(vi) Financial Functions:

   The Tahasildar functions as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer and is responsible for drawal of salary of the staffs of the Tahasil.

(vii) Establishment:

   The Tahasildar is the appointing authority of Group D employees working under his control. The detailed Service Books of the employees are maintained by him. The disciplinary proceedings as  per the Conduct and C.C.A. Rules are initiated by the Tahasildar.

(viii) Appellate Authority as per the RTI Act, 2005:

   The Tahasildar functions as the Appellate Authority as per the provisions contained in the RTI Act, 2005.

(ix) Land Acquisition:

   The Tahasildar is declared as the Land Acquisition Officer within his jurisdiction and acquires land for public purpose as per the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

(x) Miscellaneous functions:

   Tahasildar issues various certificate as per the Misc. Certificate and Caste Certificate Rules and performs other miscellaneous functions as per the direction of Higher Authorities.

6. List of Services being provided by the public authority with a brief write up on them:

(i) Issue of Misc. Certificates and caste certificates:

   This includes Resident/ Nativity, Income, Caste (SC & ST), SEBC, OBC, Identity, Solvency (limited upto one lakh rupees) and Legal Heir Certificates as per The Odisha Miscellaneous Certificate Rules, 1984 and The Odisha Caste Certificate (for SCs and STs) Rules, 1980.

   For issue of Certificates as mentioned above the application shall be in Form No-1 addressed to the Tahasildar. Immediately after receipt of every application a unique number is assigned to it and forwarded to the concerned R.I. to conduct field enquiry. On receipt of report and after due perusal of the documents submitted by the applicant, if the Tahasildar is satisfied then the Certificate in the prescribed format is issued after realization of requisite court fees. The Certificate to be provided to the applicant within a period of one month from the date of institution of the case.

(ii) Mutation of Lands:

   Mutation means substitution of the name of a person by the name of another in relation to property in the record showing right and title to the property in case of Sale, Gift, Inheritance or due to the Decree of the Civil Court. The mutation proceeding is governed by the provisions of Odisha Survey & Settlement Act, 1958, Odisha Survey & Settlement Rules, 1962 and Odisha Mutation Manual, 1962.

   The Mutation Case is instituted either upon receipt of Form No-3 sent from the Sub Registrar's Office or on an application submitted to the Tahasildar with certified copy of necessary documents and affixing requisite court fees. After institution of the Case, the land particulars are verified from the Record Room. The Cases which are simple in nature are sent to concerned R.I. for disposal  after conducting necessary hearing. Other cases arte kept by the Tahasildar for disposal at his level. However summary enquiry by the field level official are conducted with regard to title and possession of the case. After the statutory objection period is over and after conducting necessary hearing the case is disposed of and after the appeal period is over sent to the Record Room for correction of ROR. After necessary correction is made in the ROR maintained at the R.I. level the copy of ROR is supplied to the applicant after realization of the user fee. The entire process takes nearly two to three months for completion.