TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2026

[Price: Rs. 2.40 Paise.

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

[1]

Ex-II-2—(187)

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,

மாாசி 29 விசுவாாவசு, 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)

District

District Collector

Principal Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction (except Municipal

Corporation limits)

District

District Forest Officer

Additional Principal

Census Officer

All reserved forest areas (with or

without habitation) in the district

DISTRICT LEVEL CENSUS OFFICERS

District

District Revenue Officer

District Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction (except Municipal

Corporation limits)

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)

District

Personal Assistant

(General)

Deputy District

Census Officer

Assisting the PCO & District

Census Officer for the whole of their

jurisdiction

District

Tahsildar

(at District Collectorate)

Deputy District

Census Officer

District

Assistant Director

(Panchayats)

Deputy District

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

District

Assistant Director

(Town Panchayats)

Deputy District

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

District

District Statistical Officer/

Deputy Director of

Economics & Statistics /

District Project Officer

(ICDS)

Deputy District

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

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

Sub-Division

Sub Collector/Revenue

Divisional Officer/ Assistant

Collector

Sub-Divisional

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Sub-Division/

Region

Regional Directors of

Municipal Administration

(RDMA)

Sub-Divisional

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

TALUK LEVEL CENSUS OFFICERS

Sub-District /

Taluk

Tahsildar

Charge Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Sub-District /

Taluk

Deputy Tahsildar

Additional Charge

Census Officer

To assist the Charge Census Officer

Block

Development/

CD Block

Block Development Officer

Additional Charge

Census Officer

To assist the Charge Census Officer

TABLE - 2

TOWN (OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION) LEVEL APPOINTMENTS

Sl.

No.

Level

Officers

Designation

Jurisdiction

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Municipality

Municipal Commissioner

Charge Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Town

Panchayat

Executive Officer

Charge Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Cantonment

Board

Chief Executive Officer

Charge Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

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Sl.

No.

Level

Officers

Designation

Jurisdiction

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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)

Municipal

Corporation

Municipal Commissioner of

Municipal Corporation

Principal Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Municipal

Corporation

Deputy Commissioner of

Municipal Corporation

City Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Municipal

Corporation/

Zones

Assistant Commissioner of

Municipal Corporation/

Zonal Officer

Charge Census Officer

The whole of their respective zonal

jurisdiction

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

Greater

Chennai

(Municipal

Corporation)

Commissioner of Greater

Chennai Municipal

Corporation

Principal Census Officer

The whole of Greater Chennai

Municipal Corporation

District

District Collector, Chennai

Additional Principal

Census Officer

The whole of Chennai district

AT DISTRICT / MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LEVEL

Greater

Chennai

(Municipal

Corporation)

Deputy Commissioner

(R&F) at HQs

City Census Officer

The whole of Greater Chennai

Municipal Corporation

Greater

Chennai

(Municipal

Corporation)

Regional Deputy

Commissioner (North)

Additional City

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Greater

Chennai

(Municipal

Corporation)

Regional Deputy

Commissioner (Central)

Additional City

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

Greater

Chennai

(Municipal

Corporation)

Regional Deputy

Commissioner (South)

Additional City

Census Officer

The whole of their respective

jurisdiction

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

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

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No.

Level

Officers

Designation

Jurisdiction

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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

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

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

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.