Census vital for policymaking


PETALING JAYA: Malaysians must participate in the Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020) as it is important for nation building and for the government to allocate funds for the community.

The data collected once in 10 years was also essential for the country to correct its equilibrium, misallocated resources and any imbalance development, said chief statistician of the Statistics Department Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic).

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