**Executive Summary**
The President's Secretariat issued notification S.O. 2332(E) on April 23, 2026, to appoint an Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. This order supersedes the previous notification from March 10, 1973, and designates a specific official to manage President’s Estates across various national locations. The appointment is effective immediately to ensure the lawful administration and eviction of unauthorized occupants from specified public premises.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Official Appointment**
* Dr. Kartik Agrawal, Internal Financial Adviser (IFA) of the President's Secretariat, is appointed as the Estate Officer.
* The appointment is made in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.
* The appointee is a gazetted officer of the Government.
**Jurisdiction and Scope**
* The authority of the Estate Officer extends to the President's Estates located in New Delhi, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Bolarum and Secunderabad (Telangana), and Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
* The officer is empowered to exercise jurisdiction within the local limits of these specified public premises.
**Powers and Duties**
* The Estate Officer is authorized to perform all duties and exercise all powers conferred upon or imposed on an Estate Officer by or under the 1971 Act.
* This notification officially supersedes the Ministry of Works and Housing Notification No. S.O.720, dated March 10, 1973.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Dr. Kartik Agrawal (IFA, President's Secretariat)**
**Impact**
He is now legally designated as the Estate Officer for the President’s Estates, assuming the statutory responsibilities associated with the eviction of unauthorized occupants.
**Action Required**
He must exercise the powers and perform the duties mandated by the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, within his specified territorial jurisdictions.
**Stakeholder: Unauthorized Occupants of President’s Estates**
**Impact**
Occupants of President’s Estates in New Delhi, Shimla, Telangana, and Uttarakhand are now subject to the oversight and enforcement actions of the newly appointed Estate Officer.
**Action Required**
Occupants must ensure their tenancy or occupation is authorized and compliant with the 1971 Act to avoid eviction proceedings initiated by the Estate Officer.
**Stakeholder: President's Secretariat (Administrative Departments)**
**Impact**
The administrative and legal framework for managing the President's Estates has been updated, replacing the 53-year-old previous notification.
**Action Required**
The Secretariat must update its internal records and direct all matters pertaining to the eviction of unauthorized occupants within the specified regions to the newly appointed Estate Officer.
Key Entities Referenced
Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to appoint Estate Officers for managing public premises.
Dr. Kartik Agrawal: The Internal Financial Adviser (IFA) at the President’s Secretariat appointed as the Estate Officer to exercise powers under the Act.
President’s Secretariat: The issuing authority and primary department whose estates are subject to the jurisdiction of the appointed Estate Officer.
President’s Estate (New Delhi, Shimla, Bolarum, Secunderabad, and Dehradun): The specific geographical locations and categories of public premises defined as the local limits of the Estate Officer's jurisdiction.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 2241] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 8, 2026/विै ाख 18, 1948
No. 2241] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948
राष्ट्रपजत सजिवालय
अजधसिू ना
नई दिल्ली, 23 अप्रैल, 2026
का.आ. 2332(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार सरकारी स्ट्थान (अप्राजधकृत अजधभोजगयों की बेिखली) अजधजनयम 1971
तथा तब के भारत के आवास एवं जनमााण मंत्रालय की अजधसूिना सं.का.अ. 720 दिनांक 10 माि,ा 1973 के अजधक्रमण म ें
धारा 3 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, नीि े सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) में उजल्लजखत अजधकारी को, िो सरकार के
रािपजत्रत अजधकारी ह,ैं उि अजधजनयम के प्रयोिन के जलए सम्पिा अजधकारी जनयुि करती ह।ैं यह अजधकारी उि सारणी
के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ेंतत्सस्ट्थानी प्रजवजि में जवजनर्िाि सरकारी स्ट्थानों के प्रवगों के संबंध म ेंउि अजधजनयम के द्वारा या उसके अधीन
सम्पिा अजधकाररयों को अपने क्षेत्राजधकार की स्ट्थानीय सीमाओं में प्रित िजियों का प्रयोग और उन पर अजधरोजपत कतव्या ों
का पालन करेगा।
3263 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
अजधकारी का पिनाम सरकारी स्ट्थानों के प्रवगा एवं क्षत्रे ाजधकारी की स्ट्थानीय
सीमाएं
(1) (2)
डॉ. कार्ताक अग्रवाल, स्ट्थानो म ेंनई दिल्ली, जिमला (जहमािल प्रिेि),
आई.एफ.ए. (आतंररक जवत्तीय सलाहकार), बोलारम, जसकंिराबाि (तले ंगाना) एवं िेहरािनू
राष्ट्रपजत सजिवालय | (उत्तराखंड) में जस्ट्थत राष्ट्रपजत सम्पिा समाजवि ह।ैं
[फा. स.ं डी-11037/1/2024-ई बी ए]
अनीता सी. मेश्राम, राष्ट्रपजत के अपर सजिव
PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2026
S.O. 2332(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Premises (Eviction of
Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 and in supersession of the then Government of India in the Ministry of Works and
Housing Notification No. S.O.720 dated the 10th March, 1973, the Central Government hereby appoints the Officer
mentioned in column (1) of the Table below being a gazetted officer of the Government to be the Estate Officer for the
purposes of the said Act who shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed on Estate Officer by
or under the said Act within local limits of his respective jurisdiction in respect of the public premises specified in
corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table.
TABLE
Designation of the Officer Categories of Public Premises and local limits of
jurisdiction.
(1) (2)
Dr. Kartik Agrawal, Premises comprising the President’s Estate in New
IFA (Internal Financial Adviser), Delhi, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Bolarum,
President’s Secretariat. Secunderabad (Telangana) and Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
[F. No. D-11037/1/2024-EBA]
ANEETA C MESHRAM, Addl. Secy. to the President
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