Jaipur, Jan. 2 -- Rajasthan has frozen all administrative units and put a ban on the creation of new districts, tehsils, villages and wards, along with transfers of government officials and employees, from January 1 as part of preparations for the upcoming Census scheduled to continue until mid-2027. Under the restrictions, no alterations will be permitted in the boundaries of any village or urban ward. All administrative units will continue to exist in their December 31 status until the Census is concluded. The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) will issue a notification whenever the freeze is lifted. Earlier, the MHA had temporarily relaxed restrictions on the creation of new administrative units till December 31, but the ban has now come into force with the start of the New Year. Alongside the boundary freeze, the transfer of government officers and employees has also been put on hold for nearly the next one-and-a-quarter years. Officials covered under the transfer ban include district collectors, sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs), tehsildars, commissioners of urban local bodies, as well as Census staff such as teachers appointed as enumerators, patwaris and gram secretaries. htc...