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q Structure of district administration q Function of district administration
Introduction Officer, District and Sessions Judge, Inspector of
Schools, Agriculture Officer, Executive Engineer,
For the smooth and efficient functioning of the vast
country like India, many aspects of life have to be Municipal Commissioner etc. These officers are
responsible to the District Officer for the smooth
dealt with and this is done by the district
functioning of their respective departments and
administration. It is not possible to administer the offices. These officers are further assisted by a
whole country from one place. So India has been
number of officers and subordinate staff. Thus, the
divided into 28 states, 7 union territories and 1
administrative structure of a district is quite
National Capital Territory of Delhi. These have been massive.
further divided into districts. At present, there are
640 districts in India according to census 2011. A
district is an important unit of administration. A F ind Outind Out
district is also a unit of administration for many
other purposes, such as police administration, What are the duties of District Magistrate?
agriculture and education etc. A district is further
divided into tehsils, parganas and villages. FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
A district administration is responsible for the
There is no fixed area or population for making a
administration of the total district comprising both
district. They have come into existence out of
needs. New districts are created by the rural and urban areas. The functions of a district
administration can be divided into the following
government in order to administer some areas five categories :
more effectively.
q Law and order
STRUCTURE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION q Land records and land revenue
The administrative structure of a district is called q Civic amenities and development
district administration. The highest officer of a
district is the District Officer , also called District q Supervision of local self-governments
Collector or Deputy Commissioner or District q Relief work
Magistrate (DM), is an officer of the Indian q Provision of water
Administrative Services (IAS), and thus is a
representative of the union government in the Let us study these functions briefly.
district. In his functioning, he is assisted by a large
number of officers and subordinate staff. Some of
the important officers assisting the District Officer Activity
in the discharge of his duties include—Deputy Make a list of government paid officers who
Collector, Tehsildar, Planning Officer, maintain law and order in a village.
Superintendent of Police, Jailor, Chief Medical
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