Date: 2026-05-15Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Extension of central deputation tenure of the officers of Indian Administrative Service as Director of Census Operations Director of Citizen Registration
**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs, dated May 14, 2026, announces the extension of central deputation tenures for five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The officers will continue serving as Directors of Census Operations or Directors of Citizen Registration in various states. The extensions are effective until specified dates ranging from April 2027 to December 2028, or until further orders are issued.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Administrative Provisions**
* The President of India has authorized the extension of central deputation for selected IAS officers.
* The extensions apply to the roles of Director of Census Operations and Director of Citizen Registration within the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner.
* Each extension is valid until the specified date or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
* **Individual Extension Schedules**
* **Shri Lalit Jain (HP:2011):** Tenure in Haryana extended until December 6, 2028, at the Deputy Secretary/Director level.
* **Ms. Iva Ashish Srivastava (UD:2010):** Tenure in Uttarakhand extended until December 31, 2027, at the Deputy Secretary/Director level.
* **Shri Prabhat Kumar (JH:2011):** Tenure in Jharkhand extended until October 9, 2027, at the Deputy Secretary/Director level.
* **Ms. Navjot Khosa (KL:2012):** Tenure in Punjab & Chandigarh extended until December 31, 2027, at the Deputy Secretary/Director level.
* **Shri Bishnu Charan Mallick (RJ:2007):** Tenure in Rajasthan extended until April 30, 2027, at the Joint Secretary level.
**Impact Analysis**
**Listed IAS Officers**
**Impact**
The five specified officers (Shri Lalit Jain, Ms. Iva Ashish Srivastava, Shri Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Navjot Khosa, and Shri Bishnu Charan Mallick) will have their central deputation terms lengthened beyond their original end dates.
**Action Required**
The officers must continue their duties in their respective assigned states and directorates until their new expiration dates or until receipt of further official orders.
**Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India**
**Impact**
This authority maintains leadership continuity for census and citizen registration operations in Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Punjab, Chandigarh, and Rajasthan.
**Action Required**
The department must ensure the administrative transition and adherence to the relevant Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) orders cited in the notification.
**State Directorates of Census Operations**
**Impact**
The directorates in the affected states will continue to function under their current leadership for the duration of the extended tenures.
**Action Required**
No specific action is mentioned beyond maintaining operational continuity under the presiding Directors.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the Office of the Registrar General.
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: The central body responsible for census operations and citizen registration under which the mentioned officers are deputed.
Director of Census Operations / Director of Citizen Registration: The key administrative positions at the state/UT level whose central deputation tenures are being extended.
Indian Administrative Service (IAS): The premier civil service of India to which the officers whose tenures are being extended belong.
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT): The department whose specific orders are cited as the underlying authority for the extension of deputation tenures.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 1
PART III—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 10] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 15, 2026/विै ाख 25, 1948
No. 10] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026/VAISAKHA 25, 1948
गृह मत्रं ालय
(भारत के महारजिस्ट्र ार का कायाला य)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 14 मई, 2026
फा. स.ं 1/13/2007-प्रिा.III/पार्ा/47.— राष्ट्रपजत, भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के जनम्नजलजखत अजधकाररयों की, भारत के
महारजिस्ट्र ार और िनगणना आयुक्त के कायाालय के अंतगात जवजभन्न िनगणना काया जनिेिालयों में जनिेिक िनगणना काया / जनिेिक
नागररक पंिीकरण के पिो पर, केंद्रीय प्रजतजनयुजक्त की अवजध का जवस्ट्तार उनके नाम के सामने उजल्लजखत जववरण के अनुसार करते ह:ैं
क्र. सं. अजधकारी का नाम पि जिस पर केंद्रीय दिनांक तक केंद्रीय प्रजतजनयुजक्त पर कार्माक एवं प्रजिक्षण जवभाग के
और संवगा प्रजतजनयुजक्त की अवजध प्रजतजनयुजक्त की स्ट्तर प्रासंजगक आिेि संख्या और दिनांक
का जवस्ट्तार दकया गया अवजध का
(जनिेिक िनगणना जवस्ट्तार दकया गया
काया/ जनिेिक अथवा अगले
नागररक पंिीकरण) आििों, िो भी
पहले हो
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भा प्र. से. जनिेिक दिनांक 29.01.2026
(जहमाचल
प्रिेि:2011)
3502 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.1]
2. सुश्री इवा आिीष उत्तराखंड 31.12.2027 उप-सजचव/ सं. 6/3/2023-EO (MM-I)
श्रीवास्ट्तव, जनिेिक दिनांक 29.01.2026
भा प्र. से.
(उत्तराखंड:2010)
3. श्री प्रभात कुमार, झारखंड 09.10.2027 उप-सजचव/ सं. 6/33/2022-EO (MM-I)
भा प्र. से. जनिेिक दिनांक 17.02.2026
(झारखंड:2011)
4. सुश्री नविोत खोसा, पंिाब और चंडीगढ़ 31.12.2027 उप-सजचव/ सं. 6/44/2022-EO (MM-I)
भा प्र. से. जनिेिक दिनांक 12.02.2026
(केरल:2012)
श्री जबष्णु चरण
मजल्लक,
सं. 27/90/2025-EO (SM-I)
5. भा प्र. से. रािस्ट्थान 30.04.2027 संयुक्त सजचव
दिनांक 08.04.2026
(रािस्ट्थान:2007)
जबस्ट्विीत िास, उप महाजनिेिक
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Office of the Registrar General, India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th May, 2026
F. No. 1/13/2007-Ad-III/Pt./47.—The President is pleased to extend the central deputation tenure of the
following Officers of Indian Administrative Service as Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration
in various Directorates of Census Operations under the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
as per details mentioned against their names:
Sl. Name of the Officer Extension of central Extension of central Level on Relevant DoPT’s
No. & Cadre deputation tenure made to deputation deputation Order No. and
the post tenure made for the dated
(Director of Census period upto,
Operations / Director of or until further orders,
Citizen Registration) whichever is earlier
1. Shri Lalit Jain, IAS Haryana 06.12.2028 Deputy Secretary/ Order No.
(HP:2011) Director 6/24/2023-EO
(MM-I) dated
29.01.2026
2. Ms. Iva Ashish Uttrakhand 31.12.2027 Deputy Secretary/ Order No.
Srivastava, IAS Director 6/3/2023-EO (MM-
( UD:2010) I) dated 29.01.2026
3. Shri Prabhat Jharkhand 09.10.2027 Deputy Secretary/ Order No.
Kumar, IAS Director 6/33/2022-EO
( JH:2011) (MM-I) dated
17.02.2026
4. Ms. Navjot Khosa, Punjab & Chandigarh 31.12.2027 Deputy Secretary/ Order No.
IAS (KL:2012) Director 6/44/2022-EO
(MM-I) dated
12.02.2026
Order No.
Shri Bishnu Charan
27/90/2025-EO
5. Mallick, IAS Rajasthan 30.04.2027 Joint Secretary
(SM-I) dated
(RJ:2007)
08.04.2026
BISWAJIT DAS, Dy. Director General
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