various activities performed by the district collector
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Revenue Administration:
As the head of revenue administration in district, the Collector is responsible for the following functions:
- To collect land revenue.
- To collect other government dues.
- To distribute and recover taccavi loans.
- To maintain land records.
- To collect rural statistics.
- To exercise the power of land acquisition officer, that is, acquiring land for the purpose of colonisation, industry, slum clearance, capital construction and so on.
- To implement land reforms.
- To look after the welfare of the agriculturists.
- To make an assessment of losses of crops and recommend relief during natural calamities like fire, drought and flood.
- To supervise treasury and sub-treasury.
- To enforce Stamp Act.
- To pay rehabilitation grant.
- To manage government estates.
- To hear revenue appeals against the orders of lower authorities.
- To pay Zamindari abolition compensation.
Law and Order Administration :
The District Collector in his capacity as the district magistrate performs the following functions:
- To control and supervise the subordinate magistracy.
- To issue orders when there is threat to public peace and order under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
- To dispose all the petitions received from the government and others.
- To release prisoners on parole.
- To inspect the jails.
- To submit an annual criminal report to the government.
- To grant, suspend or cancel many kinds of licenses like arms, hotel, explosives, petroleum and others.
- To grant superior classes to prisoners.
- To supervise and control local bodies.
- To control and direct the action of district police.
- To enforce Entertainment Tax Act, and Press Act.
- To call the armed forces to aid and assist the civil administration to deal with any abnormal situation in the district.
- To prosecute offenders under the Factories Act and Trademark Act.
- To order disposal of unclaimed property.
- To recommend schemes for the development of forests.
Development Administration:
Other Powers and Functions In addition to the above, the Collector also performs the following functions:
- He acts as the Returning Officer for elections to parliamentary and state assembly constituencies. Hence, he coordinates the election work at the district level.
- He acts as the District Census officer. Hence, he conducts the census operations once in ten years.
- He acts as the Chief Protocol Officer in a district.
- He presides over the District Plan Implementation Committee.
- He acts as the official representative of the state government during ceremonial functions in the district.
- He acts as a kind of buffer between citizens and administration in the district.
- He supervises the municipal administration in the district.
- He acts as the Public Relations Officer of the government.
- He acts as the crisis administrator-in-chief during natural calamities and other emergencies.
- As a head of district administration, he deals with personnel matters of the district staff.
- He is responsible for civil supplies–food and other essential commodities.
- He handles work pertaining to civil defence.
- He maintains liaison with military authorities and looks after the welfare of both serving and retired members of the armed forces.
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