GANGTOK, 20 Sept [IPR]: Governor Shriniwas Patel enrolled his name for the National Population Register capturing the Biometric based on ADHAR at Raj Bhavan here today.
The first citizen of the State enrolled his name and details of biometric in the presence of Kapil Meena, ADC (East) along with Sikkim Census officials SR Roy Deputy Director, T. Gajmer Statistical Investigator Grade-I and Deepak Sarkar, State coordinator for Sikkim from Electronics Corporation of India which is the technical project executor of National Population Register.
The ADC handed over the acknowledgement slip to the Governor.
The Governor of Sikkim appreciated the work of NPR all over the country and also shared his experience of working with the Census. He was feted with a Silver Medal in 2001 Census in Maharashtra. The Governor has also appealed to all the citizens of Sikkim to enroll their names in the National Population Register.
The ADC, Census officials and ECIL State Coordinator informed the Governor about the process and the importance of National Population Register.
The first citizen of the State enrolled his name and details of biometric in the presence of Kapil Meena, ADC (East) along with Sikkim Census officials SR Roy Deputy Director, T. Gajmer Statistical Investigator Grade-I and Deepak Sarkar, State coordinator for Sikkim from Electronics Corporation of India which is the technical project executor of National Population Register.
The ADC handed over the acknowledgement slip to the Governor.
The Governor of Sikkim appreciated the work of NPR all over the country and also shared his experience of working with the Census. He was feted with a Silver Medal in 2001 Census in Maharashtra. The Governor has also appealed to all the citizens of Sikkim to enroll their names in the National Population Register.
The ADC, Census officials and ECIL State Coordinator informed the Governor about the process and the importance of National Population Register.
