EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 819 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019/BAISAKHA 5, 1941

REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 17th April, 2019

No.12012–RDM-CENSUS-0001/2019/R&D.M.—The

following

Notification

of

Ministry of Home Affairs bearing S.O. No. 1455(E) issued under the signature of Registrar

General and Census Commissioner, India is hereby republished for general information.

By Order of the Governor

NIKUNJA B. DHAL

Principal Secretary to Government

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA)

NOTIFICATION

NEW DELHI, the 26^th March, 2019

S.O. 1455 (E). ─ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Census

Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Central Government hereby declares that a census of the

population of India shall be taken during the year 2021. The reference date for the census

shall, except for the State of Jammu and Kashmir and snow bound non- synchronous

areas of States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, be 00.00 hours of the first day of

March, 2021:

Provided that for the State of Jammu and Kashmir and snow bound non-

synchronous areas of States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the reference date

shall be 00.00 hours of the first day of October, 2020.

[F.No. 9/7/2019- CD (CEN)]

VIVEK JOSHI

Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

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