01072pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002200040245006300062260000900125300001600134362001100150520049900161650003600660650002800696773003400724909001000758999001700768952010500785180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBandyopadhyay, D.  aIs the institution of district magistrate still necessary?  c2006  ap.4851-853.  a25 Nov  aCreated in the mid-19th century by the colonial rules to manage their affairs in India, the district magistrate was in charge of administration and collection of revenue. Today the post has created a dichotomy between the district administration and various self-government institutions at the village and district levels. Given the administrative and bureaucratic problems that arise from such a structure, a pertinent question is whether this office is still functionally valid. - Reproduced.  aDistrict administration - India  aDistrict administration  aEconomic and Political Weekly  a72125  c72125d72125  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 41, Issue no: 47pAR72585r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR