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Collector & SP of Ratlam car entry. A district magistrate, often abbreviated to DM, is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is the senior most executive magistrate and chief in charge of general administration of a district in India. Since district magistrates are responsible for collection of land revenue in the district, the post is also referred to as the district collector, and as the office-bearer works under the supervision of a divisional commissioner, the post is also known as deputy commissioner. The responsibilities assigned to a district magistrate vary from state to state, but generally, district collectors are entrusted with a wide range of duties in the jurisdiction of the district, generally involving the following: As district magistrate Conducts criminal court of executive magistrate. Maintenance of law and order. Co ordinates of the police . Supervision of subordinate executive magistracy and conduct magisterial inquiries. Hearing cases under the preventive section of the Criminal Procedure Code. Supervision of jails and certification of execution of capital sentences. Authorising parole orders to inmates. Granting arms and ammunition licence under Arms Act. Prepares panel of names for appointment of public prosecutors and additional public prosecutors with consultation with session judge in district. Disaster management during natural calamities such as floods, famines or epidemics. Crisis management during riots or external aggression. Child Labour/bonded labour related matters. As district collector Conducts revenue court. Arbitrator of land acquisition, its assessment and collection of land revenue. Collection of income tax dues, excise duties, irrigation dues and its arrears. Registration of Property documents, sale deeds, power of attorneys, defacement, share certificates etc. Issue various kinds of statutory certificates including SC/ST, OBC & EWC, Domicile, Nationality, Marriage etc. Relief and rehabilitation. Custodian of evacuee and migrant property As deputy commissioner/district commissioner Co-ordination with various local bodies, departments and agencies for proper administration. Reports to divisional commissioner on all matters. A district magistrate is assisted by some IAS and state civil servants for carrying out day-to-day work in various fields:- Additional district magistrate/Additional collector/Additional deputy commissioner(s) D (Development), E (Executive) and R (Revenue). City magistrate and zonal additional city magistrates (I, II, III) Sub-divisional magistrate/Sub collector/Assistant commissioners and other executive magistrates. Other officers from other departments at the district level also report to him/her.