INSIDE THE COLLECTORATE

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Front View of Collectorate Building

 

The Collector Office is main office in the district administration and backbone of Government of Maharashtra. All kinds of decisions, power of law and order, revenue, civil supplies, elections, disaster management etc. are assigned to the Collector and Officers.

The Additional Collector shares some part of the responsibilities of the Collector.

The following table gives the information on the various sections, departments along with the HOD's designation who looks after the work of that section at the Collectorate, Gadchiroli.

Sections/ Departments at the Collectorate

Sr.No.

Section Name

Designation of the Officer

1

Home

Resident Deputy Collector

2

Establishment

Resident Deputy Collector

3

Entertainment

Resident Deputy Collector

4

Employment Guarantee Scheme

Deputy Collector (EGS)

5

Sanjay Gandhi Yojna

Tahsildar (EGS)

6

Election

Deputy Collector (Election)

7

District Supply Office

District Supply Officer

8

Land Reforms

Resident Deputy Collector

9

Land Acquisition Branch

Land Acquisition Officer

10

Settlement

District Resettlement Officer

11

District Planning Office

District Planning Officer

12

Small Savings

Assistant Director (SS)

13

Mining

District Mining Officer

14

Accounts & General

Resident Deputy Collector

15

National Informatics Centre

District Informatics Officer

16

Divisional Enquiry Section

Enquiry Officer

17

Sub Divisional Office

Sub Divisional Officer

18

Tahsil Office

Tahsildar

Duties of Officers of Various Sections at Collectorate

1. Resident Deputy Collector

RDC looks after the work of Home Branch, Establishment, Revenue Branch, General & Accounts Branch, Minor Mining, Revenue Branch, Sanjay Gandhi section. The duties carried out at each section are as follow;

Home, Establishment & General Branch

Entertainment Branch

  • Entertainment Duties and related matters.

  • Permissions for Starting Video Centres.

  • Permissions for entertainments for Ganesh Utsav, Durga, Dashera Festivals.

  • Matters relating to Prohibition and Excise

The Statement for Entertainment Tax collected during the last 3 years

Sr
No

During the
Year

Target in
Lacs

Achievement

% of
Achievement

Tax Free
In Rs

1

2008-2009

40.00

35.13

87.83%

3000.00

2

2009-2010

48.00

45.55

94.90 %

--

3

2010-2011

50.00

53.91

107.84 %

--

SGY Section

  • Implementation of Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojna, National Social Assistance Programmes.

The no. of beneficiaries for the SGY Scheme which are being implemented by SGY Section are given below.

Sr
No

Sponsored By

Name of Scheme

Physical
Target for the Year
2010-2011

Funds
Received for Year
2010-2011 Up to
31.3.2011
(in Lacs)

Funds
Distributed for
Year 2010-2011 Upto
31.3.2011
(in Lacs )

Achievement
during the Year
2010-2011
(Beneficiaries )

% of
Expenditure
(in Lacs)

1

Govt.
Of
India

National Old
Age Pension
Scheme

--

444.92

569.71

19219

128%

National
Family Benefit
Scheme

--

78.56

76.60

766

97.50

National Maternity
Benefit Scheme

--

--

--

--

--

2

Govt.
Of
Maharashtra

Sanjay Gandhi
Niradhar
Yojna

--

596.14

628.51

8403

105.42%

Shrawan Bal
Sewa
Yojna

--

735.71

953.91

23287

129.65%


2.Deputy Collector (E.G.S.)

The duties assigned to the Dy. Collector (EGS) are as follows;

  • Implementation of Employment Guarantee Scheme, Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme

  • Implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojna, Jawahar Vihir, Employment Assurance Schemes and other Employment Programmes.

  • Implementation of Special Schemes of Construction of Wells.

  • Agriculture Production Programmes.


3. District Resettlement Officer

The works assigned to the Dist. Resettlement Officer are as follows;

  • Rehabilitation of Project Affected Persons.

  • Land Records Survey and Jamabandi.

  • Land Reforms like Ceiling Act, Tenancy Act, Restoration of Land to Tribals Act.

  • Management of Lands falling in the Rural Area.

  • Regularisation of Encroachments for agriculture Purpose.

  • Zudpi Jungle Matters

  • Implementation of the Provisions of Court of Wards Act.

  • Industrial Development . Matters related to District industries Centre.

  • Land Matters - Grant of Land for Institutions and Land Reforms.

  • N.A. Permissions in the area of "A" Class Municipalities.

  • Waqf Board Act.


4. Deputy District Election Officer

The duties assigned to the Dy.District Election Officer are as follow;

  • Matters related to General Elections. (Parliament and State Legislatives )

  • Conducting Elections for Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti, Gram Panchayat, Co-operative Society etc.

  • Preparation of Electoral rolls of Graduate Teacher's Constituency.

  • Elections to the Agriculture Produce Market Committees.

  • Matters related to Specified Co-operative Society.

Legislative Assembly Constituencies in the District

The district has 3 Legislative Assembly constituencies. The total no. of male, female votes and no. of polling stations created Assembly Constituency wise are given as follows (Qualifying date 1.1.2011);

Sr
No

Name of the Assembly Constituency

Male
Voters

Female
Voters

Total no.
Of Voters

No. of Polling
Stations

1

151-Armori

108268

103118

211386

259

2

152-Gadchiroli

128019

120791

248810

298

3

153-Aheri

99759

97648

197407

282

Total

336046

321557

657603

839


5. Special Land Acquisition Officer

  • Gaothan Extension Programme

  • Acquisition and Requisition of Lands for the schemes of providing land for Gharkuls thereon for houseless landless persons from rural area.

  • Land Acquisition for other Departments.

  • Management of Lands falling in the limits of C class Municipalities.

  • Regularization of encroachments for housing purposes (Urban & Rural).

  • Municipal Administration

  • Local Fund, Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojna.

  • Water Supply and Sanitation.

  • Rent Control Act and matters related to Co-operative Societies other than election.


6. District Planning Officer

  • Preparation of District Annual Plan, Special Action Plan

  • Implementation of 20 point Programme.

  • MPLAD and MLA Local Area Development.

  • Taluka Co-ordination and Review Committees.

  • DLCC, Loans under various schemes and co-ordination with DRDA.

The Statement for the Outlays Provided for the Schemes in the District Annual Plan Year 2011-12 is given below;

Sr
No

Name of Scheme

Approved Outlay

Non-Tribal

S.C.S.P.

Tribal

O.T.S.

Total

1

Agriculture Allied Services

386.47

132.00

879.87

22.26

1420.60

2

Rural Development

421.36

36.55

153.71

0.00

611.62

3

Irrigation & Flood Control

255.00

0.00

776.62

0.00

1031.62

4

Energy

500.00

40.00

452.80

5.00

997.80

5

Industries & Mineral

66.25

12.00

2.00

0.00

80.25

6

Transport & Communications

2400.57

0.00

2055.73

0.00

4456.30

7

General Economic Services

605.00

0.00

7.00

0.00

612.00

8

Social & Community Services

3217.35

595.45

11617.86

211.51

15642.17

9

General Services

648.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

648.00

Total ( 1 to 9)

8500.00

816.00

15945.59

238.77

25500.36


7. District Supply Officer

The objectives of DSO is to provide essential commodities to the public in the reasonable rate. He is also responsible for the supply of Kerosene and Petrol in the district. DSO monitor and controls Public Distribution System (PDS). The followings are the jobs assigned to the DSO at the Collectorate.

  • Food and Civil Supplies and related matters.

  • Family Planning Programmes and Health Programmes.

  • Implementation of Navsanjeevani Yojna.

  • Implementation of Targeted Public Distribution System.

The following table shows the information on taluka wise no. of Fair Price Shop and Ration Card holders exist in the district (as on 030.04.2011).

Sr
No

Taluka
Name

Fair Price Shop

Ration Card Holders

Total FPS
sanctioned

FPS Run By
SHG

BPL

Red

White

Antyoday

Total Ration
Cards

1

Gadchiroli

109

9

6416

10595

786

7582

25379

2

Dhanora

111

5

1523

2766

66

9307

13662

3

Chamorshi

186

20

10305

14345

217

10227

35094

4

Mulchera

54

7

1930

3086

116

4034

9166

5

Wadsa

62

4

3727

9291

395

3519

16932

6

Armori

94

5

6446

7927

189

4929

19491

7

Kurkheda

89

5

1872

4339

330

8876

15417

8

Korchi

44

7

1407

2452

118

3054

7031

9

Aheri

111

3

5472

4747

265

8808

19292

10

Etapalli

102

11

1020

2211

20

9298

12549

11

Sironcha

96

11

4074

3746

15

6987

14822

12

Bhamragad

45

2

0

1444

26

3469

4939

Total

1103

89

44192

66949

2543

80090

193774

* Yellow card holders includes BPL and Antyoday Holders


8. Assistant Director (Small Savings

  • Small Savings.

  • Lottery a. Authorised b Unauthorised.


9. District Mining Officer

  • Minor minerals and related matters

  • Permits for mineral quarry.

The revenue collected during the last three years by the Mining Dept. is given below

Sr
No

During Year

Target in
Lacs

Achievement
In Lacs

Percentage
Of Achievement

1

2008-2009

425.00

439.92

103 %

2

2009-2010

478.00

680.50

121.44 %

3

2010-2011

900.0

975.39

108 %

Major Minerals in the District

The important deposits occurring in the district are Iron Ore, Limestone, Diamond. These mineral deposits are of economic interest and help in strenghtening the industrial base of the district.

Mainly, the Iron Ore deposits are found in Surjagad and Bhamragad areas of the district. Limestone deposits are in Devalmali and Katepalli areas while Diamond are observed in Wairagad of the district.

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