Duties of Revenue Officers/ Officials

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[FONT=&quot]Duties of Revenue Officers/ Officials[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The followings points describe the duties of revenue officers and officials.[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Member [/FONT][FONT=&quot](Revenue) is the Chief Controlling Authority for revenue matters in the Province[/FONT]
   
2. [FONT=&quot]Commissioner [/FONT][FONT=&quot]is appointed by the Government for each Division and exercises control over all the Revenue Officers and Courts in his division[/FONT]
   
3. [FONT=&quot]Deputy Commissioner[/FONT][FONT=&quot] is appointed by the Government for each district. He is vested with the ex-officio powers of Collector of the district. All Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts in the district are subject to his control and superintendence[/FONT]
   
4. [FONT=&quot]Assistant Commissioner[/FONT][FONT=&quot] exercises the powers of the sub-divisional Collector[/FONT]
   
5. [FONT=&quot]Tehsildar[/FONT][FONT=&quot] is vested with the powers of Assistant Collector, 1st grade[/FONT]
   
6. [FONT=&quot]Naib-Tehsildar[/FONT][FONT=&quot] is vested with the powers of Assistant Collector, 2nd grade[/FONT]
   
7. [FONT=&quot]Kanungo[/FONT][FONT=&quot] supervises the work of the Patwaris in the Kanungoi[/FONT]
   
8. [FONT=&quot]Patwari[/FONT][FONT=&quot] is the lowest functionary of the Revenue department. He maintains and updates the records pertaining to his Patwar Circle[/FONT]
   
9. [FONT=&quot]Patwari [/FONT][FONT=&quot]carries out field survey/crop inspection twice a year in the months of March (Rabi) and October (Kharif)[/FONT]
   
10. [FONT=&quot]Lambardar[/FONT][FONT=&quot] or headman is a person who is appointed by the District Collector under the Land Revenue Act 1967. His duties include collection of land taxes of an revenue estate (mauza)[/FONT]