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CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 (BHADRA 25, 1948 SAKA)
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT Punjab Municipal Bhawan, Plot No. 3, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh. (CENSUS CELL) NOTIFICATION The 14th September, 2026
No. DLG-Census/171/2026/178.-I Ghanshyam Thori, IAS, Administrative Secretary do hereby republish the notification published in the Gazette of India No. 4729/S.O. 4729 (E) dated the 5th September, 2026 as per instruction issued by the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India vide No. 9/10/2025-CD (Cen) dated the 5th September, 2026 as under: -
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Office of the Registrar General, India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th September, 2026
S.O. 4729 (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government hereby declares that- i. The conduct of Census of the population shall be undertaken in the States of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and areas other than snow-bound areas of the State of Uttarakhand, from 1st December, 2026 to 4th January, 2027 with a revisional round from 5th January, 2027 to 9th January, 2027;
ii. For the conduct of the above Census, there shall be an option for self- enumeration from 16th November, 2026 to 30th November, 2026 just before the start of house-to-house population enumeration, iii. The reference date for the Census in the States of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and areas other than snow-bound areas of the State of Uttarakhand shall be 00.00 hours of the 5th day of January, 2027.
[F. No. 9/8/2025- CD (Cen)]
MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner
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Sd/- GHANSHYAM THORI, IAS Administrative Secretary to Govt. of Punjab