DC inaugurates first digital Census by putting mark on a house.

HYDERABAD -- The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Fuad Ghaffar Soomro on Wednesday inaugurated the first digital population and household Census by putting a mark on a house.

According to an official statement, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has decided to hold the first digital and the overall 7th population and household census from March 01 and will remain to continue till April 01.

Fuad Ghaffar Soomro said the digital census process was started across the country as it was necessary for the allocation of resources and development projects.

To a question, the DC replied, "The benefit of a digital census will be more than a manual system."

"Over 1500 staff of the Bureau of Statistics are engaged in the census process. In the first phase, house count will be carried...

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