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No. 187] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026 Maasi 29, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2057
Part II—Section 2
Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT
(Law Officers)
CENSUS, 2027 – APPOINTMENT OF CENSUS OFFICERS UNDER THE CENSUS ACT, 1948 [G.O. Ms. No.212, Public (Law Officers), 13th March 2026, மாசி 29 விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2057.]
No. II(2)/PULO/220(r-1)/2026.
Under sub–section (2) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act XXXVII of 1948), read with rule 3 of the Census Rules, 1990, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby appoints the Officers specified in column (3) of the TABLES 1,2,3 and 4 below, to be Census Officers for the Census, 2027, with their designation as specified in column (4) to take or aid in or supervise the taking of the Census within the local area specified in column (5) thereof:
TABLE -1
DISTRICT, SUB-DIVISION AND TALUK LEVEL APPOINTMENTS
| Sl. No. | Level | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1. | District | District Collector | Principal Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction (except Municipal Corporation limits) |
| 2. | District | District Forest Officer | Additional Principal Census Officer | All reserved forest areas (with or without habitation) in the district |
| DISTRICT LEVEL CENSUS OFFICERS | ||||
| 1. | District | District Revenue Officer | District Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction (except Municipal Corporation limits) |
| 2. | District | Chief Education Officer | Additional District Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
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| Sl. No. | Level | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 3. | District | Personal Assistant (General) | Deputy District Census Officer | Assisting the PCO & District Census Officer for the whole of their jurisdiction |
| 4. | District | Tahsildar (at District Collectorate) | Deputy District Census Officer | |
| 5. | District | Assistant Director (Panchayats) | Deputy District Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 6. | District | Assistant Director (Town Panchayats) | Deputy District Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 7. | District | District Statistical Officer/ Deputy Director of Economics & Statistics / District Project Officer (ICDS) | Deputy District Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 8. | District (in all districts except Chennai) where Municipal Corporation exists) | Deputy Commissioner/ Assistant Commissioner or any officer below the level of Commissioner of Municipal Corporation | City Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| SUB-DIVISIONAL LEVEL CENSUS OFFICERS | ||||
| 1. | Sub-Division | Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer/ Assistant Collector | Sub-Divisional Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 2. | Sub-Division/ Region | Regional Directors of Municipal Administration (RDMA) | Sub-Divisional Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| TALUK LEVEL CENSUS OFFICERS | ||||
| 1. | Sub-District / Taluk | Tahsildar | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 2. | Sub-District / Taluk | Deputy Tahsildar | Additional Charge Census Officer | To assist the Charge Census Officer |
| 3. | Block Development/ CD Block | Block Development Officer | Additional Charge Census Officer | To assist the Charge Census Officer |
TABLE - 2
| Sl. No. | Level | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1. | Municipality | Municipal Commissioner | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 2. | Town Panchayat | Executive Officer | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 3. | Cantonment Board | Chief Executive Officer | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 4. | Township | Executive Officer / Administrative Officer | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| TABLE - 3 APPOINTMENTS IN MUNICIPAL COPORATIONS (OTHER THAN GREATER CHENNAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION) | ||||
| Sl. No. | Level | Officers | Designation | Jurisdiction |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1. | Municipal Corporation | Municipal Commissioner of Municipal Corporation | Principal Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 2. | Municipal Corporation | Deputy Commissioner of Municipal Corporation | City Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 3. | Municipal Corporation/ Zones | Assistant Commissioner of Municipal Corporation/ Zonal Officer | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective zonal jurisdiction |
| 4. | Municipal Corporation/ Zones | Revenue Officer/Assistant Engineer / Executive Engineer | Additional Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective zonal jurisdiction |
| TABLE - 4 APPOINTMENTS IN GREATER CHENNAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION | ||||
| 1. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Commissioner of Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation | Principal Census Officer | The whole of Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation |
| 2. | District | District Collector, Chennai | Additional Principal Census Officer | The whole of Chennai district |
| AT DISTRICT / MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LEVEL | ||||
| 1. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Deputy Commissioner (R&F) at HQs | City Census Officer | The whole of Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation |
| 2. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Regional Deputy Commissioner (North) | Additional City Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 3. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Regional Deputy Commissioner (Central) | Additional City Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 4. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Regional Deputy Commissioner (South) | Additional City Census Officer | The whole of their respective jurisdiction |
| 5. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | City Revenue Officer (HQs) | Deputy City Census Officer | Assisting the PCO and City Census Officer for the whole of their jurisdiction |
| 6. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Additional City Revenue Officer (HQs) | Deputy City Census Officer | Assisting the PCO and City Census Officer for the whole of their jurisdiction |
| 7. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Senior Revenue Officer (HQs) | Deputy City Census Officer | Assisting the PCO and City Census Officer for the whole of their jurisdiction |
| 8. | Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Senior Revenue Officer (HQs) | Deputy City Census Officer | Assisting the PCO and City Census Officer for the whole of their jurisdiction |
| AT CHARGE / ZONE LEVEL | ||||
| 1. | Zone of Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Assistant Commissioners/ Zonal Officer (Zones of Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation) | Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective zones |
| 2. | Zone of Greater Chennai (Municipal Corporation) | Senior Revenue Officer (Zones of Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation ) | Additional Charge Census Officer | The whole of their respective zones |
2. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act, XXXVII of 1948), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby delegates the power to:-
(i) The Principal Census Officers appointed in para 1 above to appoint other Census Officers in order to assist the census work, if they think fit, within the local areas specified against them in the TABLES 1, 3, and 4 above ;
and
(ii) The Charge Census Officers appointed in para 1 above to appoint Supervisors and Enumerators, within the local areas specified against them in the TABLE-2 above, as and when directed by the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.
3. Under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act XXXVII of 1948), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby delegates the Census Officers appointed in paragraph 1 above, to perform such of the duties for the purposes of the said sub-section (1) of that Section. Under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act XXXVII of 1948), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby authorize the officers specified in column (3) to sign a declaration under provision of sub-section (3) of section 4.
4. Under section 7 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act XXXVII of 1948), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby delegates the Census Officers appointed in paragraph 1 above, who may, by written order, call upon the persons referred to in clauses (a) to (c) of that section within the local area over which he has jurisdiction to give such assistance for taking census of the persons in that local area.
5. As per the provisions of section 11 of Census Act, 1948, any Census Officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of Census and who refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him/her by this Act or any Rule made thereunder, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, shall be punishable with fine up to Rs.1,000 (Rupees One Thousand only) and in case of a conviction shall also be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5NOTIFICATION-II
[G.O. Ms. No.212, Public (Law Officers), 13th March 2026, மாசி 29 விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2057.]
No. II(2)/PULO/220(r-2)/2026.
Under rule 4 of the Census Rules, 1990, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby designates the Director of Census Operations (DCO) appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (Central Act XXXVII of 1948), Deputy Registrar General (C&T), the Joint Director of Census Operations, the Deputy Director of Census Operations and the Assistant Director of Census Operations as the Chief Principal Census Officer, Additional Chief Principal Census Officer, Joint Chief Principal Census Officer, Deputy Chief Principal Census Officer and Assistant Chief Principal Census Officer respectively for the State of Tamil Nadu.
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