The Circle officer plays a great
role and is taken to be a pillar in the collection of revenue of the state. His
basic function is to keep record with regard to agricultural land, waste land,
vacant land, Government land and industrial development marked land and
homestead land. His work helps the state to fix the rent of the land
accordingly and the responsibility again comes on him for the collection of the
same.
Every Circle Officer is
responsible for the supervision of the revenue administration and the land
records of every village in their circles. He from time to time in each year inspects
every village in his respective jurisdiction.
The circle officer will discharge
all the functions and duties of a khasmahal Officer under the provision of the Bihar
Government Estates manual, 1941. In addition, he will discharge the functions
and duties noted below.
1. A
circle officer may sanction mutation in respect of holdings with in his
jurisdiction.
2. He
may sanction the sale of moveables, fruits and fallen branches up to a value of
Rs 50 in each case.
3. He
should exercise effective supervision over the work of Karamcharis and Circle
Inspectors, and also over his own office.
4. He
should ensure proper collection of rent and proper deposit of collection by the
collecting staff according to the instructions of Government, and should also
take particular care to see that the amount in the hands of collecting staff
does not in any case exceed their security deposit including personal security.
5. He
will be responsible for the proper custody and deposit of the Government money.
6. He
will be responsible for the punctual submission of all reports and returns.
7. He
will also discharge such other duties and functions as are assigned to him in
these instructions or in the instructions for the guidance of Karamcharis, or
as may be assigned to him from time to time.
Tours and inspection
The circle officer
should tour at least 120 days in a year, of which atleast 90 nights must be
spent outside his headquarters. During such tours he should familiarize himself
with the prevailing condition of each village in the circle and its people and
problems and make a note of all matters of interest relating to each individual
village in the village notebook for necessary action.
After
collection season is over he deals with all the mutation and land encroachment
cases in the camps at suitable centers.
The circle
officer must be familiar with the relevant account rules in particular those contained
in these inspections as well as in the instruction for the guidance of the
karamcharis.
5 comments:
It ha not been mentioned here whether The Circle Offier is authorised/entitle to make legal affidavits, duly accepted by the Bihar Govt.
If the Circle Officer doesn't perform his duties, whee should one mmke the complaint to?
Wellcome the power of c o
Jamabandi in the register 2 is true or false can be determined by the c. O.
Whom it may concern? Write me
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