Extended of Enumeration Period for House to House Enumeration for Collection of Information Relating to Updation of National Population Register
The Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue Department [D.M.I(2)] issued Government Order Ms. No. 82 on 12 February 2016, extending house to house enumeration for updating the National Population Register and seeding Aadhaar numbers in Tamil Nadu until 25 February 2016. The notification concerns population information collection and does not create or change land or property rules.
What the notification does
Government Order Ms. No. 82, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue Department [D.M.I(2)] on 12 February 2016, extends the period for house to house enumeration in Tamil Nadu. The enumeration was for collecting information to update the National Population Register and seed Aadhaar numbers in the National Population Register database.
The Central Government had decided to conduct this field work throughout the country under sub-rule (4) of rule 3 of the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
Period covered
Government Order Ms. No. 82 records that enumeration in Tamil Nadu was conducted from 18 January 2016 to 5 February 2016. The Government of Tamil Nadu extended that period until 25 February 2016.
The extension applied across the State of Tamil Nadu for the notified house to house exercise.
Who was covered
The National Population Register enumeration covered information relating to all persons who were usually residing within the jurisdiction of a Local Registrar.
Key points were:
- Information was collected through house to house enumeration.
- The information related to persons usually residing within the relevant Local Registrar's jurisdiction.
- The purpose was to update the National Population Register.
- The field work also covered seeding Aadhaar numbers in the National Population Register database.
- The extended closing date was 25 February 2016.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order Ms. No. 82 concerns population enumeration rather than ownership, registration, classification or use of land. It does not state any change to property titles, land records, planning controls or property transactions.
A property buyer, owner or professional would have been affected only in the same way as another person usually residing in Tamil Nadu during the enumeration exercise. The relevant issue was collection of resident information within the jurisdiction of the Local Registrar, not ownership or occupation of property as a legal right.
Publication details
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, on 12 February 2016. Its notification number is No. II(2)/REV/116(a)/2016.
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Common questions
Did this notification change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No land or property change is stated. The notification only extends house to house enumeration for updating the National Population Register and seeding Aadhaar numbers.
What was the extended deadline for the enumeration?
The Government of Tamil Nadu extended the enumeration period until 25 February 2016.
Who was included in the enumeration?
It covered information relating to all persons usually residing within the jurisdiction of a Local Registrar in Tamil Nadu.
What was the original enumeration period in Tamil Nadu?
The notification states that the enumeration was conducted from 18 January 2016 to 5 February 2016 before being extended.
