1 [Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations] may, If he so thinks fit, at the request and cost (to be determined by him) of any local authority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and supplied containing any such statistical information as can be derived from the census returns for 2 [lndia or any State], as the case may be, being information which is not contained in any published report and which in his opinion it is reasonable for that authority or person to require.
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1 Subs. by Act 11 of 1994, s. 13, for certain words.2 Subs by the A. O. 1950, for "the provinces of India or the Province"
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir.Section 3 · Central Government to take census.Section 4 · Appointment of census staff.Section 4A · Staff of every local authority to be made available for taking census.Section 5 · Status of census authorities as public servants.Section 6 · Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2018-03-21. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.