Date: 2026-04-10Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Appointment of Shri Ramachandran R lAS KN 2012 an officer belonging to Karnataka Cadre of Indian Administrative Service as Director of Census Operations Director of Citizen Registration Karnataka
**Summary of Government of India Notification: Appointment of Director of Census Operations, Karnataka**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India)
**Notification Date:** April 10, 2026
**Document Reference:** F. No. A-35013/07/2019-Ad.III/6 (Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-10042026-271696)
**Overview**
The President of India has officially appointed Shri Ramachandran R, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 2012 Karnataka Cadre, to lead census and registration operations in Karnataka.
**Key Appointment Details**
* **Appointee:** Shri Ramachandran R, IAS (KN:2012).
* **Designations:** Director of Census Operations and Director of Citizen Registration for Karnataka.
* **Effective Date:** March 26, 2026 (Forenoon).
* **Tenure:** Three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
* **Framework:** The appointment is a central deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme.
* **Headquarters:** Bengaluru, Karnataka.
**Administrative Information**
* **Signatory:** Biswajit Das, Deputy Director General.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99.
* **Publication:** The notification was published in The Gazette of India (Extraordinary, Part III—Section 1) by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and uploaded by the Directorate of Printing, Government of India Press, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Ramachandran R, IAS: Karnataka Cadre officer appointed as Director of Census Operations and Director of Citizen Registration for Karnataka.
Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration: Key administrative roles responsible for demographic data collection and civil registration at the state level.
Central Staffing Scheme: The policy framework governing the central deputation of the officer for this specific appointment.
Office of The Registrar General, India: The nodal regulatory body under the Ministry of Home Affairs overseeing census activities and citizen registration.
Karnataka: The specific state cadre of the officer and the primary location where the appointment and its functions are applicable.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 1
PART III—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 6] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अप्रलै 10, 2026/चत्रै 20, 1948
No. 6] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026/CHAITRA 20, 1948 ss24, 1947
गृह मत्रं ालय
(भारत के महारजिस्ट्र ार का कायाला य)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 अप्रैल, 2026
फा. स.ं ए-35013/07/2019-प्रिा.III/6.—-राष्ट्रपजत, भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के कनााटक संवगा के अजधकारी
श्री रामचन्द्रन आर, भा.प्र.से. (कनााटक:2012) को केन्द्रीय सेवा योिना के अंतगात केन्द्रीय प्रजतजनयुजि पर 26.03.2026 (पूवााह्न) से
तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए अथवा अगले आिेिों, िो भी पहले हो, तक जनिेिक िनगणना काया / जनिेिक नागररक पंिीकरण, कनााटक
के रूप में जनयुि करते ह ैं।
2. श्री रामचन्द्रन आर, भा.प्र.से. (कनााटक:2012) का मुख्यालय बेंगलुरु (कनााटक) होगा ।
जबस्ट्विीत िास, उप महाजनिेिक
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Office of The Registrar General, India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th April, 2026
F. No. A-35013/07/2019-Ad.III/6.—The President is pleased to appoint Shri Ramachandran R, IAS (KN:2012)
an officer belonging to Karnataka Cadre of Indian Administrative Service as Director of Census Operations/Director
of Citizen Registration, Karnataka with effect from 26.03.2026 (FN) for a period of three years or until further orders,
whichever is earlier, on central deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme.
2. The Headquarters of Shri Ramachandran R, IAS (KN:2012) will be Bengaluru (Karnataka).
BISWAJIT DAS, Dy. Director General
2574 GI/2026
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