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The President is pleased to extend the central deputation tenure of five Indian Administrative Service officers as Director of Census Operations or Director of Citizen Registration in various Directorates of Census Operations.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) issued a notification on 14th May, 2026, under F. No. 1/13/2007-Ad-III/Pt./47, announcing the President's approval to extend the central deputation tenure for five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. These officers are deputed as Director of Census Operations or Director of Citizen Registration under the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The extensions are as follows: Shri Lalit Jain, IAS (HP:2011), for Haryana, extended until 06.12.2028 at Deputy Secretary/Director level, as per DoPT's Order No. 6/24/2023-EO (MM-I) dated 29.01.2026. Ms. Iva Ashish Srivastava, IAS (UD:2010), for Uttrakhand, extended until 31.12.2027 at Deputy Secretary/Director level, as per DoPT's Order No. 6/3/2023-ΕΟ (MM-I) dated 29.01.2026. Shri Prabhat Kumar, IAS (JH:2011), for Jharkhand, extended until 09.10.2027 at Deputy Secretary/Director level, as per DoPT's Order No. 6/33/2022-EO (MM-I) dated 17.02.2026. Ms. Navjot Khosa, IAS (KL:2012), for Punjab & Chandigarh, extended until 31.12.2027 at Deputy Secretary/Director level, as per DoPT's Order No. 6/44/2022-EO (MM-I) dated 12.02.2026. Shri Bishnu Charan Mallick, IAS (RJ:2007), for Rajasthan, extended until 30.04.2027 at Joint Secretary level, as per DoPT's Order No. 27/90/2025-EO (SM-I) dated 08.04.2026. The notification was signed by BISWAJIT DAS, Dy. Director General.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15052026-272599 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 10] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026/VAISAKHA 25, 1948 3502 GI/2026 (1) THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.1] 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 deputation | Extension of central | Level on | Relevant DoPT's | | No. | & Cadre | tenure made to the post | deputation tenure made | deputation | Order No. and | | | | (Director of Census Operations / | for the period upto, or | | dated | | | | Director of Citizen Registration) | until further orders, | | | | | | | 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-ΕΟ (MM-I) | | | (UD:2010) | | | | dated 29.01.2026 | +-----+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Shri Prabhat | Jharkhand | 09.10.2027 | Deputy Secretary/ | Order No. | | | Kumar, IAS | | | Director | 6/33/2022-EO (MM-I) | | | (JH:2011) | | | | 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 | +-----+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Shri Bishnu Charan | Rajasthan | 30.04.2027 | Joint Secretary | Order No. | | | Mallick, IAS | | | | 27/90/2025-EO (SM-I) | | | (RJ:2007) | | | | dated 08.04.2026 | +-----+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------+ BISWAJIT DAS, Dy. Director General Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH SRIVASTAVA Datic 2026.05.15 22:15:39+0530

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