GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

PRANT OFFICERS

Under the Collector are the Prant Officers who are either Assistant Collectors (I. A. S. officers) or District Deputy Collectors (Members of the Maharashtra Civil Service). There are in all five prants or sub-divisions, in the district which are in charge of Sub-Divisional Officers.

The Prant Officers form the connecting link between the Tahsildars and the Collector. A Prant Officer exercises all the powers conferred on the Collector by the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code and any other laws in force or by executive orders in regard to the tahsils in his charge, except such powers as the Collector may specially reserve to himself. There are six Deputy Collectors at the district headquarters for purposes of administration. Their designations are as follows:-

(1) Resident Deputy Collector and Additional District Magistrate.

(2) Leave Reserve Deputy Collector.

(3) Sub-Divisional Officer (Nazul Officer) and Sub-Divisional Magistrate.

(4) Special Deputy Collector, Land Reforms.

(5) Special Deputy Collector, Tenancy Appeals.

(6) District Supply Officer.

Besides, there is one Special Land Acquisition Officer for Pus project at Pusad and one Resettlement Officer in Mamlatdars' grade for the work pertaining to the resettlement of affected persons from Pus project and one Land Acquisition Officer for Saikheda project at Pandharkawda and one Naib-Tahsildar for resettlement of persons affected by Saikheda project.

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