Sub-divisional magistrate

A Sub-DivisionalMagistrate, also known as Sub-Divisionalofficer, assistant collector, sub collector, revenue divisional officer, or assistant commissioner, is the administrative head of a sub-division in an Indian district, exercising executive, revenue, and magisterial duties. The specific name depends on the state or union territory. The primary responsibilities include land revenue collection, land revenue administration, disaster management, election, maintaining law and order, overseeing developmental activities and coordinating various departments within a sub-division.

The post is held by officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and sometimes, by officers of state administrative services. These officers are subordinate to a district magistrate, also known as district collector or deputy commissioner, who serves as the administrative head of a district. The magisterial powers of a sub-divisional magistrate are drawn from the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.