New Delhi, March 17 -- Indian residents are likely to get an option to fill their National Population Register (NPR) details online.

According to a senior government official, the residents will get a reference code after filling all the details in the NPR form online, the Hindu reported.

Earlier, it was decided that the House listing & Housing Census will be conducted during April-September 2020 and Population Enumeration from February 9 to 28, 2021. However, it was postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the population enumeration, residents will get option to self enumerate.

Apart from it, as per the annual report by Ministry of Home Affairs, the residents can use the option for updating NPR details too.

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