The central government on Friday (August 8, 2025) assigned IAS officer Gaurav Singh Rajawat (IAS:2011:AGMUT) additional charge as Director of Census Operations (DCO) and Director of Citizen Registration (DCR) for Lakshadweep.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), his appointment comes under the Central Staffing Scheme with effect from the date of assuming charge and will continue till December 31, 2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Gaurav Singh Rajawat is currently serving as Secretary Lakshadweep Administration for Finance, Planning Statistics & Taxation, Panchayath, Rural Development, Services, Power, Port Shipping & Aviation and Information & Public Relations.
Rajawat will replace Vikranth Raja A (IAS:2015:AGMUT), who has been serving in the post since February 22, 2024. Although Raja’s tenure was originally set to run until December 31, 2025, he is now being relieved from the assignment ahead of schedule.
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