Administration

Deputy Commissioner/District Collector

The main duties of Revenue Administration are enlisted below

  • Maintenance and updating of Periodical Revenue/Land Record
  • Recovery of Government dues i.e. Land Revenue, Water Rates, Capital Value Tax, and Agricultural Income Tax
  • To achieve targets fixed by the Provincial Government about the recovery of stamp duty and registration fees etc.
  • Disposal of pending court cases following the provisions of laws/rules
  • Transparency in registration of sale, gift/mortgage/redemption, transactions of land in with the provision of laws/rules, and maintenance of record of said deeds in the offices of concerned Sub Registrars
  • Transparency of transactions, i.e. sale, purchase, lease, and transfer of lands with the provision of laws/rules and their updated record in relevant documents
  • To provide services to stakeholders i.e. landowners/lessees, tenants, etc.

Inspections

Inspection of the following offices is also included in the responsibilities:

  • Tehsil Offices
  • Sub Registrar Offices
  • Girdawars and Record of Patwaris
  • Khasra Girdawari
  • Different Branches of the Revenue Department

Judicial Work

The judicial work to be looked after by Revenue Administration:

  • 2nd Appellate Court in partition cases
  • Appeal against the order passed by the Assistant Commissioners in appeals about the sanction of mutation and Redemption cases, Ejectment cases, and Production Suit
  • Appellate Court in respect of correction of Revenue Record and Lumberyard Cases, Land Reforms and Settlement Cases

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue)

The functions and responsibilities of the ADC (Revenue) are:

  • HRC Branch
  • Settlement Branch
  • Land Reforms Branch
  • NTO Branch
  • Litigation Branch
  • Copying Branch
  • Inspections of brick kilns, child labour, anti-encroachment any other enforcement-related issues
  • Enforcement of marriage functions
  • Law and Order and security matters
  • Overseas Pakistanis’ Commission/complaints
  • Establishment of Ramzan Bazars/Itwar Bazars/Christmas Bazars and submission/uploading reports
  • Service matters of all ministerial/revenue field staff of DC Office and ARCs (i.e. posting/ transfer, appointment, retirement, leave, disciplinary cases, service book, etc.
  • To maintain the record of vacancy position of all other departments of the district
  • ACRs of staff of DC Office(s)
  • Courses/Training of officers/officials
  • Land acquisition cases
  • Recovery of Government dues including land revenue
  • Lease/agreement
  • Matters about State/Nazul land
  • Removal of encroachment from illegal occupants on government land
  • Remission/suspension of Government dues
  • Issues related to Bar Associations
  • Appointment of Notary Public/Oath Commissioner/Stamp Vendor etc.
  • Coordination among different departments in case of flood/earthquake/other natural calamities matters/to establish District Disaster/Relief Cell
  • Monitoring and supervision of LRMIS Centres and related issues
  • District Disaster Management Committee
  • Illegal LPG decanting
  • Miscellaneous matters related to Armed Forces other than security
  • Matters of Probationer Officers/their visits
  • Other duties assigned from time to time

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General)

The responsibilities to be fulfilled by the office of ADC (General) including inspections of different branches are:

  • Nazarat Branch
  • Establishment Branch
  • Benevolent Fund Branch (Benevolent Fund Cases, Monthly Aid Grant, Scholarship Grant, Funeral and Marriage Grant, etc.)
  • Arms License Branch
  • Litigation Branch
  • Complaint Cells (CM, PM, CS, Financial Assistance Cases, Ombudsman and Miscellaneous Complaints)
  • Petrol Pumps NOCs
  • All general matters i.e. dengue polio, census and alike assignments, other public health issues like CHF and malnutrition, etc.
  • Government policies/notifications of general nature
  • Matters related to other Departments and Local Governments including District Health Authority and District Education Authority
  • Matters of Probationer Officers/their visits
  • To seek various reports from all Departments in the District and submission thereof to the Government as and when required
  • Administrative matters related to other Departments
  • Allotment of official residencies
  • General Elections related issues
  • Preparation for DC’s Conference with CS or CM or Commissioner
  • Matters related to press clippings and newspapers
  • Correspondence regarding Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013
  • Festivals like Independence Day, Pakistan Day, etc.
  • Citizen Feedback Model Program
  • Assembly questions
  • Census work
  • Other duties assigned from time to time

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Finance and Planning)

The duties to be performed by the office of ADC (Finance and Planning):

  • Matters related to Finance Department, Government of the Punjab
  • Supervision on disposal of pension cases of all Departments
  • Audit related issues/circulation of audit reports, DAC meetings, submission of annotated reports
  • Maintenance of record of the budget of development schemes
  • Development schemes and allied issues
  • Coordination with local governments and other Departments in connection with the development sector
  • Meetings of DCC/DDC and other coordination meetings (Deputy Director Development)
  • Monitoring of development schemes
  • Budget/Accounts matters of DC Office
  • Maintaining the record of official vehicles and their allotment/repair etc.
  • Disbursement of financial assistance received from Government or abroad
  • Disbursement of relief amounts and goods/articles
  • Expenditure related to IS duty in Muharram, General Elections, or any other events when the army troops deployed in the District
  • Payment of salaries, TA/Medical reimbursement charges, etc.
  • Katchehry Compound/allotment of offices/rooms
  • Other duties assigned from time to time

Assistant Commissioner (HR and Coordination)

AC (HR and Coordination)/office looks after:

  • Accounts and District Nazarat Branch
  • General Branch
  • SNA Branch
  • Maintenance of Record

Assistant Commissioners

The main duties of ACs are to ensure:

  • Sub-divisional land revenue collection
  • Sub-divisional land acquisition collector
  • Issuance of Domicile
  • Price Magistrates
  • Coordinating role for all other Departments
  • Monitoring and Supervision of LRMIS Centre and related issues
  • Sub-divisional Census Offices
  • Implementation of Government policies at the Sub-divisional level