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The district magistrate, ... The office of a collector during the British Raj held multiple responsibilities – as ... District Tourism Promotion Council [35]
Toggle District in the Jammu and Kashmir State subsection. 8.1 Jammu province. ... British Raj in India: 1858–1947: British rule in Burma: 1824–1948: Princely states:
The British Raj began with the idea of the presidencies as the centres of government. Until 1834, when a General Legislative Council was formed, each presidency under its governor and council was empowered to enact a code of so-called 'regulations' for its government.
The British Raj (/ r ɑː dʒ / RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') [10] was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, [11] lasting from 1858 to 1947. [12] It is also called Crown rule in India , [ 13 ] or Direct rule in India . [ 14 ]
1885 {appointed a Member of the Legislative Council of Bengal} Magistrate and Collector of Darbhanga, Chhapra, and Bhagalpur. Perungavur Rajagopalachari (later Diwan Bahadur and Sir) 1886 1888 Chairman of the Madras Legislative Council: Basanta Kumar Mullick: 1887 1889 Puisne Judge of the Patna High Court: Albion Rajkumar Banerjee (later Sir ...
The seven Bengal Regulation Districts were named as 'divisions' in 1851: . Jessore Division, area 14,853 sq mi, population 5,345,472 (1851); Bhagalpur Division area ...
The Zila Panchayat or District Development Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat or is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body representing the entire rural area of a district. A District Panchayat is headed by a President, who is an elected member.
Flag of British India. The Legislatures of British India included legislative bodies in the presidencies and provinces of British India, the Imperial Legislative Council, the Chamber of Princes and the Central Legislative Assembly. The legislatures were created under Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom. Initially serving as small advisory ...