Kolkata: Rashmi Kamal, a 2006-batch IAS officer, has been posted as the director of census in Bengal. She was previously serving as secretary of Paschimanchal department. The appontment comes as the Union home ministry gears up for the upcoming census operations.
Earlier, Kaushick Saha served as the director of census between Feb 2023 and Oct 2025. During this period, Nikhil Pavan Kalyan was posted as the director. An official said the timing of Kamal's posting is significant amid a rise in applications for citizenship under CAA. This comes as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process is under way, particularly involving applicants who had migrated from Bangladesh, with citizenship certificates issued by the director of census.