(1) The Central Government may appoint a Census Commissioner to supervise the taking of the census throughout the area in which the census is intended to be taken, and 1[Directors of Census Operations] to supervise the taking of the census within the several States.
(2) The State Government may appoint persons as census-officers 2[with such designations as that Government may deem necessary] to take, or aid in or supervise the taking of, the census within any specified local area and such persons, when so appointed, shall be bound to serve accordingly.
(3) A declaration in writing, signed by any authority authorised by the State Government in this behalf, that any person has been duly appointed a census-officer for any local area shall be conclusive proof of such appointment.
(4) The State Government may delegate to such authority as it thinks fit the power of appointing census-officers conferred by sub-section (2).
(2) The State Government may appoint persons as census-officers 2[with such designations as that Government may deem necessary] to take, or aid in or supervise the taking of, the census within any specified local area and such persons, when so appointed, shall be bound to serve accordingly.
(3) A declaration in writing, signed by any authority authorised by the State Government in this behalf, that any person has been duly appointed a census-officer for any local area shall be conclusive proof of such appointment.
(4) The State Government may delegate to such authority as it thinks fit the power of appointing census-officers conferred by sub-section (2).
Source footnotes
1 . Subs. by Act 56 of 1974, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for "Superintendents of Census Operations" (w.e.f. 20-12-1974).2 Ins. by Act 11 of 1994, s. 3 (w.e.f. 14-1-1994).
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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 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.Section 7 · Power to call upon certain persons to give assistance.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.