Before the disability questions of Census 2011 were finalised, extensive deliberation was held with which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Civil society organisations and the nodal ministry
Option (1) State governments and the Registrar General — Incorrect. State governments and the Registrar General do not appear among those consulted. States come in only as the area of the pre-test, which covered rural and urban samples in all States.
Option (2) Civil society organisations and the nodal ministry — Correct. Before the disability questions were finalised, there was extensive deliberation with civil society organisations and the nodal ministry. Field trials and a pre-test of all census questions were also carried out.
Option (3) Universities and the Planning Commission — Incorrect. Universities and the Planning Commission were not consulted in this process. Planners and policy-makers come in only as users of the data, whose needs shaped the questions.
Option (4) Medical boards and district hospitals — Incorrect. Medical boards and district hospitals were not part of the deliberation. The questions used simple names for the types of disability so that both the enumerator and the respondent could follow them easily.