Sunday, April 6, 2014

Myanmar started its first official census in 30 years

Myanmar started its first official census in 30 years on 30th March .The census has been facilitated by United Nations Population Fund along with its donors, who have contributed 65 million US dollar. The contribution has been made for focusing on the technical aspects of the survey and neglecting political concerns. 

As per the plan, the census will be recorded in 12 days operation and will be conducted by 100000 teachers. During the process, the representatives will draw out information like childbirth and employment rates as well as migration figures. It’s expected that the data generated by the census would help the government in developing appropriate policies for its citizens. Myanmar or Burma is predominantly Buddhist nation of about 60 million and recently it emerged from a half century of military rule. The last census was conducted in the country in 1983.

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