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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 13 जनवरी, 2026
LADAKH, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 13, 2026
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Planning, Development & Monitoring Department.
Phone No. 01982-257361, Email: [email protected]
Notification,
Ladakh, the 31st of December, 2025.
S.O. 151 -– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Act 37 of 1948), The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh hereby appoints categories of officers shown in column (2) of the below mentioned table as Census Officers with designations and the Jurisdiction shown against each category in columns (3) and (4) of the table respectively for the purpose of the Census of India 2027: -
| S. No | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. | Deputy Commissioners | Principal Census Officers | Within the limit of their respective Districts. |
| 2. | Additional Deputy Commissioners | District Census, Officers | Within the limit of their respective Districts. |
| 3. | District Statistical & Evaluation Officers | Deputy District Census Officers | Within the limit of their respective Districts. |
| 4. | Sub-Divisional Magistrates | Sub-Divisional Census Officers | Within the limit of their respective Sub-Divisions. |
| 5. | Tehsildars | Charge Census Officers | Within the limit of their respective Tehsils. |
| 6. | Naib-Tehsildars | Additional Charge Census Officers | Within the limit of their respective Niabat. |
| 7. | Executive Officers of the Municipal Committees. | Charge Census Officers | Within the limit of their respective Municipal Committees. |
2. The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in exercise of the powers under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Act 37 of 1948) is further please to authorize the aforementioned Officers to sign declarations for any local area within their respective jurisdictions in connection with Census 2027.
3. The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Act 37 of 1948) is also pleased to delegate the power of appointing Census Officers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the said Act to the Principal Census Officers(s) (Deputy Commissioners) within their respective jurisdictions in connection with Census 2027.
By order of the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(Dr. Laltinkhuma Franklin) IAS, Commissioner/ Secretary, Planning Dev. & Monitoring Department, UT of Ladakh.
Copy to:
1. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI.
Copy also to:
1. All Administrative Secretaries, UT of Ladakh.
2. Director General of Police, UT of Ladakh.
3. Director Census Operation, J&K and Ladakh.
4. Deputy Commissioner Leh.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 35. Deputy Commissioner Kargil.
6. OSD to Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Ladakh for information of Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor.
7. Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh for kind information of the Chief Secretary.
8. Private Secretary to the Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC, Kargil/Leh for information of the HCECs.
9. Incharge website, NIC, UT of Ladakh for uploading the order on website.
10. Superintendent Archives, Archaeology and Museum Leh.
11. Assistant Director Information, Leh/Kargil for necessary action.
12. Concerned file.
(Konchok Gyalson)
Joint Director, (E&S)
PD&MD, UT of Ladakh.