3) Brief History and Background for its Establishment:

a) Development Section:

   Before the emergence of DRDA & ITDA, all the developmental works and schemes were directly dealt in the sections. But after the emergence of DRDA & ITDA only Development Section is a pursuing branch of DRDA and functioning in the Collectorate. Only direct work which is dealt here is establishment of J.Es. & P.As.

b) District Urban Development Agency:

   District Urban Development Agencies DUDA was formed during the year 1990-91 vide Societies Registration Act 1860 (Regn. No. 1257/73 dt.11.10.90 as per the Bye-Laws communicated by the Government in H&UD Department for smooth management of various schemes introduced by the Government from time to time.

c) Establishment Section:

   Since its inception, it has been conducting recruitment, attending all the financial aspects of the staff.

d) District Nizarat Section:

   The Nizarat Section is functioning as a wing of the Collectorate, Balangir from its inception and deals with the cash transaction of district office and maintenance of circuit house.

e) General & Misc. Section:

   This is a branch office of the Collectorate functioning since its inception i.e. 1948.

f) District Touzi Section:

   The Touzi Section is functioning as a wing of the Collectorate, Balangir since its inception, in which performances in collection is being watched. It is functioning in a single room of the Collectorate, Balangir.

g) B.C.P. Cell:

   The Scheme B.C.P. Cell is functioning under the control of the Collector under Rule 61 (7) of the Odisha Survey and Settlement Rules 1962 in respect of areas not covered under Settlement or Consolidation Operation. As per order of the Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack in letter No.4723/ LR&S dated 12.05.1997. One Asst. Settlement Officer is appointed by the Settlement Officer, Sambalpur to assist the Collector in the matter and the Collector appointed the Asst. Settlement Officer as Enquiring Officer to issue General notice in form No.11 under Rule 61(7) of the O.S. & S. Rules 1962. Cases enquiry and furnish its report with suggestion and opinion. In each case the Collector authorizes the Asst. Settlement Officer to take up B.C. work of the case regarding bifurcation of hamlet village from the original revenue villages to create new revenue villages, the Settlement Officer, Sambalpur has supplied a hamlet list to take up B.C. work and also the District Office, Balangir S.L.R. Section has also supplied a list and applications (filed by the villagers for separate revenue village) with certain instruction and direction. Each hamlet will be treated as a case to take up B.C.P. work. The A.S.O. is attending the B.C.P. work on the authorization of the Collector. The B.C.P. cell is functioning under the supervision of the S.L.R. Section since inception of the scheme B.C.P. Cell, Balangir.

h) District Record Room:

   The District Record Room, Balangir has been commenced by the Order of Maharaja Prithwiraj Deo on 01.10.1921 and completed and established on 30.06.1922 under the supervision of Dewan J.K. Tripathy and continuing since then in a separate building inside the premises of Collectorate, Balangir.

i) Emergency Section: By Government.

j) Judicial Section:

   It is a branch of the Collectorate, Balangir and functioning since inception of the Collectorate.

k) Revenue Section:

   The better uplift ment of the revenue administration, the tehsil administration was introduced in this district with effect from 1.6.1963 as per Revenue & Excise Deptt. L.No. 37823/R dtd. 1.6.1963.

   Balangir district comprising of three sub-divisions namely Balangir, Titlagarh and Patnagarh with six Tehsils namely Balangir, Tusura, Titlagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh and Loisingha. The district also consists of 14 Blocks namely Balangir, Titlagarh, Muribahal, Turekela, Bangomunda, Belpara, Khaprakhol, Patnagarh, Saintala, Deogaon, Agalpur, Loisingha, Gudvela and Puintala having 1792 villages and 13 Police Stations.

l) Superintendent of Land Records:

   The Superintendent of Land Records Section of Collectorate, Balangir is functioning combined with the District Record Room since 1922. The Officer in charge of S.L.R. is also the officer in charge of the D.R.R. since 1922.

4) Allocation of Business:

a) Development Section:

   The works are distributed amongst the five junior clerks with one in charge Head Clerk to have supervision over D.A.s. The works allotted to each D.A.s are as follows:

1. Jr. Clerk I: Establishment matter of J.Es/ P.As/ C.E.Os & Office Establishment, Motor Vehicles, Meeting & Conference, Visit of Higher Officer, U.C. & D.C. Bills of blocks.
   ii. Jr. Clerk II: Building, Inspection, Rural Housing Scheme, Public works of Block, Lift Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Drinking water supply, Pani Panchayat, Jana Smparka Sibira, Swajaldhara, Medical matter, Evaluation & Performance of Collector.
   iii. Jr. Clerk III: Cooperation, Forest & Environment, Fisheries, Veterinary, Audit & Inspection report, Soil Conservation, Minimum wages of Labour, Voluntary Organisation, Tour, Agriculture, Misc. Petition, DRDA matter, 20 Point Program.
   iv. Jr. Clerk IV: Issue & Receive, Education, Forms & Stationary, Focus on villages, Recruitment of army.
   v. Jr. Clerk V: Electricity, PL Account/ Advance Position of Blocks, Indusry, Communication (Roads & Bridges)
2. b) District Urban Development Agency:

   This Section is entrusted with the work of countersigning of G.I.A. bills of all grants, countersigning of utilization Certificate, approval of Annual Action Plan of all Schemes, Annual Budget and Estimates of ULBs, Allotment of Government grants, Debottar matters.

c) Establishment Section:

   Establishment Section is entrusted with the work of gazetted establishment, non-gazetted establishment of revenue department directly under the administrative control of Collector, salary and other financial provisions of staff. Budget, pension, disciplinary measures, transfer-posting , promotion of staff. Provides rehabilitation assistance, identifies families in distress as per government notification from time to time.

d) District Nizarat Section:

1. All cash transaction of district office,
   ii. Maintenance of circuit house and treatment of State guests & VIPs,
   iii. Accounts of monetary transaction,
   iv. Indent of forms and stationary,
2. Sell of village map,
   vi. Stock & store of articles& furniture and
   vii. Account of Govt. vehicle of the district.
3. e) General & Misc. Section:

   The branch has been entrusted with the work of correspondence relating the following subjects & the sub heads.

1. Acts, Regulations and Amendments
   ii. Assembly, LokSabha and Rajya Sabha questions and resolutions
   iii. Books, Publications and Periodicals.
   iv. Circulars, Rules and orders
   v. Communications (Posts/ Telegraphs, Railways and National High Ways)
   vi. Enquiry and Information.
   vii. Holidays and Celebrations
   viii. Office procedure
   ix. Organization and Association
   x. Pass ports and visas
   xi. Political matters
   xii. Press registration
   xiii. Reports and returns
   xiv. Strikes
   xv. Type writer & Relating to Local Funds, Grievance, Central Dispatch and reference Library etc.
2. f) District Touzi Section:

The allocation of business of this Section is to watch the position of collection under.

1. Land Revenue.
   ii. Water Rate.
   iii. Assessment of CBWR and RWR.
   iv. Watching of Settlement of Sairat Sources and collection of royalty etc.
   v. The position is also to be reported to Govt. in Revenue Dept./ Board of Revenue and RDC (N.D), Sambalpur in time.
2. g) District Record Room:

   This Section is meant for issuing of Certified copies of Records of Rights, disposed off Case Records of all kind of Revenue Court and in order to keep the record in safe custody.

1. h) Emergency Section:
2. Transmission of message relating to natural calamity from field level to Government and vice versa.
   ii. Distribution of relief to people and cattle population affected by natural calamity.
   iii. Distribution of ex-gratia to the deceased due to natural calamity.
   iv. Collection of daily rainfall data.
   v. Execution of L.I. works after calamity.
   vi. Functioning of control room.
   vii. Registration of Societies under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
3. j) Judicial Section:
4. Collector & District Magistrate: The Collector & District Magistrate is the Head of the office. He is empowered to make decision in all the business rendered in the section. Exclusively in case of parole/ furlo release of the prisoners, he is solely the recommending authority.
5. Addl. District Magistrate: The Addl. District Magistrate is also empowered to make decision in certain cases i.e; grant/renew of arm licenses, permission to opera, circus etc.

iii. O.I.C, Judicial: He is in charge of overall business of the section. All the files are processed through the A.D.M/ Collector through him. Formal correspondences relating to the sections made directly by him.

1. Head Clerk: He is the supervisory head ministerial personal of the sections. All the work performed by D.As and Peon is supervised by him. The files are also processed through him.
2. Sr.Clerk-I: He deals with files, registers relating to Civil Administration-OJC/WPC, 80CPC and appointment of law officers.
3. Sr. Clerk-II: He deals with files, registers relating to Criminal Administration- Law & Order, Policy Magistracy cooperation meeting, Registration of marriage, OHRC/NHRC, Workmen compensation, enquiry in to SC/ST atrocity cases.

vii. Jr. Clerk-I: He deals with the license/ permission- arms, explosives, cinema/ video, opera/circus and other entertainment.

viii. Jr. Clerk-II: He deals with the receipt and issue of letter, parole/ furlo release of prisoners and verification of character and antecedents.

k) Revenue Section:

   Correspondence on Land Particulars are being submitted to Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack/ Under Secretary to Government, Revenue Department & Revenue Divisional Commissioner (ND), Sambalpur as and when required by them. Supervision is also to be made for expedition for disposal of Revenue cases.

l) Superintendent of Land Records:

   Correspondence on Land Particulars are being submitted to Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack/ Under Secretary to Government, Revenue Department as and when required by them. Supervision is also to be made for up dation of Records of Rights through Computerization.