Administration Report Eunmeration, Part VIIIA, Vol-XXVI, Tripura
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CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXVI TRIPURA PART VIllA ADMINISTRATION REPORT. ENUMERATION. SHRI C. R. PAUL, M.A. (COM.), Superintendent of Census _Operations, Tripura PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, CALCUTTA. INDIA, 1963. 1961 CENSUS PUBLICATIONS, TRIPURA. (All the Census Publications will bear Volume No. XXVI) General Report PART I { Subsidiary Tables PART Il ::::~:~::on Tab~: II . Cultural and Migration Tables PART III Household Economic Tables PART IY Report on Housing and Establishment with Tables PART Y-A Special Table on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with reprints from old Census Report PART Y-B Ethnog raphic note on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes PART VI . Village Survey Monographs PARTS VII A & B Survey of Handicrafts and Report on Fairs and Festivals PART YIII-A Admini~tration Report on Enu- 1 meratlOn Not for sale PART VIII-B Administration Report on Tabu- lation J PART IX Maps CONtENTS PAGE. I. INTRODUCTION. 1. Census legislation. First communication from Ministry of Home Affairs about Census. Selection of Superintendent of Census Operations. First letter of Chief Commissioner to all Departments and Heads of Departments introducing , the Census and Superintendent of Census Operations. 1 2. Early appointment of Superintendent of Census Operations .. 2 3. Appointment of staff: problems relating to deputation and fresh appointment. How many persons appointed with previous Census experience. Appointment of Officers. Incidents of appointment and terms of deputation should be deter mined at the outset 2 4. Office accommodation and equipment. Help received from the Administration. Arrangements for furniture, despatching and receiving facilities. Stationery. 3 5. First and Second Pre-tests. Appointment of Statistical staff. Lessons learnt in co-ordination with Administration and Sub-Divisional Offices 4 6. Census Conference, September 1959 .. 4 7. Census Schedules. 7 (i) Houselists. 7 (ii) Household Schedules. 7 (iii) Individual Slip. 8 8. Translation of Schedules and instructions. Care taken to verify the nuances of translation . 8- 9. (a) Paper. Help from Administration. Supply fr()m Central Stationery Office .. 13 (b) Typewriters, duplicators, calculating machines 'and other equipment. Help received from Administration and Central Government at Agartala and in Sub-Divisional Offices. 13 (c) Office furniture and equipment at Agartala and in Sub-Divisional Offices 13 10. (a) Printing of Census Schedules, their storage and distribution, printing of Schedules in different languages. Last minute printing how arranged. Help received from other Superintendents of Census Operations and Government of India Presses. 14 (b) Printing of State forms, registers, instructions, posters, publicity material, etc. All printing work-local, Central and Administration Press and Private Presses IS 11. Maps . 16 Procurement of maps. Collection of maps, notifications of changes in jurisdiction. Printing of fresh maps. Decision to make notional maps. Contribution of Census mapping work to the Archives of the Administration and Director of Land Records and Survey. 12. (a) Urban Classification . 16 (b) Organisation of Census in Urban Areas. 11 13. (a) Touring of Census Superintendent. Availability of Transport 17 (b) Tour of other officers connected with the Census and the payment of Travelling Allowance. • . 18 14. (a) Any special administrative or other difficulties 19 (b) Publication by the Administration in the Tripura Gazette of Census programme questionnaire and instructions. Any difficulties or problems • • 19 .( 1 ) 6 RG;J/62. ( ii ) PAGE. 15. Accounts-Budget . 20 16. Accounts-~ules 20 17. Method of keeping Census Accounts 20 18. Financial PowerSi 21 19. Permanent Advance 21 20. Miscellaneous . 21 21. Census publicity (a) Press 2tl (b) Posters from Centre and local 22 (c) Press Conference 22 (d) Film 23 (e) Leaflets, Brochures, Pamphlets 23 (f) Lantern Slides 23 (g) Publicity for Houselisting and Enumeration 23 (h) Census Advertisements and Cartoons . 23 (I) Messages 23 (j) Suggestions for improvement and rearrangement of programme in future. 24 II. ENUMERATION. I. Introduction. 25 2. (a) Census Programme. , 26 (b) The First Circulars and tours. 26 3. (a) Preparation of Registers 32 (b) Preparation of Census Village Register 32 (c) Preparation.of Census Charge Register 33 4. (0) Formation of Census Divisions . 3S (b) Preparation of more check registers both at State Head Quarters, District and Tehsillevel 37 S. The Urban and Rural Location Code 38 6. Preparation of Maps and verification of local jurisdiction with reference to Gazette Notifications 40 7. Appointment of District Sub-Divisional Census Officers and Teh&il Charge Officers 40 8. (0) Circulation of Census Instructions 41 (b) Circulars about Scheduled Castes and Tribes, synonyms and generic names 42 (c) Circulars about mother-tongues 43 9. (a) Distribution Chart of Forms 43 (b)· Despatch of Forms 43 10. Appointment of Census Enumeration Agency Appointment letters. Ratio between Charge Officers, Circle Supervisors and Enumerators. Remuneration. Quality of agency employed. Help received from Administration. Problems relating to recruitment and training 43 ( iii ) PAGB. 11. (a) Training on Housenumbering and Houselisting 45 (b) Housenumbering Operation. Difficulties and deficiencies 46 (c) Quality of Houselists. Verification of short-comings in Houselists . 48 (d) Where and how Housenumbering and Houselisting went wrong or failed to be very satisfactory. 48 12. Training course for Enumeration. Its organisation and attendance. Critical examination of training courses held. Suggestions for improvement. Travelling Allowance, etc. Training reserves. How organised. Facilities for enumera tion staff regarding attendance. Declaration of28th February and/or 1st March, as Holidays by the Administration . • .' . • 49 13. Distribution of Schedules and maintenance or reserve. Formulae for keeping reserves at various levels. Their effectiveness or otherwise 52 14. Enumeration . '. 52 (a) General 52 (b) Arrangements for special areas (Charges) 53 (c) Census of cities, large municipalities and cantonments 53 (d) Census of Houseless and mobile population . 53 (e) Enumeration of Special Charges . 54 (f) Difficulties about enumeration of mother-tongue if any : proportion among enumerators with different mother-tongues for some special areas 54 (g) Preliminary assessment of quality of enumeration 55 (i) Coverage. 55 (ii) Response. 55 (iii) Care in filling up demographic questions 55 (iv) Care in filling up economic questions 56 (v) Care in filling up household schedules 56 (vi) Difficulties arising out of confusion over concepts and definitio~s. 56 (vii) Arrangement for filling up last minute deflections 56 15, Provisional Totals. How the relay was organised. Special difficulties and recom-. mendations. 56 16. Post Enumeration Check. 57 17. (a) District and Taluk Census Clerks and other special staff 57 (b) Staff for Cities, Corporations and Special Charges 57 18. Honorarium to Enumeration stain 57 19. Recognition of services of Enumeration staff 58 20. Special studies 58 21. The cost of Enumeration (End of 1960-61) 59 ApPENDICES : 1. First few circulars giving a summary of the forthcoming 1961 Census Operations. 61 lA. Copy of the Administration's Notification in the Tripura Gazette 11 2. List of papers of 1951 and 1961 Census papers that are likely to be found in the Record Room . ." . • . • • • . 78 ( iv ) PAGE~ 3. Letters of request issued by the Chief Commissioner to offices and employers to lend their staff render and all help for the Census. • . 83 4. List of Census Slogans issued through Press 84 S. Index of Press Notes, etc. released for pUblicity through Press 85 6. Distribution of posters 87 6A. Distribution of publicity booklets 88 7. Exhibition of Film-National Roll Call 89 8. Housenumbering and hquselisting training programm~ 92 9. Programme for training in enumeration 94 10. Statement showing sub-division-wise award of medals and merit certificates 99 , \ , 11. Statement regarding speci3.I enumeration of Scientific and Technical personnel in Tripura . '. 100, 12. Memorandum regarding demarcation of urban and rural areas 101 13. Copy of the proceedings of the Conference of Sub-Divisional Officers held in April 1960 . 103· 14. Census Calendar 107 IS. Forms, letters of appointment of Charge Officers, Supervisors and Enumerators 108 SCHEDULES: 1. Notifications of the Tripura Administration issued under the Indian Census Act (XXXVII of 1948) 115 2. Budget Estimates for 1958-59, 1959-60 and 1961-62 116- 3A. Number of forms supplied and used 117 3B. Number of Enumeration Schedule!! supplied and used 118· 4. Census Divisions and Agency • 119 SA. Sub-Divisional Census Charges. (Sub-Division/Tehsil etc., establishment) 120' SB. Sub-Divisional Census Charges (Honorarium to Enumeration staff) '. 121 SC. Sub-Divisional Census Charges (Other Charges) 122' 6. Stationery indents for the Office of the Superintendent of Census Operations and affiliated offices 123 7. Number and location of important files and documents 128' 8. Summary of staff employed in the Office of the Superintendent of Census Operations and other Central Offices 141 9. Abstract of tours of the Superintendent of Census Operations 145: 10. Circulars and Forms printed for enumeration period . 146, 11. Table shOwing houselist, provisional and final population 1961 and dates of receipt of provisional totals from sub-divisions. '.' • • • • 148: ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON ENUMERATION OF 1961 CENSUS IN TRIPURA