THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
29Ashwin, 1941(S)
No. 953
Ranchi, Monday, 21st October, 2019
Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department
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NOTIFICATION
21 October, 2019
File No.-11/JANGANANA (MARGDARSHAN) VIVIDH-04/2018-3948/Ra.,-- In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Governor is pleased to appoint the Officers noted in Column (2) of the Table below as Census-officers with the designation shown against each in Column (3) thereof, to take, or aid in, or supervise the taking of, the Census of India 2021 within their respective jurisdiction mentioned against each in Column (4) of the table given below.
| SL.No. | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction | Remarks |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | District Collectors/Magistrates/ Commissioners of administrative heads of Corporations or any nominated Officer. | Principal Census Officers | The Whole of their respective jurisdictions | |
| 2 | District Collectors/ Magistrates/Officer assisting District Collectors/ Magistrates/ Commissioners / District Sub-divisional Officers or Revenue Divisional Officers. | District/Additional district/Deputy District/Sub- divisional district/ City/Additional City Census, Officer. | The whole of their respective jurisdictions | |
| 3 | Tehsildars/Additional Tehsildars/Mamlatdars/Block Development Officer/Chief Administrative Officer of towns/Executive Officers and | Charge Officer/ Assistant Charge Officer/Additional Charge Officer and Sub Charge Officer. | The whole of their respective jurisdictions | |
| other Officers. |
2- In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (4) of section 4 of the said Act, the Governor is further pleased to delegate to the Officers noted at Column (2) of the above Table the Power of appointing census-officers within their respective jurisdictions.
3- As per the provisions of Section 11 of the Census Act 1948, any Census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census and who refuses to perform any duty allotted to him/her under this Act or any rule made thereunder, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, shall be punishable with fine up to one thousand rupees and in case of a conviction shall also be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years.
By order of the Jharkhand Governor,
Kamal Kishore Soan, Secretary to Government