Revenue division

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Administrative structure of India

A revenue division or sub-division is an administrative division of a district in India for the purpose of revenue administration. It comprises multiple tehsils.[1][2] Revenue division is headed by a sub-divisional magistrate (also known as assistant collector, sub collector, or assistant commissioner). In some states, the post is designated as Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) or Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil).[3][4]

Revenue division or sub-division should not be confused with divisions of a state. States are divided into multiple divisions (headed by divisional commissioners in some states), and these divisions are further divided into districts (headed by district magistrates, collectors, or deputy commissioners).

Odisha[edit]

Revenue division is not synonymous with sub-division in every Indian state. In Odisha, a division is known as "revenue division" and divisional commissioner as Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), while revenue divisions within a district are strictly known as sub-divisions.[5] The constitution of revenue divisions and the appointment of Revenue Divisional Commissioners is as per the Orissa Revenue Divisional Commissioners Act, 1957.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chapter - IV Land Revenue" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India. p. 63. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Land Revenue Administration". Lands Of Maharashtra. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Revenue Division | Adilabad District | India". Adilabad.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) | District Mahendragarh, Government of Haryana | India". Mahendragarh.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Districts | Government Of Odisha". Odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Orissa Revenue Divisional Commissioners Act, 1957" (PDF). The Odisha Gazette. 20 August 1957. Retrieved 2 November 2023.