ALL INDIA MUSLIM MAJLIS-E-MUSHAWARAT

[Umbrella body of the Indian Muslim Organisations]

D-250, Abul fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025

Tel.: 011-26946780 Fax: 011-26947346 Email: mushawarat@mushawarat.com

Appeal to Muslims and other Deprived Groups to form Local Census Committees in All Villages & Mohallas

To Assist Fully in Census Phase II on Population Enumeration between February 9 & 28, 2011

New Delhi: 25 January 2011, Mr Syed Shahabuddin, President All India Muslim Majlis-e- Mushawarat, has issued the following statement.

Phase II of the Census shall enumerate Population to produce the socio-economic demographic profile of the country. For this enumeration the Census Commissioner has framed a Schedule of Questions to be asked of all households. The results of this enumeration will have a direct bearing on the policies, development programs & financial allocations at every level for the next decade.

       The enumerator will visit every household between 9 & 28 February, 2011 and speak to the heads of the households, and some other members, if necessary and record replies separately, for each household.

The Schedule has many questions including a question on Religion and another on Language and also on Age, Education, Marital Status and Physical Disability etc.

      The AIMMM considers it imperative that all households participate fully in the Enumeration. All Muslims should indicate Islam  as their religion and their mother tongue as their Language. Those, whose mother tongue   is Urdu, specially in northern states should indicate Urdu, not any local dialect they may speak at home.

      The AIMMM appeals to the educated youth among Muslims and all other deprived groups to form small Census committees in every mohalla and village which should accompany the enumerators from household to household & from family to family, to ensure that enumeration is universal and nobody is left out and that the replies by the households are recorded correctly.

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Authorised for Publication                                                                     Abdul Wahid

New Delhi, 25 January, 2011                                                               Office Secretary