General Information
General Information
General Information
The present system of administration in Delhi can be traced back to 1803, when Delhi came
under British protection and eventually became part of the British Punjab. Delhi district had a
Deputy Commissioner who was the Chief District Officer, having revenue and Registration
powers. He was also the head of urban administration, being President of the District Board
and the Municipality.
Till independence, Delhi had a Chief Commissioner as the administrative and executive head,
with the Deputy Commissioner reporting to him. He had three Assistant Commissioners to share
responsibilities such as case work of revenue and criminal appeals, municipal and minor
criminal cases, and administration of the Municipality.
After independence, the nature of District Administration underwent some changes with
devolution of powers to newly created Departments. For example, the Municipality evolved
into the MCD, in which the DC had no role after 1958. The development works were
transferred to the Development Commissioner, the industries work to the Directorate of
Industries and the work of transport to the Department of Transport.
However, D.C., Delhi continued to be the Head of the District Administration, responsible for
law and order, excise, issue of arms and explosive licenses, and citizenship certificates, apart
from revenue and criminal judicial work. In the mid-seventies, the DC office was organized as
follows – These were four administrative districts – New, Central, North and South, looked after
by three ADMs, amongst whom the various other powers and functions, such as treasuries,
excise, entertainment etc., were divided. Revenue and Land Acquisition work was supervised by
ADM (Revenue) and ADM (LA) respectively. There were 12 Sub-Divisions, each headed by
SDM, which was later reduced to seven.
Two major changes greatly diluted the role of DC Office. The first was the separation of the
executive and the judiciary in 1969, after which heinous crimes were dealt with by Sessions
Courts and other offences including IPC offences were dealt with by Judicial Magistrates. The
Executive Magistrates were to look after executive and administrative matters such as licensing,
sanction of prosecution, and preventive sections of the Cr.P.C. such as Section
107,109,110,133,144 and 145.
In 1978, the Delhi Police Act was promulgated, by which Delhi came under the Commissioner
of Police system. Almost all powers of the District Magistrates as per the Cr.P.C. were vested in
the Police Commissioner. Section 107 and Section 144 Cr.P.C., which are very important viz a
viz law and order, since then have been directly dealt with by the Police. Furthermore, powers of
licensing and entertainment, which earlier vested in the D.C., were also given to the Police.
This was the situation in 1996 when the exercise of decentralizing the DC office by setting up
27 SDM offices and 9 DC offices was started. While the SDMs were put in place in mid-1996,
the DCs began functioning from 1.1.97. Further in September 2012, Delhi was devided into 11
districts and 33 subdivisions.
Introduction
Delhi was divided into 11-revenue district in 15 September 2013 and the District North is one of
them. The district North is divided in to three sub divisions are Alipur, Model Town and Narela.
The North district having total areas 291.66 sq km,which is surrounded, by the districts like,
central, North-West and its boundaries touches to Haryana and U.P state. The District Disaster
Management Plan of district North is being updated time to time by the district North officials.
District Disaster Management Plan of North district is made taken into consideration its
flexibility, so that in future also we can easily update it. The district is having both rural and
urban areas. There are 120 RWAs, 69 villages (Alipur 32, Narela 28, and Model Town 9),
consisting of 291.66 sq km area (Alipur 118.19 sq km, Narela 148.08 sq km , and Model Town
25.39 sq km) 203 Unauthorized Colonies, 4 Govt. Hospitals, 1 private hospital, and 3
Colleges/universities, 14 police stations in the district. Total population of the district is 887,978,
as per the 2011 census.
District Administration
District Administration is a bridge between the Government and the common man. This
system has a long tradition in India and has been adopted even before independence. The
South-West district is headed by the Deputy Commissioner followed by an additional District
Magistrate (ADM) as second-1n-command. The ADM functions as the Land Acquisition
Collector of the district and carries out the functions of acquisition of land, taking over
possession of land, assessment of compensation for land taken over for public purposes.
The district is divided into 3 subdivisions and Sub divisional Magistrate (SDM) is the head of
each subdivision. Each Subdivision is having revenue and clerical staff for its various functions.
For revenue functions each subdivision has Tehsildar, Naib- Tehsildar, Kanungo and patwaris in
that order. For other functions, there is clerical staff.
1. ALIPUR
2. MODEL TOWN
3. NARELA
Deputy Commissioner (North) has also been designated as joint Chief Electoral officer (North)
for performing electionrelated duties. In this work, he is assisted by all the SDMs and SDM
(Election), for work relation to registration of documents, there is office of Sub-Registrar (North)
directly under the control & supervision of Deputy Commissioner Office of the BDO (North) is
also a part of the office of Deputy Commissioner. Headed by the Block Development Officer,
this office isresponsible for custody of Gaon Sabha land and promotion of Agriculture,
Horticulture and Developmental activities in the village. There is also a centre of NIC, Govt. of
India, in the district which facilitates computerization in the district and links the district with
world through internet.
Office of the Deputy Commissioner (North) offers a wide variety of services to the
public such as:-
Functions
Revenue functions
Revenue functions involve maintenance of land records, conduct of revenue cases, carrying out
of demarcation and mutations, settlement operations and functioning as custodian of public land.
Deputy Commissioners and Additional District Magistrates are Collectors and Additional
Collectors as per different Revenue Laws operating in Delhi. Sub Divisional Magistrates are
designated as Assistant Collectors and Revenue Assistants and are primarily responsible for day
to day revenue work. The subordinate revenue staff consisting of Girdavars, Kanungos and
Patwaries are supervised by Tehsildars who are involved in field level revenue activities and
mutations.
Issue of Certificates
Sub Divisional; Magistrates are empowered to issue various kinds of statutory certificates
including SC/ST & OBC, Domicile, Nationality etc.
Registration of Property documents, sale deeds, power of attorneys, share certificates and all
other documents which need to be compulsorily registered as per law is made at Sub Registrar’s
Office which are nine in numbers. Deputy Commissioners are Registrars for their respective
districts and exercise supervisory control over the Sub Registrars.
Election work
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 Officers are primarily responsible for conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly
Elections. The District Administration is also responsible for maintenance and revision of
Voters’ Lists, for issue of Voters’ Photo Identity Cards (EPIC Cards) and Voters’ Certificates.
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. They also carry out enquiries in cases of unnatural
deaths of women within seven years of marriage and issue directions to the Police for
registration of case, if required. Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates
are empowered to conduct enquiries into custodial deaths including deaths in Police Lock Up,
Jails, Women Homes etc. The Officers of this Department are also expected to act as eyes and
ears of the Government and conduct enquiries into all major accidents including major fires
incidents, riots and natural calamities etc.
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. This power is ordinarily exercised by the Additional District Magistrates who are
responsible for registration and solemnization of marriages.
Statutory Functions
1. To act as Collector under Section 6 read with Section 76 of DLR Act, 1954 and Section
3(6) of DLR Act.
2, To act as Collector under section 105(1)(a) of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 and under Section
27(1)(a) of Punjab Tenancy Act.
3. To act as collector under section 14(a) of Uttar Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1901.
4. Powers to refund spoiled and unused stamp papers within a period not exceeding two years.
5. Collector of stamps under Indian Stamps Act, 1889.
6. Registrar under Indian Registration Act, 1908.
7. Powers under Mines & Mineral Act.
8. Competent authority under ULCR Act, 1976.
9. Powers to enforce the Oil pressure Store (Quality Control) Order 1987.
10. Powers under Section 6 under clause 7 General Service Electrical Lamps (Quality Control)
Order 1989.
11. District Environmental Protection Officer under Section 4(1) of Environment Protection
Act, 1986.
12. Competent authority under Right to Information Act 2001.
13. District Election Officer/ Returning officer ofParliament Constituency.
Others
Statutory Functions
1. ADMs have been given power of Executive Magistrate to deal with Section 109, 110, 133,
145, 174 & 176 and other link provisions under CRPC.
2. To act as Additional Collector under Section 6 read with Section 76 of DLR Act, 1954 and
Section 3(6) of DLR Act.
3. To act as Collector under Section 105(1)(a) of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 and under
Section 27(1)(a) of Punjab Tenancy Act.
4. To act as Land Acquisition Collector under clause C of Section 3 of Land Acquisition Act,
1894.
5. To act as Additional Collector under section 14(a) of Uttar Pradesh Land Revenue Act,
1901.
6. Registrar of Marriage under Hindu Marriage Act & Special Marriage Act 1955 & 1954.
7. To act as Additional Revenue Collector
8. ERO/RO of Assembly Constituency
9. Vigilance Officer
10. Head of Office
11. Estate Officer under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971
12. Bonded Labor Act
13. Delhi Degradable Plastic Bag (Manufacture / Commercial & uses garbage Control) Act-
2000
14. Convener District Disaster Management Committee
Statutory Functions
1. SDMs have been given power of Executive Magistrate to deal with Section 109, 110, 133,
145, 174 & 176 and other link provisions under CRPC.
2. To work as Asstt. Collector, I class under sub-section 1 of section 27 of the Punjab Land
Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act No. 70 of 1887) as enforced in NCT of Delhi and sub-
section(1) of section 15 read with section 223 of UP Land Revenue Act, 1901 (Act No. III
of 1901).
3. To act as Asstt. Collector, I class and Revenue Assistant under sub-section(1) of Section 7
read with section 76 of Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 (Act No. 12 of 1954).
4. To act as Collector under sub-section(4) read with clause 6 of the section 3 of the Northern
India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (Act No.2 of 1873).
5. Asstt. Collector under clause 19-A of section 3 of Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (Act No.
8 of 1954).
6. To act as Settlement Officer (Consolidation) under sub-section(1) of sub-section (i) of
section 20 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation)
Act, 1948 (East Punjab Act No. 50 of 1948).
7. To function as competent authority under clause (c) of section 2 of the Delhi Land
Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 1960 (F.24 of 1960).
8. Collector of stamps under Indian Stamps Act, 1899.
9. Power under Mines and Minerals Act.
10. Powers to enforce the Oil pressure Store (Quality Control) Order 1987.
11. Powers under Section 6 under clause 7 General Service Electrical Lamps (Quality Control)
Order 1989.
12. Powers under Cable Television Networks (Regularization) Act, 1995.
13. District Environment Protection Officer under section 4(1) of Environment Protection Act,
1986.
14. Powers under section 207 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 for impounding the vehicles.
15. Powers under the Delhi Prohibition of Smoking & Non Smoking Health Protection Act,
1996.
16. Local Health Authority under PFA Act.
17. Returning Officers for Assembly Constituency.
18. Addl. Survey Commissioner of Wakf.
Sub-Registrar is the registering authority of documents produced in his office under the
provision of Indian Registration Act, 1908.Registrationmeans recording, inserting in an official
register, the act of makinga list, Catalogues, Schedules or register particularly of an official
character, or making entries therein. The object of the Registration Act is to prevent people being
duped into purchasingproperty from a person who does not own it.
The other object of the Act is to provide a method of public registration of documents so as to
give information to people regarding legal rights and obligation arising or affecting a
particularproperty, and to perpetuatedocuments which may afterwardsbe of legal importance and
also to prevent fraud and also to put on record somewhere, where people may see the record and
enquire, what the particulars are and as far as land is concerned,what obligation exists with
regard to it.The real purpose of registration is to secure that every person dealing with the
property, where such dealing requires registration, may rely with confidence upon the statements
contained in the register as full and complete account of transaction by which his title may be
affected, unless indeed he has actual notice of some unregistered transaction which may be valid
apart from the registration and also to check forgery, to provide good evidence of the
genuineness of the written instruments and not merely to give information to third parties.
1. In the case of sale, transfer of immovable property, the NOC is obtained from the Tehsildar
(North). For this necessary prescribed application form duly filled with all particulars is to be
given to the Sub Registrar Office with a nominal fees . Necessary arrangements for issuance of
No Objection Certificate to the public has been made in the Sub Registrar Office. If the NOC
prescribes that the land is not acquired by the government under the Land Acquisition Act, nor
there are contravention of the various provisions of Delhi Land Reforms Act, the document can
be got registered. In the caseof property under lease from DDA,LDO,MCD, Industries Deptt. and
Labour Deptt. of the Government of Delhi necessary permission from the lesser is also required
for Registration of such documents.
2. The Executant/authorized representative of the executantshall submit a document in duplicate
duly executed and properly stamped under the provisionof Indian Stamp Act affixedwith the
photograph of the executants within a period of four months of its execution ,if the document is
filed after the period of four months of its execution necessary penalties are charged as per the
provision of the rules.
3. After proper scrutiny of the documents, the registration fees is deposited on the same day, data
entries of the document is computerized and photograph of the executants are again taken by the
Office of the Sub Registrar.
4. After the completion of the presentation of the document, admission of executions by the
executants, the document is registered and is given back the registered document on the same
day. As far as identification of executants is concerned two witnesses are required and one of the
witnesses should be known to the Sub Registrar. Proof of identification of each party can be
made with the help of Election Identify Card, sport, Identity Card issued by the Government of
India, Semi Government and Autonomous Bodies or Identification by the Gazetted Officer.
5. The public is advised to ensure that required stamp duty has been paid on the document before
it is submitted in the office of the Sub Registrar to avoid impoundment of the documents,
realization of deficient stamp duty and penalty and delay in registration.
Stamp Duty on the documents is charged as per the provision of schedule 1Aapplicable to Delhi
of Indian Stamp Act 1899. The rates in each document are different as per schedule. However on
Sale Deed executed in favour of women exclusively the stamp duty is charged at a rate of 3%
and MCD Transfer Duty is also charged at a rate of 3%. In case, property is purchased by male
the duty is charged @ 5 % and 3 % is the Transfer Duty. Power of Attorney with consideration is
charged with the stamp duty at a rate of 5%. The execution of will does not require any stamp
duty.
1. Applicant shall make an application duly affixed with the court fee stamp of Rs.1.25 and give
full detailed particulars of the document for which certified copy is required (like registration
number, date of registration, property number and name of the executants etc.)
2. He shall also enclose a Non judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/- for certified copy with his
application.
Detail of fees to be charged in respect of Registration Fee, Certified Copies of the documents,
Inspection of the Document/Index/Register has been displayed in the Sub Registrar Office. As
far as fees for certified copy is concerned it is fixed at Rs.3/- per page/part of the page of the
document
The duties of Block Development Officer include general supervision, management and control
of all Gaon Sabha land and properties including public wells, fisheries, tanks, ponds, water
channels path ways, abadi site and other land vested in Gaon Sabha under the provision of the
Delhi Land Reforms Act and other relevant Acts. He shall maintain, operate and control Gaon
Sabha area fund for the purpose of its utilization to meet the charges in connection with the Delhi
Land Reforms Act.The amount from the Gaon Sabha area fund can be utilized after necessary
formalities are completed under the provisions of the said Act/Rules and necessary
directions/guidelines issued by the Department and with the due approval of the Deputy
Commissioner. He is responsible to the Deputy Commissioner concerned as far as his duties,
functions and powers are concerned. Besides he has to defend the suits/cases about Gaon Sabha
in the court of revenue Assistant, Deputy Commissioner, Hon’ble High Court/Supreme Court
and other courts. He is also to implement the various schemes introduced by the Government
from time to time regarding benefits, assistance provided by the Government to the farmers and
the villagers like draught compensation crops damage compensation, cattle fodder compensation
etc. and also to keep the farmers posted with new experiments and researches in crops etc.
New Initiatives
Land Records computerization programme has been executed by Land Record Information
Systems Division, NIC, CGO Complex, New Delhi and the State Unit of Delhi, Players's
Building, New Delhi. This land information system allows basic data entry regarding the plots
and their ownership, (Khatauni, Khasra Girdawari, Field Book etc.), Mutation, queries and
reports and even the details of proceedings under various important sections of Delhi Land
Reforms Act, 1954 (example section 81, 84, 85, 86A etc.).
The aspect of developing Spatial Data Base having accurate digital maps with proper Geo-
Referencing is also being taken up simultaneously with the Utility Mapping Division of NIC,
CGO Complex, New Delhi. The attributes being computerized as RDBMS as above would be
linked to these maps to have a Geographical Information System. For this purpose a pilot project
for generation of digital maps by aerial photograph has been undertaken and digital maps of all
the images have been prepared
Computerized counters for presentation of cash collection inquiry, search and delivery have
started functioning Digital Photographs are being taken. The Peshi Register, Index Register ,
Cash Book, endorsement and photo details are being generated through the computer. After
computerization the preparation time of the document has been reduced
1. Alipur
2. Model Town
3. Narela
The districts correspond to the Police Districts. This district is headed by a Deputy
Commissioner, who has under him an Additional District Magistrate, Sub Divisional
Magistrates, Tehsildars and Sub-Registrar. The District Administration carries out diverse
variety of functions including magisterial matters, revenue courts, issue of various statutory
documents, registration of property, conduct of elections, relief & rehabilitations, land
acquisition and various other areas which are too numerous to be numerated. The District
Administration in Delhi is the de-facto enforcement department for all kinds of Government
Policies and exercises supervisory powers over numerous other functionaries of the Government.
At the apex of revenue hierarchy is the Divisional Commissioner who is also the District
Magistrate of Delhi and Inspector General of Registration. He is also designated as Secretary
(Revenue) and Collector under various Revenue Acts.
In order to take up the developmental as per the local felt need, District Development
Committees have been constituted at the level of District. The committee is chaired by an MLA
of the area and other MLAs of the area are the members of the committee. The Deputy
Commissioner is the Convenor of the meeting. Each MLA is allowed to get District Plans
prepared of his area upto a maximum limit of Rs. 10 lakh. Each work shall however not exceed
Rs. 5Lakh.
At present the DC Office has become focal point of Public Redressal in Delhi. A Public
Grievance Redressal Committee has been set up in each district. It is chaired by Deputy
Commissioner, and District Nodal Officers of the DVB, DJB, MCD / NDMCm I & F, H&F.W
and a representative of RWA of the sub-division and public representative i.e MLAs ad
Municipal Councilors are its members. If any member of the Public feels that his/her Grievance
is not resolved through existing mechanism of the concerned departments, he/she can approach
the DC Office with certainty that the grievance will be attended to in the District Public
Grievance Committee.
· DTF
· District Consumer Protection Council
· Monitoring Committee of Distt. information Centre