The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, Pausa 16, 1947 (Saka)
GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ITANAGAR
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NOTIFICATION
The 26th December, 2025
No. DES-20017/1/2025-(DES).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), as amended in 1984 and the Census (Amendment) Act, 1993 (11 of 1994), read with the Census (Amendment) Rules, 1990, the Governor is pleased to appoint the officers mentioned below as Census Officers and to designate them as indicated against each, to take, aid in and supervise the taking of the Census, 2027 within their respective administrative jurisdictions, with immedaite effect.
| Sl. No. | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. | Divisional Commissioners | Divisional Census Officers | Respective Divisions |
| 2. | Deputy Commissioners | Principal Census Officers | Respective Jurisdiction |
| 3. | Additional Deputy Commissioners of Deputy Commissioners Office Headquarter and State Capital Headquarter | District Census Officers | Respective Jurisdiction |
| 4. | Assistant Directors, Economics and Statistics (ADES) posted in Districts | Additional District Census Officers | Respective Districts |
| 5. | Additional Deputy Commissioners/ Sub Divisional Officers/Assistant Commissioners i/c of Sub-Divisions | Sub-Divisional Census Officers | Respective Jurisdiction |
| 6. | Assistant Commissioners/Circle Officers/MEO | Charge Census Officers | Respective Jurisdiction |
1. The officers at Serial Nos. 1 to 3 are hereby authorized to issue the written declaration referred to in sub-section (3) of section 4 in respect of all Census Officers appointed by them.
2. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (4) of Section 4 of the said Act, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh further delegates to the officers named in Para 1, Serial Nos. 1 to 3 above, the power to appoint Census Officers within the jurisdiction specified against their names.
3. Under Sections 6 and 7 of the said Act, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh hereby appoints the Deputy Commissioners to be the officers under whose direction or order, the officers and persons named in these Sections shall perform the duties of Census Officers.
2 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, January, 6, 2025 5. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 12 of the said Act, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh hereby authorizes the Deputy Commissioners and Additional Deputy Commissioners to accord previous sanction for the institution of prosecution under the Census Act. 6. The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh hereby also authorizes the Census Schedules as may be notified atthe appropriate time for the 2027 Census.
Manish Kumar Gupta, IAS Chief Secretary, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar.