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Concept
District magistrate
Summary
Collector-cum-District Magistrate, also known as Deputy Commissioner in some regions, is a pivotal administrative officer in the governance and management of a district in India. As a member of the esteemed Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the District Magistrate plays a crucial role in maintaining law and order, overseeing development initiatives, overseeing revenue administration, and ensuring effective implementation of government policies within the district. They are union civil service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, or the State Civil Service (SCS) cadre, who is responsible for general administration of all aspects of governance and economy, revenue collection and law & order maintenance of a District in addition to many other important roles. The post of Deputy Commissioner is a highly acclaimed post with high prestige among the people throughout India. In fact, according to some states' Warrant of Precedence, the DCs are kept at the 12th Article of Warrant alongside (but higher at the same article than) Brigadier or equivalent ranks in the armed forces, DIGs of police and District and Sessions judges within their jurisdiction. The Collector cum District Magistrate comes under the general supervision of divisional commissioners wherever the latter post exists. India has 748 districts as of 2021. Senior officers from state civil services can also be appointed as DC or DM. Generally, an IAS Officer becomes DC or DM after 5/6 years of his service. However, state public service officers in general takes minimum 15 years to 18 years (varies from State to State) to become DM or DC.
In terms of seniority and general power-of-the-post level in State Civil Services (SCS) and State Police Services (SPS) between the DC and Superintendent of Police (SP) in a District, the DC is a higher ranked post than the SP as is evidenced by their seniority grades and grade pay - SPs are generally Junior Administrative Grade ranked officers while DCs are generally Selection Grade and Supertime Grade B officers.
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