The district is the basic unit of administration within a State. In many ways, the
Collectorate is the fulcrum of law & authority, the base on which the local
administration functions. The key functions of the District Administration include
Development & Public welfare activities
Broader Classification of Works
- Civil Administration
- Development works in Panchayats & local bodies
- Maintenance of Law & Order in the District
- Collection of land revenue, other kinds of Government taxes, fees and all dues recoverable
as arrears of land revenue.
- Ensuring the maintenance of accurate and upto date records of rights as regards
- Appointing authority for Panchayat Sevak and Revenue Karmachari and Collectorate
cadre staff posted in the Anchal offices, and in the offices of Sub Divisional Officers
(Civil) and Block Development officers (BDOs) and for most of the subordinate revenue
staff in the district.
- Providing overall guidance and coordination of activities
of all line departments in the district.
- Coordination with municipal committees,
market committees, Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, community development blocks and
the Zila Parishad, which came into existence with the decentralization of authority
and expansion of the Panchayati Raj.
- Monitoring and Execution of rural development
- Peaceful and orderly conduct of all elections held in the district from
time to time.
- Controlling & regulation of the distribution of essential commodities, etc.
The broad classification of works at the District
Level is as follows :-
- Law & Order
- Collection of land revenue
of public demands recoverable as arrears of land
- Administration of records of rights
- Registration of transactions relating to land
- Licensing of fire arms, cinema etc.
- Collection of excise duly, royalty on minor minerals etc.
- Conduct of elections
Rural Development : especially fund flow to the 3-tier panchayati raj structure
Sanitation and water supply
Other public woks e.g. RSVY etc.
Welfare and Social Welfare
Education including SSA
Health including NRHM
Food & Civil Supplies etc.
Public Grievances Monitoring
Forest & Environment
Aurangabad is one of the 38 districts of bihar.
It has two sub divisions.
It has 11 development blocks.