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Slogan ‘fitting’ for census 2011
- WORLD POPULATION DAY
KATHMANDU, JUL 11 -
As Nepal is setting its eyes on national census next year, the slogan of World Population Day — “Data for Development” — seems relevant, experts say.
At a function here on Sunday to mark the population day, experts stressed on the need of statistics-based development policies, planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Population Division under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) organised the programme in collaboration with Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) and Department of Population Studies (CDPS) of Tribhuvan University.
“Data helps in evidence-based planning and formulation of clear-cut programmes and policies for national development,” said demographer Rabindra KC.
The government has already announced June 22, 2011 as the census day. It aims to incorporate the population day slogan during the census as part of a scientific development approach which has not been practiced much in Nepal.
“The statistics to be collected on demographic, educational and socio-economic information during the census period will be kept in mind while launching national development policies,” said Rudra Suwal, chief of CBS’s Population Section.
Besides census data, other data brought in through scientific survey and institutional studies will also help formulate development goals.
Keeping this in view, a 20-year population plan has been formulated by the MoHP that is awaiting Cabinet’s go-ahead.
Similarly, MoHP’s Population Management Programme being conducted in 35 districts this year will be extended to 15 more districts next year. “The survey of 2006 has shown decreasing child mortality, maternal mortality, total fertility and increase in contraceptive use and average marital age. These changes would not have taken place without the data,” said Health and Population Minister Uma Kanta Chaudhary. “It shows that the health and population policy is moving towards right direction. However, we still have a long way to go,” he added.
Posted on: 2010-07-12 09:08
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