Chandigarh:The Haryana Government has decided to impose a ban on the transfer and posting of officers and employees associated with Census-2027 work until March 31, 2027, to ensure the smooth conduct of the census exercise. Necessary directions in this regard have been issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi to all concerned departments. As per the decision, officers and employees deployed for Census-2027 or those directly under its administrative control will not be transferred during this period.
The order will apply to a wide range of officials, including IAS and HCS officers, Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars, District Revenue Officers, as well as personnel from the Education Department, Urban Local Bodies Department, Economic and Statistical Department, and the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department. The State Government has directed strict compliance with these instructions and has asked all departments to communicate the orders effectively to the concerned officers and employees.
To ensure efficient implementation of the census, officials have been designated at multiple administrative levels. Divisional Commissioners will serve as Divisional Census Officers, while Deputy Commissioners will act as Principal Census Officers. Additional Deputy Commissioners and City Magistrates have been appointed as Additional District Census Officers. At the district level, various officers including District Statistical Officers, District Planning Officers, District Education Officers, District Elementary Education Officers, District Revenue Officers, and District Information Officers will function as Sub-District Census Officers. Similarly, at the sub-division level, Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil)/SDMs will act as Sub-Divisional Census Officers, Tehsildars as Charge Census Officers, and Naib Tehsildars as Assistant Charge Census Officers. In urban areas, Municipal Corporation Commissioners will serve as Principal Census Officers, while Additional Commissioners, District Municipal Commissioners, and other municipal officials will be responsible for census operations in their respective jurisdictions.
