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tux.kuk vf/kfu;e] 1948 ¼vf/kfu;e la[;k 37 lu~ 1948½ ds tux.kuk fu;e] 1990 ds fu;e 8¼nks½ }kjk çnÙk 'kfDr;ksa dk ç;ksx djds] jkT;iky ,rn~}kjk turk dks funs'k nsrs gSa fd os Hkkjr dh tux.kuk 2027 ds laca/k esa muls iwNs tkus okys ç'uksa ds laca/k esa lVhd vkSj Li"V tkudkjh nsus esa lg;ksx djsaA
tux.kuk] lcls NksVh ç'kklfud bdkb;ksa vFkkZr xzkeh.k {ks=ksa esa xzke rFkk uxjh; {ks=ksa esa dLcs/okMZ rd vkokl dh fLFkfr] lq[k&lqfo/kkvksa vkSj laifRr;ksa] tulkaf[;dh] lk{kjrk] /keZ] vkfFkZd fØ;kdyki] çoklu] çtuu vkfn ds fo"k; esa vk¡dM+ksa dk çkFkfed L=ksr gSA
bldk mi;ksx dsUæh;/jkT;/dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k dh ljdkjksa }kjk uhfr;ksa dh ;kstuk cukus vkSj mUgsa rS;kj djus rFkk çHkkoh yksd ç'kklu ds fy, O;kid :i ls fd;k tkrk gSA blds vykok] tux.kuk ds vk¡dM+ksa dk mi;ksx lalnh;] fo/kkulHkk] iapk;rksa vkSj vU; LFkkuh; fudk;ksa ds fy, fuokZpu {ks=ksa ds ifjlheu vkSj vkj{k.k gsrq fd;k tkrk gSA vr%] turk ls vis{kk dh tkrh gS fd os tux.kuk dk;Z esa lg;ksx djsa vkSj lgh tkudkjh çnku djsaA
tux.kuk vf/kfu;e] 1948 ds dqN egRoiw.kZ mica/k vFkkZr&/kkjk 8] 9 vkSj 10 ds lkFk vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 11 ds v/khu fofgr 'kkfLr;ksa dk m)j.k vkSj tux.kuk vf/kfu;e] 1948 ¼vf/kfu;e la[;k 37 lUk 1948½ dh /kkjk 15 vkSj tux.kuk fu;e] 1990 ds v/khu tux.kuk vfHkys[k tks u rks fujh{k.k ds fy, miyC/k gSa] u gh lk{; ds :i esa turk dh tkudkjh ds fy, ,rn~}kjk uhps m)`r fd;k x;k gS%& 2 mRrj izns'k vlk/kkj.k xtV] 11 ebZ] 2026
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¼1½ tux.kuk vf/kdkjh ml LFkkuh; {ks= dh lhek esa] ftlds fy, mldh fu;qfä dh x;h gS lHkh O;fä;ksa ls ,sls lHkh ç'u iwN ldsxk ftUgsa iwNus ds fy, mls dsUæh; ljdkj }kjk bl fufeRr tkjh vkSj jkti= esa çdkf'kr fd;s x;s vuqns'kksa }kjk] fufnZ"V fd;k tk,A
¼2½ ,slk çR;sd O;fDr] ftlls mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu dksbZ ç'u iwNk tkrk gS] viuh loksZÙke tkudkjh ;k fo'okl ds vuqlkj ml ç'u dk mÙkj nsus ds fy, oS/k :i ls vkc) gksxk:
ijUrq dksbZ Hkh O;fä vius ifjokj ds fdlh L=h lnL; dk uke crkus ds fy, vkc) ugha gksxk] vkSj dksbZ Hkh L=h vius ifr ;k e`r ifr dk vFkok ,sls fdlh vU; O;fDÙk dk uke crkus ds fy, vkc) ugha gksxh ftldk uke crkus ds fy, og :f<+ }kjk fuf"k) dh x;h gksA
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fdlh x`g] vgkrs] ty;ku ;k vU; LFkku dk vf/kHkksx djus okyk çR;sd O;fDr] tux.kuk vf/kdkfj;ksa dks mlesa ,slk ços'k djus nsus dh vuqKk nsxk ftldh os tux.kuk ds ç;kstuksa ds fy, vis{kk djsa rFkk tks ns'k dh :f<+;ksa dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, ;qfDr;qDr gksa] vkSj og mudks ,sls v{kjksa] fpUgksa ;k lka[;kadksa ls tks tux.kuk ds ç;kstuksa ds fy, vko';d gksa] ml LFkku dks vafdr djus dh] ;k mudks ml LFkku ij yxkus dh vuqKk nsxkA
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¼1½ ,sls vkns'kksa ds v/khu jgrs gq,] tSls tux.kuk vk;qDr bl fufeRr tkjh djsa] tux.kuk vf/kdkjh] ,sls LFkkuh; {ks= esa ftlds fy, mldh fu;qfDr dh x;h gS] fdlh fuoklx`g esa ;k fdlh okf.kfT;d vFkok vkS|ksfxd LFkkiu ds çcU/kd ;k fdlh vf/kdkjh ds ikl ,d vuqlwph] tux.kuk djus ds le;] ;FkkfLFkfr] ,sls x`g ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx esa lgokfl;ksa] ;k ,sls çcU/kd ;k vf/kdkjh ds v/khu fu;ksftr O;fDr;ksa ds ckjs esa] ,sls x`g ;k mlds fdlh fofufnZ"V Hkkx ds vf/kHkksxh }kjk ;k ,sls çcU/kd ;k vf/kdkjh }kjk mlesa ,slh fof'kf"V;ka] tSlh tux.kuk vk;qDr fufnZ"V djsa] Hkjus ds ç;kstu ds fy, j[k ldsxk ;k j[kok ldsxkA
¼2½ tc ,slh vuqlwph bl çdkj j[k nh tk, rc] ;Fkk fLFkfr] mDr vf/kHkksxh] çcU/kd ;k vf/kdkjh] iwoksZDr le; ij] ;Fkk fLFkfr] ,sls x`g ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx ds lgokfl;ksa ;k mlds v/khu fu;ksftr O;fDr;ksa ds lEcU/k esa mls viuh loksZRre tkudkjh ;k fo'okl ds vuqlkj Hkjsxk ;k Hkjok,xk vkSj ml ij vius gLrk{kj djsxk vkSj tc mlls ,slh vis{kk dh tk, rc og bl çdkj Hkjh x;h vkSj gLrk{kfjr vuqlwph] tux.kuk vf/kdkjh dks ;k ,sls O;fDr dks ftls tux.kuk vf/kdkjh fufnZ"V djs] ifjnRr djsxkA
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¼1½ ¼d½ dksbZ ,slk tux.kuk vf/kdkjh ;k tux.kuk djus esa lgk;rk nsus ds fy, fof/kiwoZd visf{kr dksbZ ,slk O;fDr] tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fdlh fu;e }kjk ml ij vf/kjksfir fdlh drZO; dk ikyu djus ls badkj djsxk] ;k dksbZ ,slk O;fDr tks fdlh ,sls drZO; dk ikyu djus esa vU; O;fDr dks çfrckf/kr ;k ckf/kr djsxk] ;k
¼dd½ dksbZ ,slk tux.kuk vf/kdkjh ;k tux.kuk djus esa lgk;rk nsus ds fy, fof/kiwoZd visf{kr dksbZ ,slk O;fDr] tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fdlh fu;e ds vuqlkj ml ij vf/kjksfir fdlh drZO; dk ikyu djus esa ;qfDr;qDr rRijrk cjrus esa mis{kk djsxk ;k dksbZ ,slk O;fDr tks fdlh ,sls drZO; dk ikyu djus esa ;k fdlh ,sls vkns'k dk ikyu djus esa vU; O;fDr dks çfrckf/kr] ;k ckf/kr djsxk] ;k
¼?k½ dksbZ ,slk O;fDr tks tux.kuk vf/kdkjh }kjk mlls iwNs x;s fdlh ,sls ç'u dk] ftldk mRrj nsus ds fy, ;g /kkjk 8 }kjk oS/k :i ls vkc) gS] lk'k; feF;k mRrj nsxk] ;k viuh loksZRre tkudkjh ;k fo'okl ds vuqlkj mRrj nsus ls badkj djsxk] ;k
¼³½ fdlh x`g] vgkrs] ty;ku ;k vU; LFkku dk vf/kHkksx djus okyk dksbZ ,slk O;fDr] tks tux.kuk vf/kdkjh dks mlesa ,slk ;qfDr;qDr ços'k djus nsus ls badkj djsxk tSlk fd og /kkjk 9 }kjk vuqKk nsus ds fy, visf{kr gS] ;k mRrj izns'k vlk/kkj.k xtV] 11 ebZ] 2026 3 ¼p½ dksbZ ,slk O;fDr] tks fdUgha ,sls v{kjksa] fpUgksa ;k lka[;kadksa dks] ftUgsa tux.kuk ds ç;kstuksa ds fy, vafdr fd;k ;k yxk;k x;k gS] gVk;sxk] feVk;sxk] ifjofrZr djsxk] ;k mUgsa uqdlku igq¡pk;sxk] ;k
¼N½ dksbZ ,slk O;fä] ftlls /kkjk 10 ds v/khu vuqlwph Hkjus dh vis{kk dh x;h gks] tkurs gq, vkSj fcuk i;kZIr gsrqd ds ml /kkjk ds micU/kksa dk vuqikyu djus esa vlQy jgsxk] ;k mlds v/khu dksbZ feF;k fooj.kh nsxk] ;k
¼t½ dksbZ ,slk O;fDr] tks tux.kuk dk;kZy; esa vfrpkj djsxk] tqekZus ls] tks ,d gtkj #i;s rd dk gks ldsxk] n.Muh; gksxk vkSj Hkkx ¼d½] Hkkx ¼[k½ ;k Hkkx ¼x½ ds v/khu nks"k fl) dh n'kk esa dkjkokl ls Hkh] tks rhu o"kZ rd dk gks ldsxk] n.Muh; gksxkA ¼2½ tks dksbZ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu fdlh vijk/k dk nq"çsj.k djsxk] og tqekZus ls] tks ,d gtkj #i;s rd dk gks ldsxk] n.Muh; gksxkA
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fdlh Hkh O;fDr dks] tux.kuk vf/kdkjh }kjk ml gSfl;r esa vius drZO; ds fuoZgu esa rS;kj dh xbZ fdlh iqLrd] jftLVj ;k vfHkys[k dk] vFkok /kkjk 10 ds v/khu ifjnRr fdlh vuqlwph dk] fujh{k.k djus dk vf/kdkj ugha gksxk] vkSj Hkkjrh; lk{; vf/kfu;e] 2023 ¼vf/kfu;e la[;k 47 lu~ 2023½ esa fdlh çfrdwy ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] fdlh ,slh iqLrd] jftLVj] vfHkys[k ;k vuqlwph esa dh dksbZ Hkh çfof"V fdlh ,sls dk;Z ;k yksi ds fy,] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vijk/k curk gS bl vf/kfu;e ;k fdlh vU; fof/k ds v/khu fd, x, vfHk;kstu ls fHkUu fdlh Hkh çdkj dh fdlh flfoy dk;Zokgh esa vFkok fdlh nkafMd dk;Zokgh esa lk{; ds :i esa xzká ugha gksxhA
mijksDr m)j.k lkekU; tkudkjh ds fy, fn, x, gSa; fdlh Hkh vlaxfr dh fLFkfr esa] vf/kfu;e vkSj fu;e ds mica/k vfHkHkkoh gksaxsA
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THE Governor is pleased to order the publication of the following English translation of notification no. Jan-64/III-26-12(12)/2018, dated May 11, 2026 for general information :
No. Jan-64/III-26-12(12)/2018
Dated Lucknow, May 11, 2026
IN exercise of the powers conferred by rule 8(ii) of Census Rule, 1990 of the Census Act, 1948 (Act no. 37 of 1948), the Governor hereby directs the public to cooperate in furnishing accurate and unambiguous information in respect of the question that may be put to them in respect of Census of India 2027.
The Census is the primary source of data up to the lowest administrative units, i.e. villages in rural areas and town/wards in urban areas on Housing Condition, Amenities & Assets, Demography, Literacy, Religion, Economic Activity, Migration, Fertility etc.
It is widely used for planning and formulation of policies and effective Public Administration by the Central/State/UT Governments. Apart from this, Census data are used for delimitation and reservation of Constituencies for Parliamentary, Assembly, Panchayats and other Local Bodies. Thus, the public are to cooperate in census taking and provide the correct information.
Some of the important provisions in the Census Act, 1948 namely Section 8,9,10 along with an extract of penalties prescribed under Section 11 of the Act and also records of census not open to inspection nor admissible in evidence under Section 15 of the Census Act,1948 (Act no 37 of 1948) and Census Rule,1990 are hereby reproduced below for the information of public.
4 mRrj izns'k vlk/kkj.k xtV] 11 ebZ] 2026(i) Section 8:-Asking of questions and obligation to answer–
(1) A census-officer may ask all such questions of all persons within the limits of the local area for which he is appointed as, by instructions issued in this behalf by the Central Government and published in the Official Gazette, he may be directed to ask.
(2) Every person of whom any question is asked under sub-section (1) shall be legally bound to answer such question to the best of his knowledge or belief:
Provided that no person shall be bound to state the name of any female member of his household, and no woman shall be bound to state the name of her husband or deceased husband or of any other person whose name she is forbidden by custom to mention.
(ii) Section 9:-Occupier to permit access and affixing of members–
Every person occupying any house, enclosure, vessel or other place shall allow census-officer such access thereto as they may require for the purposes of the census and as, having regard to the customs of the country, may be reasonable, and shall allow them to paint on, or affix to, the place such letters, marks or numbers as may be necessary for the purposes of the census.
(iii) Section 10:-Occupier of manager to fill up schedule–
(1) Subject to such orders as the Census Commissioner may issue in the behalf a census- officer may, within the local area for which he is appointed, leave or cause to be left of schedule at any dwelling-house or with the manager or any officer of any commercial or industrial establishment, for the purpose of its being filled up by the occupier of such house or of any specified part thereof or by such manager or officer with such particulars as the Census Commissioner may direct regarding the inmates of such house or part thereof, or the persons employed under such manager or officer, as the case may be, at the time of the taking of the census.
(2) When such schedule has been so left, the said occupier, manager of officer, as the case may be, shall fill it up or cause it to be filled up to the best of his knowledge or belief so far as regards the inmates of such house or part thereof or the persons employed under his, as the case may be, at the time aforesaid, and shall sign his name thereto and, when so required, shall deliver the schedule so filled up and signed to the census-officer of the such person as the census-officer may direct.
(iv) Section11:-Penalties–
(1) (a) Any census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census who refuses to perform and duty imposed upon him by this Act rule made there under, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, or
(aa) any census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census who neglects to use reasonable diligence in performing any duty imposed upon him or in obeying any order issued to him in accordance with this Act or any rule made there under, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, or obeying any such order, or;
(d) any person who intentionally gives a false answer to, or refuses to answer to the best of his knowledge or belief, any question asked of him by a census-officer which he is legally bound by the Section 8 to answer, or
(e) any person occupying any house, enclosure, vessel or other place who refuses to allow a census-officer such reasonable access thereto as he is required by Section 9 to allow, or
(f) any person who removes, obliterates, alters, or damages any letters, marks or numbers which have been painted or affixed for the purposes of the census, or
(g) any person who, having been required under Section 10 to fill up а schedule, knowingly and without sufficient cause fails to comply with the provisions of that Section, or makes any false return there under, or
(h) any person who trespasses, into a census office, shall be punishable with fine, mRrj izns'k vlk/kkj.k xtV] 11 ebZ] 2026 5 which may extend to one thousand rupees and in case of a conviction under para (a), (b) or (c) shall also be punishable with imprisonment, which may extend to three years.
(2) Whoever abets any offence under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees.
(v) Section15:-Records of census not open to inspection nor admissible in evidence–
No person shall have a right to inspect any book, register or record made by census-officer in the discharge of his duty as such, or any schedule delivered under Section 10, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act no. 47 of 2023), no entry in any such book, register, record or schedule shall be admissible as evidence in any civil proceeding whatsoever or in any criminal proceeding other than a prosecution under this Act or any other law for any Act or omission which constitutes an offence under this Act.
The above extracts are reproduced for general information, in case of any inconsistency, the provisions of the Act and Rules shall prevail.
By order,
S.V.S. RANGA RAO, Pramukh Sachiv.
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