Public Administration || Paper 2 || District Administration

District Administration today

1.   Has become the interface of Govt.

2.   Arm of government.

3.   Face of government.

4.   Ramsey McDonald called it the “Tortoise” on the back of which rests the giant elephant of Indian administration.

It’s Changing Role

1.   Cornwallis Code (1793)

2.   The adventurism with the judicial powers.

3.   Concept of Dyarchy (1921)

4.   Government of India Act 1935.

5.   Inclusion of Art 50 in the Indian Constitution.

6.   Increasing demand of specialists in the services.

7.   Rise of Political prominence.

8.   Upward social mobility.

9.   Decentralization, Globalization and RTI.

Core Functions

1.   Land revenue, Excise duties and Court fees collection.

2.   Agricultural loans.

3.   Taqavi loans to distressed Agricultural Laborers.

4.   Managing Nazul lands.

5.   Relief packages and work.

6.   Chief Treasury Officer.

7.   Operational control over Law and Order.

8.   Executive magistrate.

Development Administration Role

1.   Chairperson of DRDA.

2.   District Industry Center.

3.   District level bankers coordination committee.

4.   Heading Zila Parishads at times.

Miscellaneous Roles

1.   Crisis Manager

2.   Role under the famine code.

3.   Chief census officer.

4.   Monitoring the PDS.

5.   Training of IAS probationers.

6.   Protocol functions.