Gazette Order for creation of SLEC in West Bengal

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20022026-270370 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 897] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026/PHALGUNA 1, 1947 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS ORDER New Delhi, the 20th February, 2026 S.O. 941(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) read with sub-rules (1) and (3) of rule 11A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, the Central Government hereby specifies the following, namely:- (i) For the purposes of sub-rule (1) of rule 11A and rule 13A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, an Empowered Committee for the State of West Bengal, headed by the Deputy Registrar General, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal is also constituted which shall consist of the following members, namely: - (a) an officer in the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; (b) an officer not below the rank of the Under Secretary to the Government of India, to be nominated by the jurisdictional Foreigners Regional Registration Officer concerned; (c) an officer not below the rank of the Under Secretary to the Government of India, to be nominated by the State Informatics Officer of National Informatics Centre of the State of West Bengal; and (d) Post Master General of the State of West Bengal or a Postal Officer to be nominated by the Post Master General not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; (ii) the following officers shall be invitees to the Empowered Committee, namely: - (a) a representative from the office of the Principal Secretary (Home) or Additional Chief Secretary (Home) of the State Government of West Bengal; and (b) a representative of jurisdictional Divisional Railway Manager of Railways; 2. Other terms and conditions shall be the same as provided in the order issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs vide order number S.O. 1231 (E), dated the 11th March, 2024 published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 11th March, 2024. [F. No.: 26011/01/2015-IC-I(Part)] NITESH KUMAR VYAS, Addl. Secy. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.02.20 16:38:04 +05'30