Srinagar, July 11 -- The Centre on Friday extended the tenure of Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan till August 22 next year, according to an official order.

The extension comes at a time when the country is preparing for the mega census with caste enumeration and amid the Union ministry of home affairs' (MHA's) resolve to end Naxalism by March next year.

India's 16th Census with caste enumeration will be carried out in 2027, with the reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and March 1, 2027, in the rest of the country.

Mohan, a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Sikkim cadre, was named the Union home secretary in August 2024. He took over from Ajay Kumar Bhalla on completion of his ...