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No. 133] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Maasi 15, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2057
Part II—Section 1
Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT
(Law officers)
DECLARATION OF DATE OF SELF-ENUMERATION AND HOUSELISTING OPERATIONS (HLO) IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU
[Letter No.7623/LO/2025-8, Dated: 27.02.2026]
No. II(1)/PULO/3(c)/2026.
S.O.99(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 and section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) number S.O.119(E), dated the 7th January, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II—Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th January, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby declares that the houselisting operations of the Census of India 2027 shall take place between 1st April, 2026 and 30th September, 2026 in all States and Union territories in India during the period of thirty days specified by each State and Union territory. There shall also be an option for self-enumeration which shall be conducted in fifteen days' time period just before the start of house to house houselisting operations of thirty days.
The Notification is republished for the State of Tamil Nadu with the Schedule specified below :
1. Self-Enumeration shall be conducted from 17th July 2026 to 31st July 2026 (15 days).
2. House Listing Operations (HLO) shall be conducted from 1st August 2026 to 30th August 2026 (30 days).
REETA HARISH THAKKAR,
Principal Secretary to Government.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
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