Heba Press/. Rabat
The High Commission for Planning has announced that it has taken a series of measures to ensure the smooth running of the 2024 General Population and Housing Census, scheduled for September 1-30.
The delegation indicated in a press release that these measures include the payment of compensation to participants in this national operation and their insurance against risks and accidents to which they may be exposed, in addition to the provision of the necessary means of transport.
The High Commission for Planning explained that the compensation for participants in the 2024 General Population and Housing Census will be paid by bank transfer, whether to those who have a bank account or to those who have a performance account opened with money distribution agencies (Race Cash; Cash Plus; Faksh; Daman Cash;
She indicated that this process will take place in two stages, where the compensation for the in-person training of observers and researchers for the period from August 15 to 27, 2024 will be paid within a maximum of 48 hours immediately after the completion of this training, as well as the compensation for the data collection stage which will end from September 01 to 30, 2024, within a period not exceeding 48 hours after the end of this phase and the delivery of the electronic card in the interest of the High Commission for Planning.
The census participants will benefit, the same source adds, from insurance covering the period from August 15 to September 30, 2024. This insurance includes medical and pharmaceutical expenses as well as hospitalization costs, and provides compensation for the insured, within the limit of the insured’s lifetime amounts, in the event of total or partial permanent disability, and in the event of death.
This insurance also provides immediate and appropriate medical assistance in case of emergency or unexpected accident in all provinces and regions of the Kingdom.
She explained that a call centre has been set up, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to handle reports related to physical accidents and ensure that assistance is provided quickly and efficiently.
The communication states that, as part of facilitating the data collection process for families, the High Commission for Planning, in cooperation with governors and workers, will provide the necessary means of transport to transport census participants to rural areas and city suburbs, mobilizing cars belonging to state services and resorting to car rental when necessary.
In this context, the High Commission for Planning welcomed the measures taken by the services of the Ministry of the Interior, National Security and the Royal Gendarmerie to ensure the safety of participants in the census of the general population and housing and to protect the electronic devices used for the collection of data.
