{"id":91847,"date":"2023-01-30T14:47:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T09:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=91847"},"modified":"2023-01-30T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T09:47:07","slug":"digital-census-guidelines-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-census-guidelines-scams.html","title":{"rendered":"7th Digital Census: PBS releases guidelines to avoid scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has issued a public advisory to avoid frauds\/scams in wake of the upcoming 7th Digital Census, as per the announcement made in the national dailies on January 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-housing-census-march.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan\u2019s 1st digital housing census to start in March<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authority has warned the public of scammers who may steal or defraud them in the name of census data collection. The authority has urged the public to keep the following in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The identity of all the enumeration\/ data collection agents can be verified by visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.gov.pk\">www.pbs.gov.pk<\/a> and inputting the CNIC of the data collector&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The enumerator will not ask about a person&#8217;s bank accounts nor will they ask for participation in any type of lucky draw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The enumeration staff will visit each house\/establishment and will collect only the following information<ul><li>Age<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Name<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Religion<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Language<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Migration status&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Profession<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Language&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Functional limitations&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic facilities available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All this information will be used for the formation of evidence-based public policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBS has released informational videos on its official website, social media handles and official press release&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBS will only call people for verification from 051-9335203&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For more information, citizens may call UAN 0800-57574 or visit the official website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-digital-census-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab launches digital census ahead of elections<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that PBS is undertaking Pakistan\u2019s 7th census, which will also be the first digital census in the country. The census will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-housing-census-march.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">start on March 1 a<\/a>nd will be completed in 30 days with data available for the public by April 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has issued a public advisory to avoid frauds\/scams in wake of the upcoming 7th Digital Census, as per the announcement made in the national dailies on January 30. Read: Pakistan\u2019s 1st digital housing census to start in March The authority has warned the public of scammers who may steal or defraud them in the name of census data collection. The authority has urged the public to keep the following in mind: Read: Punjab launches digital census ahead of elections It is important to note that PBS is undertaking Pakistan\u2019s 7th census, which will also be the first digital census in the country. 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