Deputy Collector

A deputy collector, often abbreviated to DC, is a state administrative service officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a sub-division. Since deputy collectors are also empowered as executive magistrates, the post is also referred to as sub-divisional magistrate and the office-bearer works under the direction of a district collector[1] and assists him in day to day working.

The collectorate play a pivotal role in the District administration. Collector in the Cadre of I.A.S. heads the district. He/She acts as the district magistrate for maintaining law and order in his/her jurisdiction. He/She deals mainly with social security schemes, land matters and arms licensing etc. The additional collector/ district revenue officer runs the revenue administration under various enactments in the district. He/She is also designated as an additional district magistrate. He mainly deals with civil supplies, land matters, mines and minerals, village officers etc.

Deputy collectors / deputy district collectors are usually Revenue Divisional Officers (RDO) who report to the Additional District Collector (who is overall in-charge of revenue department for the district). The Additional District Collector in turn reports into the District Collector (also called district commissioner) who is in-charge of overall management of the district across all departments.[2] Deputy Collectors are hired through State's Service Selection Commission, where as DRO and District Collector are usually Centre Civil Services employees appointed to the state cadre. In some districts, a District Revenue Officer is specially appointed in the cadre of special grade Deputy Collector who reports into Additional Collector (Revenue).

Selection

Deputy collectors are selected through competitive examinations conducted by Public Service Commission of the respective states. PSC recommends the officers as required by the state government. Deputy collector is the highest rank post filled through direct recruitment conducted by PSC.[3]

Posting

Deputy collectors are posted at various key posts under the government, e.g.

  • Sub-Divisional Officer & Magistrate
  • Resident Deputy Collector
  • Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Commissioner office.
  • District Supply Officer
  • Deputy District Election Officer
  • District Rehabilitation Officer
  • Personal Secretary to Chief Minister, Cabinet Minister, State Minister
  • Deputy Secretary in Ministry
  • Returning Officer during Assembly elections
  • Assistant Returning Officer during Lok Sabha elections
  • Assistant commissioner of municipal corporation

Responsibilities

Deputy Collectors are gazetted officers and they get their powers from various acts such as Land Revenue code, Criminal Procedure Code and other acts made by Parliament and state legislatures from time to time. They have versatile nature of duties as given below.

  • To maintain law and order in sub-division
  • To collect land revenue
  • To conduct free and fair elections
  • To appoint police-patil in villages
  • EGS implementation
  • Jalyukt Shivar implementation
  • Drought survey
  • Land acquisition and rehabilitation
  • Disaster management e.g., flood, earthquake etc.
  • Issuing various certificates such as caste certificates, income certificates

References
  1. "MPSC DC". google India. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. "District administration". Chennai District. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. "MPSC ExamDC". google India. Retrieved November 23, 2017.

Eligibility

  • Candidate should be graduated.
  • Candidate must be of the age above or 21 to 40 years
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