THE

JHARKHAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

29 Ashwin, 1941(S)

Ranchi, Monday, 21^st October, 2019

Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department

--------------

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

No. 953

Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Monday, 21^st October, 2019

2

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

------------

Printed & Published by the Superintendent of Jharkhand Government Press, Doranda, Ranchi.

Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary) 953-- 50.