Census Act, 1948

The Census Act, 1948

जनगणना अधिनियम,1948

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Act ID:	194837
Act Number:	37
Enactment Date:	1948-09-03
Act Year:	1948
Short Title:	The Census Act, 1948
Hindi Title:	जनगणना अधिनियम,1948
Long Title:	An Act to provide for certain matters in connection with the taking of census.
Ministry:	Ministry of Home Affairs
Department:	Department of Home
Enforcement Date:	03-09-1948

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The Census Act, 1948

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Section 1. Short title and extent.
Section 2. Definitions. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2A. Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir.
Section 3. Central Government to take census. Show Related Subordinates
Section 4. Appointment of census staff. Show Related Subordinates
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.
Section 7A. Requisitioning premises, of vehicles, etc., for taking of a census. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7B. Payment of compensation. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7C. Power to obtain information. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7D. Power of entry into and inspection of premises, etc. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7E. Eviction from requisitioned premises. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7F. Release of premises from requisition. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7G. Delegation of functions of the Central Government with regard to requisitioning. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7H. Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.
Section 8. Asking of questions and obligation to answer. Show Related Subordinates
Section 9. Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers.
Section 10. Occupier or manager to fill up schedule.
Section 11. Penalties. Show Related Subordinates
Section 12. Sanction required for prosecutions.
Section 13. Operation of other laws not barred.
Section 13A. Certain offences to be cognizable and triable summarily.
Section 14. Jurisdiction.
Section 15. Records of census not open to inspection of admissible in evidence.
Section 15A. Protection of service interests of members of census staff.
Section 15B. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 16. Temporary suspension of other laws as to mode of taking census in municipalities.
Section 17. Grant of statistical abstracts.
Section 17A. Power to extend the provisions of Act to other operations. Show Related Subordinates
Section 18. Power to make rules. Show Related Subordinates

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
20-02-2009	Declaration of census of population during 2011
02-04-2009	Extension of provisions of Census Act, 1948 for conduct of pre-test of census 2011
25-02-2010	(a) Date for houselisting operations for census 2011 (b) List of questions that may be asked by Census Officer during census 2011
23-04-2010	Exercise of powers of Central Government by Director, Census and DM under section 7A to 7F
22-09-2010	Amendment to Notification SO 517(E) dated 25.2.2010
26-03-2019	Intention of Government to Conduct Census in 2021 - S.O. 1455(E)