Regional Commissioner Office, Belagavi Division, Belagavi

Government of Karnataka

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Powers and Functions of the Divisional Commissioner:                                                                                                              

          The Divisional Commissioner as the head of the Revenue Administration played a pivotal role in the General Administration of the district in respect of both revenue and functioning of various other departments in the division.

  1. Divisional Commissioner acted as a link between the State Government and the district authorities.
  2. He was the Chief Revenue Officer of the division.
  3. He exercised overall supervision of the local bodies within his jurisdiction.
  4. He was the main channel through whom the Deputy Commissioner had to send all proposals pertaining to revenue matters, development programmes, municipal administration etc. to the State Government.
  5. As the administrative head of the division he was responsible for distributing and re-appropriating budget grants to lower offices.
  6. The Divisional Commissioner was the appellate authority above the Deputy Commissioner in matters of revenue administration both in regard to laws and disciplinary proceedings relating to the revenue staff.
  7. Main functions were; maintenance of record of rights, recovery of land revenue and all other kinds of Government dues, conducting of Jamabandi, maintenance of  law & order, supervision of  elections to Parliament, State Legislature and Local Authority Constituencies, conducting of census etc.

         In a nutshell, his functions were Supervisory, Controlling, Co-ordinating and Appellate.

 

The Regional Commissioner, Belagavi Division

          After abolition of the post of Divisional Commissioner, the post was revived  back as Regional Commissioner vide  Government Order No:RD:09:BMM:2003 dtd:8-9-2005 . Regional Commissioner’s office, Belgaum is functioning w.e.f 14-11-2005.

          Though the post of Regional Commissioner is newly created, it is the same to that of the then Divisional Commissioner post in a new form.

          The Powers and Functions of the Regional Commissioner as per Government Order dated:08-09-2005 are as noted below;

          
          On abolition of the post of Development Commissioner, Northern     Karnataka, Belagavi, Government have also assigned the duties of  the Development Commissioner relating to 7 districts of Belgaum division, under their Notification NO:SPD:70: HKDB:2005, dated:09-12-2005 to the  Regional Commissioner.  

          Apart from the administrative powers mentioned above, Government have given statutory powers under 16  Acts/Rules.

          Government under their Notification No:RDP:20:ZPS:2006 dated:28-04-2007 have  empowered the Regional Commissioners to take up the inspections of Zilla Panchayat. 

            Government Under Government Order NO RD:227.Samiti 2007 Dated 05-12-2007 have declared Regional Commissioner as Major Head of the Department.

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