GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

KOTWALS

The village servants or Kotwals are appointed on fixed remuneration and are granted service inam lands. There is generally a Kotwal appointed by Government where the village is small. More than one are appointed where the village is big. They assist the village officers to collect land revenue, to summon villagers to the chavdi, to carry the land revenue to the tahsil office, to help the Police Patil in the detection of offences and to help apprehend known criminals and to keep law and order in the village. Their services have been transferred to the Zilla Parishad since December 1st, 1962.

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