District Collector in India : A Study in Role Analysis

Contents: Preface. 1. Collector: the evolution of the institution ancient, Mughal and modern period/R. D. Sharma. 2. The enduring role and status of the district collector: initiator, coordinator, controller and implementor/Rakesh Hooja. 3. Collector as coordinator: Assam scenario/Niru Hazarika. 4. E-governance at district level: a study of the working of Sugam in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh/P.N. Gautam. 5. The collector of the biggest District/CRB Lalit. 6. Challenges before the district collector in the present era of governance/Abhishek Jain. 7. Role of Deputy Commissioner in the implementation of RTI Act with special reference to Himachal Pradesh/Mary Parmar. 8. District collector as district coordinator and regulator of administrative system and development administrator: an introduction/Dinesh Malhotra. 9. District collector down the ages/Meera Verma. 10. District magistrate collector in West Bengal: a study of recent experience/Asok Kumar Mukhopadhyay. 11. Collector : the great fighter (Modern Arjuna without Gandeev)/R.D. Sharma. 12. The changing role of Deputy Commissioner in HP/K.R. Saizal. 13. Transfer policy of collectors in India and development administration: a case study of Varanasi and Dhanbad Districts/Satyanandan Bhagat. Index.