Districts of Delhi
Delhi is divided into nine districts. They are North, Central, East, West, South, New Delhi, North-East, North-West, and South-East. Each district is headed by a Deputy Commissioner. All Deputy Commissioners report to the Divisional Magistrate. Every district has three sub-divisions headed by a sub-divisional magistrate.
Functions:
- Revenue functions Revenue functions include conduct of revenue cases, maintenance of land records, carrying out of demarcation and mutations, settlement operations and functioning as custodian of public land.
- Issue of certificates Various kinds of certificates like OBC, SC/ST, Domicile, Nationality, income, solvency, birth and death are issued.
- Election Work The office of the district administration plays a crucial role during elections. Deputy Commissioners are District Election Officers and Returning Officers for Parliamentary Constituencies. Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates are Returning Officers for Assembly Constituencies and Electoral Registration Officers in respect of Voters’ Lists. The district administration is also in charge of maintaining voter lists.
- Magisterial Functions Deputy Commissioners, Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates exercise powers of Executive Magistrates. In this role they are responsible for operating preventive Sections of Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Registration of Marriage Deputy Commissioners, Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates are conferred with powers as Registrars of Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act. Marriage certificates are issued to both husband and wife whose marriage has been solemnized.
- Relief and Rehabilitation This department is responsible for relief and rehabilitation operations in any calamity whether natural or man-made. Deputy Commissioners’ Offices carry out relief operations during flood, droughts, fires, crop failures, and other calamities. It is also responsible for coordinating and implementing disaster management plan for natural and chemical disasters.