District Magistrate

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administrative post executive authority public office

A District Magistrate is the senior-most administrative and executive officer in an Indian district, responsible for overall governance, law and order, and implementation of government policies.

Aliases (1)

District Collector ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative post → executive authority → public office →
alsoKnownAs	Deputy Commissioner → District Collector →
appointedBy	State Government →
appointedFrom	Indian Administrative Service → State Civil Service →
chairs	District Development Committee → District Disaster Management Authority → District Level Coordination Committees →
country	India →
hasPower	control over district revenue administration → coordinate work of all district-level departments → issue prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC → supervise police functioning in the district for law and order →
jurisdiction	district →
legalAuthorityFrom	Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → state government rules of business →
oversees	implementation of development projects → implementation of welfare schemes → relief and rehabilitation during disasters →
primaryObjective	effective delivery of public services → good governance at district level → maintenance of peace and public order →
reportsTo	Divisional Commissioner → State Government →
responsibleFor	conduct of elections in the district → coordination of development programs → disaster management at district level → implementation of government policies → implementation of law and order measures → magisterial functions → maintenance of law and order → maintenance of public order → overall district administration → revenue administration →
responsibleTo	ensure compliance with court orders at district level → ensure implementation of state and central government directives →
roleInGovernment	senior-most administrative officer in a district → senior-most executive officer in a district →
scopeOfWork	administration → development administration → executive functions → magisterial functions → revenue collection →
worksWith	Superintendent of Police → heads of district line departments →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District Magistrate ("District Collector") →	alsoKnownAs
Indian Administrative Service →	keyFieldPost
Indian Administrative Service →	topDistrictPost