Interim Census Central Committee held its first coordination meeting in Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

First Interim Census Central Committee Chairman Union Minister U Thein Swe said the ministry will take interim census for about 14 days in 2019 November countrywide from about 4,300 sample lots. The collected information are planned to be confirmed and published in 2020 June. Four work processes of preparation, collection, processing and publishing of a report will be conducted and preparation works were being started.

Of the preparation work, updating of collecting map is the biggest and most difficult work. The sample collecting maps will be updated through field visits and participation of ward/village administrators, members and locals are very important.

The interim census will not use paper questionnaire as in the past censuses and will use modern CAPI system with mobile tablets and would require SIM cards and high speed internet. As CAPI technology is being used for the first time, support of UN organisations, development partners and donor countries are also required. Central Committee members are urged to participate and support by providing suggestions and discussion said the Union Minister. Next, Central Committee secretary Population Department acting Director General U Win Zaw Aung explained about preparation works and works to be conducted while meeting attendees discussed and explained about sector wise work status.

Central Committee Chairman Union Minister coordinated on the discussions and suggestions and remarked on conducting the entire work process successfully to reflect the country’s image. The interim census will be conducted country wide in November 2019 with an aim of obtaining required figures for Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan it is learnt. — MNA (Translated by Zaw Min)