GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REVENUE DEPARTMENT RICHT TO INFORMATION ACT TNFORMATION HANp BOOK (U/S 4 (1) (Bl) COLLECTOR,S OFFICE, VISAKHAPATNAM I CHAPTER - 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BackGround and Key Obiectlves: In order to insure much access to information and to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authodty the information is Siven which relates to the District CollectoCs Office, Visakhapatnam. 1.2 Oblective/ Purpose of thls lnformatio[: The purpose ofthis information is to create awareness amon8 the public for easy access in respect ofdifferent functions, duties, powe$ ofthe oflicers pertaining to the District collector's offi ce, visakhapatnam. 1.3 Who are the intended users ofthe Hand Booki All citizens, Public representatives, Officers, Employees of Public authorities including Public Information Ofncers, Assistant Public lnformation offrcers, Appellate omcers and Public / private Organizations. 1.4 Definitions of KeY terms: lc loint Collector DRO District Revenue Offi cer sDc Special DeputyCollector AO Administrative Omcer Supdt Superintendent SA SeniorAssistant IA ,uniorAssistant CC Campclerk 1.5 Chapter 2 to 18 1.6 Getting Additional Informatlon: For g;tting Additional Information pertainingto this omce, E - mailaddress: [email protected] 7.7 Name and Address of KeY Contacts: > Sri V.Vinay Chand, lAS, District Collector, Visakhapatnam, > Sri.V.Venugopala Redd, IAS, Joint Collector (R& RB), Visakhapatnam' > Sri-P.Arun Babu, IAS, loint Collector [V&WSJ, Visakhapatnam > Sri.Rcovinda Rao, IAS, Joint Collector [Asara & welfare), Visakhapatnam > Sri.S.Sreenivasa Murthy, District Revenue Officer, Visakhapatnam & Appellate Authority. > Sri.r.V.S.S Ramamohana Rao, Administrative Officer, Collector's Office, Visakhapatnam & Public lnformation Omcer. 2 CHAPTER.2 ORGANISATION. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES ( Sectton4fllOl (tl sl. Name ofthe Address Functions Duties No Orqanisation 1 Collector's Omce, Maharanipeta, The business transaction Duties as Visakhapatnanl Krishna Nagar, by the Dept is as specified specified in Visakhapatnam in the BSOS Volumes I to IV G.O.Ms.No.77, Pin:530 002 and A.P. District Collectors Revenue powers (Delegation Act) dt.22.t.196A 1961 (Act No.32 of 19611 and GO.MS. and also instructions issued No.611, Rev by the CovL. of AP from [DA_ Depr time to time. dt.18.8.98 respectively. CHAPTER. 3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERSAND EMPLOYEES (section 4(11(b)0il) 1. COLLECTOR & DISTRICT MAGTSTMTE: He is the head of the District in the District Administration. He ensures implementation of all the policies and programmes and decisions of the State Government in the District. He has over all supervision and control over the District Officers/ Divisional officers/ Tahsildar cadre in the DistricL Maintenance of Law and order and relalonship with the Superintendent of Police (Powers under Criminal Procedure codeJ, Important fairs and Festivals involving Law and Order, and agrarian and Labourand other situatlons. Internal security, vlP, Personal files of all Gazefted Omcers in other Departments and also Revenue Depa.tment including Tahsildars in the District. 2. IOINT COLLECTOR (Rythu Barosa & Revenue) (JC-RB&R) i The Government has sanctioned one post of )oint Collector so as to relieve the District Collector from Department of Agriculture; Civil Supplies; Marketing & Co-operation; Animal Husbandry;-Horticulture; Fisheries; Sericulture; Revenue & Survey; Natural Disaster Management; lrrigation; Law & Order; Excise & Prohibition; Mines & Ceolory; Energy. 3. IOINT COLLECTOR (Vlllage & Ward Secretarlat & Development) (IC-VWS&D) : The Covemment has sanctioned one post of Joint Collector so as to relieve the District Collector from Department of Village & Ward Secretariat/ Volunteers; Panchayat Raj; Health & FamilyWelfare; School Education; Technical Education; Higher Education; Municipal Administratlon & Urban Development; Meeseva RTG & ITE & C Dept; All Engineering Departments; except Enerry & lrriSation; Development of women & Child welfare. 4. IOINT COLLECTOR (Asara & Welfare) (J[-A&W) : The Government has sanctioned one post of loint Collector so as to aelieve the District Collector fiom Department of Rural Development (DRDA & DWMAI; BC Welfare; SC Welfare; Tribal Welfare; Disabled Welfare; Minorities Welfare; lndustries & Commerce; Endowments; skill Development 5. DISTRICT REVENUE OFFICER & ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE: He exercises Seneral supervision and control over the staffand also supervision of day to day functioning of the Collector's Omce. Disciplinary Proceedings against Sr.Assts/ lr.Assts/ Typists/ Stenos working in the subordinate omces when the punishment proposed is beyond the competency of RDos and Spl.Dy.Collectors and he exercise other functions as prescribed by the Govt. orders in G.O.Ms.No.77 Revenue Dt 22.1.1968. 6. ADMINISTRATM OFFICER (TAHSILDAR CADRE)I The Administrative Omce. is incharge of A.Section i.e, General supe ision of Office Administration, Disciplinary cases of Employees, Revenue Omcers conference, lnduction Traininti course to the Revenue Employees, Establishment of Employees, ExVillage Officers/Village Servants, Visits, Maintenance ofGovernment Vehicles in Collectorate and requisition ofVehicles from other Departments, Maintenance of Govt Circuit House, Providing Guest Houses to WlPs, VIPS, Maintenance of Collectorate Library Publication of Notification in the District Gazettes. He is responsible all files related to the subjects allotted to A and B Sections. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRo under whom he works for the emcient and expeditious dispatch ofbusiness in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his sections. 4 7. SUPERINTENDENT (B) (TAHSILDAR CADRDT Due to heavy work load to Administrative Omcer, one Deputy Tahsildar post have been taken from RDO'S Office, Visakhapatnam on deputation basis to supervise Salaries of Collectonte, Pensions, Audit paras, Advances, Stationery, Service Postage, Medical Reimbursement to Employees and he is responsible for all files relating to the subjects allotted to the B.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO/AO under whom he works for the efncient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his sections. SUPERINTENDENT (q IAIISILDAR CADR"E): He is incharge of C Section and general supervision of Law and Order including Co-ordination with Judiciary and Police, Strikes and Lockouts, Trade Union Act, Surrendered Extremists, Preventive Detentions Laws, Extremists Violence, Arms Act, Petroleum Act, Cinem? Autograph AcL Legal Aid to Law Omcers, Foreigners lndian Pass Port, Emigration, Atrocities against SCs and STSS, Pensions and Assignment of Land to political sufferers, Minimum wages Act, Verification of Character and antecedents, Fixation of Minimum wages Act. Burma Repatriatet Pawnbrokers and Money Lending Act, Workmen,s Compensation Act, Indian Christian Marriage licence Act. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/loint Collector/DRo under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch ofbusiness in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section. 9. SUPERINTENDENT (D) (TAHSILDAR CADRE): Due to heavy work load to Collectorate to attend Natural calamities and other Developmental Programmes, , one Deputy Tahsildar post have been taken from the Office of the Spl.Dy.Collector Land protection , Visakhapatnam on deputation basis to supervise Land Revenue, NALA, Water Tax, Revenue Recovery Act ,amabandhi, Prohibition and Excise, Commercial Taxes, Irrigation, Water Cesses Act, IDB Meetings, Fire Accidents, Record of Rights, Natural calamities, rescue operationt Seasonal Conditions, pollution, public Health, Epidemics and relief measures Iike Apathbandhu, NFBS add CM,s Relief Fund programmes/ etc. and other Developmental Schemes in the Section i.e., D Section. He is incha.ge of D Section and he is responsible for all files relating to the subjects allotted to the D Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/ Ioint Collector/ DRO under whom he works for the emcient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section. 10. SUPERINTENDENT (E) (TAHSILDAR CADRE)l He is incharge of E Section and he is responsible and general supervision of subiect relating to Assignmen! pOB Maintenance, Transfer of Land, Alienation of Govehment Land to APIIC, WDA, Eviction of Encroachments, House site, Forest and Tree Pattas, Education, Examinations, Computerisation of Village records, All Land mafters, Evacuee property. Escheats and Land protection and other subjects allotted to the E Section under him. He is directly respoosible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRo under whom he work for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business irt all stages in his section. He should maintaln discipline in his sections. 11. SUPERINTENDENT (F) (TAHSILDAR CADRE): He is incharge of I Section and he is responsible and general supervision of Land Reformt E.A. Act, Tenure ofLands, Agency Settlemen! Inam Abolition Act, Suit call books, Agrl. And Urban Land CeilingAct, Forest Act, A.p. Scheduled area Land Transfer ReSulation [LTR) Act, 1959 and A.p. Agency rules and other subiects allotted to the F Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/ loint Collector/ DRO under whom he work for t}le emcient aod expeditious dispatch