| Telephone No' |
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For More Details Contact- Resident Deputy Collector , Office of the Collector,
Amravati Ph. 0721-2662493
| Entertainment Section |
| This section is concerned with the collection of
Entertainment tax. Basically Entertainment tax is divided into 4 categories, * Tax on Talkies * Tax on Cable Operators * Tax on Video Parlors * Tax on other Entertainment sources Talkies can be permanent and non-permanent i.e. touring talkies. So, licenses are issued accordingly. All the licenses are issued for a calendar year, and must be renewed by the 31st of December of respective year. Other sources of entertainment include Pools, Circuses. Circuses are exempted from Entertainment tax. Pools have to pay RS. 2000/- per month. For new license for the Talkies the following documents are required, 1) Registration Fees 2) Certificate for Electric Fitting 3) Film Division certificate 4) Certificate issued by Medical Officer 5) Certificate from P.W.D. about present condition of construction. 6) Lighting Conductor certificate. 7) Fire Extinguishing set certificate. 8) Certificate for availability of telephone. For Renewal of licenses the following documents are required 1) All above documents (i.e. those required for new licenses) and fees for renewal. 2) Certificate from Energy and Workers Section. 3) Entertainment Inspectors certificate indicating "no pending tax on talkies". The entertainment tax is collected based on population of that town/city. The percentage is given below. Population Percent of Collection 1.5 Lakh and above 60% 1 Lakh to 1.5 Lakh .54% Up to 1 Lakh ...48% Below 1 Lakh ...42% |
| For Further Information Contact |
District Entertainment Officer, Office of the Collector , Amravati.
| Establishment Section |
This Section deals with
the transfers of class-III and class -IV employees. It also deals with the appointments
and promotions of class -III and class -IV employees. The contact person in the department is Resident Deputy Collector. All the complaints regarding appointments, transfers and promotions should be submitted to Superintendent (Establishment) by the name of the Collector, Amravati. This section also deals with Departmental Enquiry. This section also deals with the routine service matters such as grant of leave, grant of yearly increments, fixation of pay etc. The Section head, designated Resident Deputy Collector (R.D.C.), is Officer-in-charge. |
| Election Section |
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To conduct elections for
the Parliament and the legislative Assembly/council peacefully is the main duty assigned
to this department. For more information regarding elections, please visit
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| For further details contact |
District Election Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati. Ph. 2662364
| Employment Guarantee Scheme Section (E.G.S.) |
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aim of this scheme is to ensure the guarantee of
the employment to the unemployed in ruler area. Employment Guarantee Scheme (E.G.S.) is the scheme
from Government of Maharashtra, which was
successfully implemented for first time in India by any state. It was initially
implemented in 1965 at pilot basis and then in 1972, the scheme was
extended all over Maharashtra. The government works mainly involving manual labour are under E.G.S. The areas covered under this scheme are villages and Municipal Corporations (Grade C). Under this scheme, only those works approved by the government, which spend 60% of total cost of the work on unskilled work and 40% is spent on skilled work. The least cost of the work is Rs.20,000 with some exceptional cases. It also includes various agencies which deal with the section . All the work done under this scheme is divided into the following categories 1. Irrigation 2. Public Works 3. Agriculture 4. Forestation 5. Others Irrigation and Public Works also divide into a) State Sectors and b) Local Sectors, Agriculture divided into a) Soil Conservation and b) Land Development. A forestation divided into a) Social Forest and b) Social Forestry. At present the priority is given to the soil and water conservation works. |
| For further details contact |
Deputy Collector (E.G.S.), Office of the Collector, Amravati. Ph.2662505
| Food and Civil Supply Section |
| This
section deals with the supply of wheat, rice, sugar, kerosene and palm oil (Edible Oil) to
public through Public Distribution System (P.D.S.) at the rates fixed by the government.
The P.D.S. is meant to control the prices of these essential commodities in open market
and to have people smooth supply of these essentials. Allotment and lifting of food grains, edible oil, sugar and kerosene given to the district are supervised by this section. There are three type of ration card depending on annual income: 1) Yellow ration card for B.P.L. people Income per Year Area Rs. 15,000/- Urban Rs. 11,000 Tribal Rs.4,000 Remaining rural 2) Orange colored ration card for A.P.L. people All the following criteria should be satisfied i) Income per year should be below 1 Lakh ii) Must not own a 4 wheeler (except taxi drivers) iii) Total land owned by family should be below 4 hectors. 3) White coloured ration card for High Income Group people Any one of the following conditions should be satisfied i) Annual Income should be above 1 Lakh ii) Should have a four wheeler iii) Total land owned by family member should be above 4 hectors. |
| For further details contact |
District Supply Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati. Ph. 2662784
| Land Acquisition Section |
| The government takes the private land
required for public purposes like road construction, Irrigation Projects. Proposals for private land acquisition are sent to Spl. Land Acquisition officer. The proposals are scrutinized and Budget Provision Certificate, Administrative Approval Certificate, Technical Sanction Orders are also scrutinized. The proposal includes certificates for "Small Land Holders", issued by Talathi as well as related information submitted by the concerned agencies. After this the proposal is opted for joint measurement. Commissioner's permission is taken for land acquisition if the land owner does not agree for it. The objections of land owners are invited, and resolved. Under section 9 (1), if any objections are received during the enquiry, they are resolved by the divisional office of the agency. Town Planning and Valuation Department evaluates the compensation for the land to be acquired. The department gives compensation after declaration of the award. In case of disputes after the payment of compensation between cultivators and tittle is not correct then such type compensation is deposited under section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 in the name of the District Civil Judge and matter is disposed by the District Judge. |
| For further details contact |
Land Acquisition Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati. Ph. 2664819
| Local Funds Section |
| This department governs all the matters regarding
Municipal Council and Gram-panchayat Elections. Grants from government are distributed to various Nagar-palikas. Public contact is restricted at Gram-panchayat level. However person in Nagar-palika area can come if his/her complaint is not properly handle in Nagar-palika regarding matter. People from Gram-panchayat can contact regarding disputes on elections. Instructions given by this department are binding to Nagar-palikas and Gram-panchayats. |
| Mining Section |
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Minerals play vital role in the development of any country as they are backbone of the
industries. Rocks and minerals also form important source materials for construction
purposes. Hence it is essential that these mineral treasure of the state are identified
and assessed so that their precise industrial utility is decided. Minerals found in Amravati district are basically categorized in Major Minerals and Minor Minerals. The only Major mineral found in district is Fireclay. It is found in Achalpur Tahasil. Any construction material is categorized into minor mineral e.g. Murrum, Stone, Sand. There are two systems a) Prospecting license. * Prospecting license : i) Prospecting licenses are granted for the major minerals in the area which has not been prospected before by any Government agency . Prospecting license is granted to an agency for two years within which they have to explore the area and prepare report on quality and quantity of mineral reserves. After submitting this report they have to apply for mining lease. * Mining lease : Maximum period is 30 years. After receipt of all the NOC’s the lease application is forwarded to the government through the Director, Geology and Mining Department. Trade, Commerce and Mining Ministry of Government of Maharashtra has power to grant the lease. After grant of lease, it is executed and working permission is granted by the Collector. Application for lease should accomplished with application form along with i) NOC (No Objection Certificate) from grampanchayat. iv) Record of rights related with that applied area. vi) Chalan copy of Rs. 100 application fee deposited in SBI (State Bank of India). i) Town planning. ( THE SAME DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED WHEN APPLYING FOR MAJOR MINERAL LICENSEES / LEASES) |
| For further information contact |
District Mining Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati.Ph. 2662025
| Nazul Section |
| This section comprises of following subsections: * Jamabandi * Revenue * Nazul The Jamabandi subsection deals with auditing of the villages and talukas on the 31 st of July, i.e. at the end of Revenue Year. It also looks after the collection of the Government Taxes. Rainfall information of the district is also maintained by this subsection. This subsection also keeps track of barren villages. It maintains records of record of land ("Sat-Bara"). The work of this subsection goes as per the Proforma-A, and Proforma-B. The Revenue subsection deals with allotment of lands for Government Offices, Private Cultivation, Constructions, Voluntary Organizations, etc. In rural areas, permission from the Grampanchayat is required for land allotment. For cultivation E-class land is allotted with priorities to Ex-servicemen, and landless persons. The applications should be in the name of the Collector, or the S.D.O. or Tahasildar. Documents required are: 1) Application 2) N.O.C. from Grampanchayat/ Nagarpalika 3) Map of the site 4) Plan estimate 5) Publicity report 6) N.O.C. from Executive Engineer, M.S.E.B. 7) N.O.C. from Executive Engineer, P.W.D. 8) For Schools, Education Departments approval 9) For Voluntary Organizations (Registered), N.O.C. from the concerned department 10) For Govt. Offices, Applications from regional head are required. The land can be allotted without cost for applicants with no income source. Nazul Land means a government waste Land within municipal area. The Nazul subsection deals with the lands which are not reserved for any specific purposes are given on temporary or permanent lease either for residential or commercial purpose. Disposal of these lands and maintenance of records is dealt with in this section. |
| For further details contact |
District Revenue Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati Ph. 2662025
| Planning Section |
| This department formulates District Annual plan.
This department works as per the plans sanctioned by District Planning Committee (D.P.C.). The Guardian Minister of district is the chairman and the Collector is member secretary of this committee. All the matters are put in front the D.P.C. and are to be sanctioned by the committee. The District Annual Plan comprises these plans. These are - General - Special Component plan - Tribal Sub plan It also monitors the allotment and expenditure of government grants to various departments. Besides, in Planning following works are also monitored 1) For MLA / MLC - where each member can propose works of Rs. 65 (Sixty five) Lakhs per year 2) For M.P. works -where each member can propose works of Rs. 2 (Two) Crores per year. Collector, Amravati is empowered to give administrative approvals to all works proposed by MLA / MLC and M.P. |
| For further details contact |
District Planning Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati. Ph.2662733
| Resettlement Section |
Government undertakes irrigation projects with a
view to increase irrigation projects with view to increase irrigation facility to farmers
and to controls floods. The people residing within the area of dam are shifted to some
other places. They are known as Projected Affected People ( P.A.P.). The P.A.P.'s are given
compensation for the land acquired for the project. They are given compensating land for
personal cultivation.
They are given 5% services on top priority basis. For this, Resettlement Section issues P.A.P. certificate. When applying for certificate for P.A.P, following documents are required:- 1) Records of land (Right of Records) 2) Land Acquisition offices certificate 3) Implementing agency certificate. Major Projects undertaken are:- |
| For further details contact |
District Resettlement Officer, Office of the Collector, Amravati. Ph. 2662352
| Small Savings Section |
This section is concerned with implementation of
saving schemes run by central and state governments. Small saving schemes like Kisan Vikas
Patra, National Saving Certificate (N.S.C.), MIS-92, T.D. etc. are implemented by issuing
licenses to agents. There are several type of licensee-agencies: - i) Deposit scheme for Recurring Deposit (R.D.), S.B. ii) Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana. iii) Public Provident Fund (P.P.F.). For Small Saving Agency, Assistance Director, Small Savings grants agency on producing the following documents 1) Application form 2) Three passport size photographs 3) Two character certificates - one by the principal of school - one by a gazetted officer 4) Ration card 5) Two guarantors 6) Agreement, Nomination 7) Affidavit 8) Education certificate 9) Tax Receipt 10) Pay slip (if govt. employee) 11) N.S.C. of Rs. 2000/- pledged by Assistant Director, Small Savings. For Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana, only women candidates can apply. It is for RD only. Minimum educational qualification are 10th Std. Pass. Documents required are :- 1) Application form 2) N.S.C. of Rs. 500/- pledged by Collector 3) Two character certificates 4) Three passport size photographs 5) Two guarantees 6) Ration card 7) Affidavit on Rs 20/- stamp paper. 8) Tax Receipt For Public Provident Fund (P.P.F.) Agency: Applicant should be a Graduate. Contact : Regional Director of National savings. Opp. V.C.A. ground I.B.M. Building, Civil Lines Nagpur 440001. Ph - (0712) 2525482 Documents Required are i) Application certificate ii) Two character certificate iii) S.A.S. Authority Xerox. |
| For further details contact |
Assistant Director (S.S.), Office of the Collector, Amravati.Ph. 2662352
| Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana |
There are
various financial assistance schemes that are sponsored by Central as well as State
Governments. The schemes sponsored by the Central Government are.
* National Old age Pension Scheme This scheme benefits beneficiaries of Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Anudan Yojana, who are at least 65 years of age.Under this scheme beneficiaries get total amount of Rs. 250.Physically handicapped persons also get the same kind of financial assistance. Eligibility: 1.Age: 65 years min 2.Should be Helpless 3.No source of income 4.Should not be owner of Real Estate Certificates required: 1.Age Certificates 2.Income certificate issued by Talathi 3.Certificate of Tahasildar or Talathi of being Helpless. * National Family Benefit Scheme Under this scheme if the Head of the family expires accidentally or naturally the family gets financial assistance of up to Rs 10,000. Certificates Required: 1.Age Certificate of the deceased. 2.Death Certificate . 3.Certificate issued by Talathi / Gramsevak / Tahasildar certifying deceased was Head of the family. 4.Income certificate issued by Talathi / Gramsevak / Tahasildar * National Maternity Benefit Scheme This scheme benefits pregnant women above 19 years.The financial assistance is limited to Rs. 500/- for her first two children. Eligibility: 1. Pregnant woman should be above 19 years. 2. Woman should be from B.P.L. family 3. Financial assistance is limited to first two live children. Certificates requied: 1. Certificate of age. 2. Income Certificate issued by Talathi / Gramsevak 3. Certificate issued by Talathi/Gramsevak/Auxiliary nurse/Midwife or "Anganwadi" worker certifying this to be her first or second delivery. The schemes Sponsored by the State Government are |
| For further details contact |
Talathi or Tahasildar Office.
| District Disaster Management Section |
As a part of overall preparedness of the state, the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has a
State Disaster Management Plan to support and strengthen the efforts of district
administration. In this context, every district has evolved its own District Disaster
Management Plan (D.D.M.P.). It is expected that these multi-hazard response plans would
increase the effectiveness of administrative intervention. The D.D.M.P. addresses the districts' response to the disasters and road accidents and fires. Some of these disasters such as floods and earthquakes affect large areas causing extensive damage to life, property and environment while others such as epidemics affect large population. In any case, the management of these disasters is requires extensive resources and man power for containment by remedial actions. The objectives of District Action Plan are * To improve preparedness at the district level. through risk and vulnerability analysis to disasters and to minimize the impact of disasters in terms of human, physical and material loss. * To ascertain the status of existing resources and facilities available with the various agencies involved in the district and make it an exercise in capability building of district administration. * To utilize different aspects of disaster for development planning as a tool for location and area specific planning for development of district. As a part of this plan the Control Rooms are established at the Collectorate and at each Tahsil office in the district and is kept functioning for 24 hours a day during the rainy season only. The phone numbers are informed to all departments. The SP office and public hospitals are directed to be prepared in case of emergency situations and liaison is kept with police control room also. The District Control room has facilities of wireless communication, hot- line, fax,e-mail and video conferencing. |