in the history of dissent and protest. They're creating new grammars of protest that only self-belief, solidarity and hope can give

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Updated On : 06 Feb 2020 | 9:04 PM IST