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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
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DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER
The Satara district is included in the Poona Division which is in charge of the Commissioner, Poona Division. The Poona Division contains, besides Satara, the districts of Ahmadnagar, Sholapur, Kolhapur, Sangli and Poona. The posts of Commissioners existed
in the old Bombay State but were abolished in 1950. After the reorganisation of the States because of the increase in the area of the State it was considered necessary to revive the posts of Commissioners and they were accordingly revived from 3rd March 1958. The whole of the Maharashtra State is divided into four Divisions, each in charge of a Commissioner.
The Commissioner is the Chief Controlling Authority of the Division in all matters concerned with land revenue and the administration of the Revenue Department. He acts as a link between the Collector and the Secretariat. Appeals and revision applications against the orders of the Collector under the Land Revenue Code or under the Watan Act lie to him. In many cases Government's revisional
powers under these and similar other Acts have been dele-gated to him. Besides
revenue matters he is also responsible for supervising the work of Collectors in their capacity as District Magistrates. He is responsible for the development activities in the Division and has to supervise the work of Regional Officers of all Departments connected with development.
The following duties have been specifically laid down for the Commissioner:—
(a) Supervision of and control over the working of Revenue Officers throughout the division;
(b) Exercise of executive and administrative powers to be dele-gated by Government or conferred on him by law;
(c) General inspection of offices of all departments within the division;
(d) Inspection of local bodies on the lines done by the Director of Local Authorities in the pre-reorganisation State of Bombay;
(e) Co-ordination and supervision of the.activities of all Divi-sional Heads of Departments with particular reference to planning and development;
(f) Integration of the administrative set up in the incoming areas
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