Part II—Section 1

Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Ex-II-1(666)

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(Law Officers)

DECLARATION OF CONDUCT THE CENSUS OF POPULATION OF INDIA DURING 2027.

(Letter No. 7623/L.O/2025-1, 28.10.2025)

No. II(1)/PULO/29(c)/2025.

The following Order of the Gazette of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of Registrar General, India),

New Delhi, the 16th October, 2025 is republished:-

S.O.4698(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read

with rule 6D of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government hereby extends the provisions of the said Act

for conduct of pre-test of first phase of Census of India, 2027. The Pre-test of first phase of census of India, 2027

that is Houselisting and Housing Census in selected sample areas shall be conducted from 10th November 2025

to 30th November, 2025 in all States and Union territories. There shall also be an option for self-enumeration from

1st November, 2025 to 7th November, 2025.

[F. No. 9/8/2025-CD (Cen)]

MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN,

Registrar General and Census Commissioner , India.

REETA HARISH THAKKAR,

Secretary to Government.

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