LAHORE: 450,000 government employees have already been
trained to participate in the sixth census of Pakistan which begins from March 15.
Paki
stan Bureau of Statistics stated that the censu
s would be conducted in three phases and wo
uld conclude by May 25.
Every team on census duty would include a civil servant accompanied by military personnel and security support would be ensured by intelligence and civil forces.
School
s would remain open and exam
s would be conducted as scheduled.
The census is expected to cost around Rupees 17billion and would also gather information about the Bedouin and transgender communities.
The census form would be filed by ball point pens rather than pencils.
Each civil servant that takes part in the censu
s would recive Rupess 35000 as stipend and all the assistan commissioner and chief secretarie
s would receive bon
