One, two, three, four…
Let’s all gets counted. The counting, that has greater impacts on country’s
developmental plans and policies. A count that is valued greatly – the second
population & Housing Census.
In accordance to the
Royal decree, the Royal Government finally planned to conduct second Population
& Housing Census from 30 May 2017 to 1 June 2017. It is a nation move,
where every citizen is counted irrespective of their age, social status,
religions, demographic location,etc.,….
Bhutan has conducted
the first Population & Housing Census in 2005 following international
standard. Nock and corner of the country is enumerated. This has helped the
Royal Government in finding the exact population and housing of the country. It
also tremendously helped in generating data for socio-economic developmental
planning purposes.
Of two principles of
enumeration i.e. de facto and de jury enumeration, the Population
& Housing Census is based on de facto
enumeration.
De
facto population includes all persons physically found
and present in an area at the reference time of census enumeration. The total
population will comprise all persons present in the country at the census
moment and enumerated where they are found at the moment regardless of their
usual place of residence. The enumeration is conducted on the basis of where a
person is at the census moment.
In most of the
countries the Population & Housing Census is generally conducted at the
interval for 10 years but in some rich and resourceful countries even conduct
every 5 years. The Population & Housing Census is conducted to update the
baseline data in the previous census and to study trends in population and
housing counts as well as to rate the socio-economic development.
Actually, Bhutan has
planned to conduct the second Population & Housing Census in 2016 but due
to technical failure it has been shifted to 2017. This year’s census is
primarily embarking on to create an inventory of Bhutan’s population size by
age and sex, geographic distribution of the population and socio-economic
information. It is therefore, important for every Bhutanese to get counted
irrespective of geographical existent. This conduct of Population & Housing
Census furthermore, provides frames of surveys and other statistical
activities.
The census data are
mainly used for formulating plans and policies for national development. It has
great deals of importance for national growth; every Bhutanese should extend
their full support and share the true and valid information. The information
and data determine the future plans and policies for socio-economic development
of our country. The failing to provide true and valid information lead to
imbalance distribution of plan and policies. It has adverse affect to the
socio-economic growth of the place.
Our counts are valued
for the developmental activities. If we escape from the figure it will cause
catastrophic to distribution of resources and policies. This census also helps
in figuring the psychological well being of the people. It also tells us the
living standard of Bhutanese. It helps the government in studying the
rural-urban migration and its cause.
For PHCB 2017, the
actual census start from the midnight of 29 May 2017 called the”Census Night”
which is the reference time for the census. All household members, visitors,
traveller’s staying in hotel, all transient persons – including parking
lots,streets, public transports, taxi, religious institutions, tshamkhangs,
etc., are to be enumerated .
About 10,000 enumerators are deployed to the
various Enumeration Area (EA) in all over and 205 gewogs including Thromde and Yenlag thromde. The census officials are thoroughly acquainted with
the forms and strategic procedures to conduct census during the four days training
of enumerators from 22 May – 25 May 2017.
Few hours of our
patience and rendering of full cooperation in fetching the true and valid
information will greatly helps in carrying out developmental activities and policies.
Lets be one and come together to make the Population and Housing Census of
Bhutan 2017 of great success.
It is nation counts.
Lets all be one to find many!
