Srinagar, July 12 -- All countries need to have the right information to make plans for the future. Governments require accurate information on the living conditions, location of the population and the facilities available to them. The Census does this by giving a detailed picture of the country's population and housing conditions. It is sometimes referred to as the backbone of planning because many government programmes and development initiatives are based on Census findings.

"OUR CENSUS, OUR DEVELOPMENT" highlights the advantages of participation in the census for the development of society. Who is going to list down the houses and count the residents? Planning becomes better and public facilities are increased. The next census allows...