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| Amit Sharma to lead UNFPA Mission on Census Preparedness to Latin America | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 14: Amit Sharma, IAS, Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director Census Operations / Director Citizen Registration, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, has been directed by the Government of India to lead an important delegation of Indian officers to Latin American nation of Trinidad and Tobago for participating in Bilateral Technical Assistance Mission for Census Preparedness, being coordinated by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the last week of November.
It is worthwhile to mention here that CPCO/DCO/DCR J&K and Ladakh Amit Sharma has been selected as a subject specialist / expert to lead this important mission for upcoming Census activities in Latin American nation of Trinidad And Tobago, an important nation amongst the Carribean Islands wherein a complete and comprehensive population counting Survey and Census activity is being planned in March-April, 2027 and UNFPA is spearheading this visit of ORGI and MOSPI Officers to Port of Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago wherein Central Statistics Office (CSO) of the nation, shall be organizing comprehensive sessions, discussions and field visits-cum-interactions of the visiting delegation during their entire deputation period with the support of UNFPA.
It is noteworthy that DCO J&K and Ladakh Amit Sharma alongwith DDG, DCO Karnataka D.Helen Premakumari are representing MHA's Office of Registrar General of India whereas four officers from MoSPI have also been made part of visiting delegation which shall have extensive knowledge sharing sessions with officers of Carribean nation about successful conduct of Census in India and also shall disseminate India's best practices models with them including details on the first paperless census, being conducted in India and how to replicate same there in Trinidad and Tobago in the coming months.
Also to particularly mention here that the conduct of first Census through digital mode in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh covering all its snow-bound areas, transhumance population, hilly and inaccessible terrains, etc has been duly recognized and acknowledged by Government of India, wherein DCO/CPCO Amit Sharma has led the ongoing Census 2027 in tough conditions and terrains and accordingly, he has been chosen to lead this important UNFPA mission to Latin American nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
It also came forth that as a part of this ongoing bilateral technical assistance mission of UNFPA, officers from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago had earlier travelled to India to study Indian model of Survey and Census and now, as a part of reciprocity, this all-important Indian delegation, led by Amit Sharma, is visiting them this year to help this Carribean nation in final preparedness for their own nation's Census to be held in coming months.
When contacted, CPCO/DCO J&K and Ladakh Amit Sharma expressed gratitude to the Government, particularly Registrar General k Census Commissioner of India Shri Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, for his selection for this important UNFPA's mission to Latin America and he further expressed confidence over the preparedness of their Indian delegation, which is fully geared-up with facts and figures to lead this important UNFPA mission and initiative in Trinidad & Tobago, wherein lot of positive interactions are expected to take place with local officers of this Carribean nation so as to lay a strong foundation for conduct of great Population Survey and Census there in first half of 2027 there. |
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