Information relating to the population of India will be available for the students and researchers, with the Rashtrasant Tikadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU). RTMNU agreed with the Directorate of the Indian Census.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Tuesday. RTMNU Vice-Chancellor Dr Subhash Chaudhari and Director of the Census Directorate Dr Nirupama Dange signed the MoU and exchanged the papers.
Dean of Science and Technology Dr Prashant Maheshwari, Dean of Commerce and Management Dr Sanjay Kavishwar, Dean of Humanities Dr Shyam Koteri, Dean of Inter-disciplinary Faculty Dr Prashant Kadu. Director of Innovation and Research Dr Rajesh Sinh and other senior officers of the university were present.
A N Raju from the Census Directorate made a power-point presentation on the use of the population data in research.
A research centre based on the information was also inaugurated at the Department of Statistics of the University.