KOTA DIVISION

For administrative convenience Rajasthan State has been divided in to seven administrative divisions namely- Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Bharatpur and Kota. Kota division is geographically situated in southern part of the state. It consists of four districts - Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar. Earlier Karauli and Sawai Madhopur districts were also part of this division but on June 4, 2005 a new division- Bharatpur has been created and these two districts were made part of the newly carved out division. Its total area is 24923 Sq. K.M. This region in commonly known as Hadauti region.

The supervisory institution of divisional commissioner has been created to oversee the functioning of various governmental offices located in the division. In this division the office of the Divisional Commissioner is headquartered at Kota on C.A.D. circle. This office came into being on 1-9-1949.

In this division the role of this office is two fold-

I- Divisional Commissioner - as supervisory head of all the Govt. offices situated in the division.

II- Commissioner, Area Development- Responsible for Maintenance, Regulation of the irrigation system and development of the command area.

As Divisional Commissioner, this office has been given the direct responsibility of supervising the revenue and development administration in the division. In this capacity the following administrative functions are performed in the division:

(a) Ensuring timely maintenance of land records.

(b) Review of public grievance redressal system.

(c) Supervising the collection of land revenue and disposal of revenue and criminal cases filed before the subordinate offices.

(d) Review of public distribution system and functioning of fair price shops.

(e) Ensuring timely completion of enquiries conducted under section 38 and 39 of Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act.

(f) Conducting annual inspections of subordinate offices and providing them guidance for better functioning.

(g) Maintaining Law and order in the division and coordinating police-magistracy team work.

(h) Supervising jail administration in the division.

(i) Conducting periodical meetings and conferences for review and better implementation.

(j) Conducting court work pertaining to the appellate and revisional jurisdiction.

(k) Ensuring implementation of various new schemes launched by the Govt. of India, State Govt. for rural and urban areas.

(l) Coordination and liaison work in disaster management and relief activities.

(m) Training and motivation of the personnel working in the Govt. offices.

(n) Establishing liaison between the public representatives, N.G.Os with the Govt. functionaries

(o) Introducing new technological and other innovations in administration.

(p) Encouraging participative working and culture in Govt. offices.

(q) Coordination and convergence in activities of various Govt. departments and public initiatives.

(r) As a senior Govt. representative at the division level functions of protocol etc. are also performed.

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