GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

NOTIFICATIONS

I

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of the section 4 of the Census

Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Government of Kerala hereby appoint the officers mentioned

in column (1) of the schedule below as Census Officers with Census Designation mentioned

in column (2) to take, or aid in, or supervise the taking of, the Census 2027 within the

Local Area specified against each of them in column (3) of the said schedule, namely:–

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 27th December, 2025.

No. Pro.5A/2/2025-GAD

General Administration (Protocol) Department

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KERALA GAZETTE

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EXTRAORDINARY

ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073

dated 05-09-2012 with RNI

Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023

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Vol. XIV

തിരുവനനപുരം,

തിങള

Thiruvananthapuram,

Monday

2025 ഡിസംബർ 29

29th December 2025

1201 ധനു 14

14th Dhanu 1201

1947 െപൗഷം 8

8th Pousha 1947

നമർ

No.

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S. R. O. No. 1426/2025

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Officers

Designation

Jurisdiction

(1)

(2)

(3)

District Collector

Principal Census Officer

Respective Districts

Deputy Collector (General)

District Census Officer

Respective Districts

Joint Director, LSGD

Additional/Deputy District

Census Officer

Respective Districts

Deputy Director of Education Additional/Deputy

District Census Officer

Respective Districts

Deputy Director of

Economics and Statistics

Additional/Deputy

District Census Officer

Respective Districts

District Planning Officer

Additional/Deputy

District Census Officer

Respective Districts

District Informatics Officer

Additional/Deputy District

Census Officer

Respective Districts

District Information Officer

Additional/Deputy District

Census Officer

Respective Districts

District Project Manager,

IT Mission

Additional/Deputy District

Census Officer

Respective Districts

Sub divisional Officers/

Sub Collector/

Revenue Divisional Officer

Sub divisional Census

Officer

Respective Revenue Division

Tahsildar

Charge Census Officer

Their respective Taluks including

Census

Towns

(Non-statutory),

Reserve and vested Forest area,

Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Park

etc.

but

excluding

Municipal

Corporations, Municipal Towns,

Cantonments, Special Charges and

Outgrowths

Additional Tahsildar or

Equivalent

Additional Charge Census

Officer

Their respective Taluks including

Census

Towns

(Non-statutory),

Reserve and vested Forest area,

Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Park

etc.

but

excluding

Municipal

Corporations, Municipal Towns,

Cantonments, Special Charges and

Outgrowths

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Municipal Secretary/

Administrative Head of

Municipal Corporation or

Equivalent

Additional Principal Census

Officer

Their respective Municipal

Corporations with multiple charges

(excluding Special Charges)

Additional Municipal

Secretary/Deputy Municipal

Secretary/Deputy

Administrative Head of

Municipal Corporation as the

case may be

City Census Officer

Their respective Municipal

Corporations (excluding Special

Charges)

Chief Officer/

Executive Officer/

Secretary/Administrator

Charge Census Officer

Their respective Municipal

Corporations (without multiple

charges)/Municipal Towns/

Cantonment Board/Sanitary Board

and similar statutory areas under

separate local authorities

(excluding Special Charges)

Appropriate levels below

Municipal Secretary/

Administrative Head of

Municipal Corporations

Charge Census Officer

Their respective Division or Zone

or group of wards of Municipal

Corporation with multiple charges

(in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,

Kochi and Kozhikode Municipal

Corporations) (excluding Special

Charges)

Appropriate levels below

Charge Officer

Additional Charge Census

Officer

Their respective Division or Zone

or group of wards in Municipal

Corporations (excluding Special

Charges)

(2) As per the provisions of Section 11 of 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 imposed upon him/her by 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 ` 1,000 (Rupees One Thousand only) and in case of a conviction shall also be

punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years.

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II

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 4 of the said

Act, the Governor is further pleased to delegate the Officers noted at column (2) of

the above Table the power of appointing Census Officers within their respective

jurisdictions.

S. R. O. No. 1427/2025

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III

Under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act 37 of

1948), the Government of Kerala hereby authorize the officers specified in column (1)

of the schedule to Notification No. Pro. 5A/2/2025/GAD dated 27-12-2025 published

as S. R. O. No. 1426 to sign a declaration in writing that any person has been duly

appointed as Census Officers functionaries for the local area specified against each of

them is column (3) of the said schedule.

S. R. O. No. 1428/2025

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IV

Under section 12 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act 37 of 1948), the

Government of Kerala hereby appoint the officers mentioned in column (1) of the

schedule to Notification No. Pro. 5A/2/2025/GAD dated 27-12-2025 published

as S. R. O. No. 1426 as the authority for the local area specified against each of them in

column (3) of the schedule for the purpose of the said section.

S. R. O. No. 1429/2025

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V

Under section 12 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act 37 of 1948), the

Government of Kerala hereby authorize the District Collectors to sanction prosecution

under the said Act within their respective jurisdiction.

By order of the Governor,

K. BIJU IAS,

Secretary.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

The Government of India have notified under section 3 of the Census Act, 1948

that the Census of Population of India shall be taken during 2027, the reference date

for the Census being the 00:00 hrs of the 1st day of March, 2027. Under the relevant

section of the Census Act, the State Government have to appoint officers to specified

areas and to authorize them to appoint the required Census Officers under them to take

or, aid in, or supervise the taking of, the Census within the local area specified under

their control and to authorize the District Collectors to sanction prosecution under

the said Act within their jurisdiction.

These notifications are issued to achieve the above objects.

S. R. O. No. 1430/2025

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