Question

Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, Kanungos, Lekhpal or Patwari are concerned with the preparation and maintenance of land records and revenue collection at _______ level.
A. Union
B. State
C. Municipal Corporations
D. Village

Answer 1

Hint: Land records and revenue collection have always been a very important aspect of rural areas especially during the British times in India. There were special posts created just for the purpose of revenue collection.

Complete answer: Patwari is a village officer in the local authority who maintains the ownership records for a specific area as well as to undertake the collection of land taxes. He/she is responsible for measuring the land and maintaining land records. He/she is known by different names in different states- Talati, Kanungo, tehsildar, etc. The main function that tehsildars perform is to implement the various policies of the taluka. They are subject to the District Collector. The officers at such positions preside over matters concerning land, tax, and revenue. Tehsildar was appointed as Naib Tehsildars originally. It was only after successful completion of a State Service Exam that he/she was promoted from a subordinate post like Kanoongo. The Kanoongo is also known as Revenue Inspectors. Each state is divided into several districts. The District Collector/District Magistrate, who is an officer from the IAS cadre, is considered the district's senior civil servant.
Therefore, the option “D” is the correct answer.

Note: The districts are subdivided into Revenue Subdivisions. Each such subdivision comes under the charge of an officer designated as a Subdivisional Magistrate (S.D.M.) or Deputy Collector.