Tehsildar

In India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, a tehsildar is a tax inspector. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil. The term is assumed to be of Mughal origin, and is perhaps a combination of the words "tehsil" and "dar" ("tehsil", presumably an Islamic word derived from Arabic meaning "revenue collection" and "dar", apparently a Persian word meaning "holder of a position").

The immediate subordinate of a tehsildar is known as a naib tehsildar.

During British rule, a Tehsildar was most likely a stipendiary officer of the government, employed to raise revenue. It was also called as Mamlatdar in some parts of Maharashtra. It was subsequently used by Pakistan and India following their independence from the British Empire. Tehsildar is also known as Talukdar in some states of India.In the 17th-century saint composer Kancharla Gopanna who was known as Bhakta Ramadas. Gopanna was the Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam (second half of the 17th century), is said to have used money from the government treasury to build the Bhadrachalam Temple, and was imprisoned in a dungeon at Golconda.

Tehsildar are Class II Gazetted Officers in most of the states of India. They implement the various policies of the taluka and are subject to the District Collector. Officers holding the post of Tehsildar preside over matters related to Land, Tax and Revenue. Tehsildar were first appointed as Naib Tehsildars after successful completion of a Civil Services Examination (i.e. PCS in Uttar Pradesh, HPAS in Himachal Pradesh, RAS in Rajasthan, MPPCS in Madhya Pradesh, BAS in Bihar, APPSC in Andhrapradesh,TSPSC in Telangana or other equivalent exams in other states of India), or promoted from a subordinate post like Kanoongo (also known as Revenue Inspectors). Later on, they get promoted to the post of Tehsildar according to cadre rules.

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