DIMA HASAO DISTRICT

(North Cachar Hills)

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Administration

Dima Hasao  is one of the two hills district of Assam in the North Eastern Region. It was a part of Cachar district till the formation of United N.C.Hills & Mikir Hills districts in 1951. The Constitution of India gave it the status of an autonomous district. The Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council (D.H.A.C.) was constituted under the provisions of the sixth schedule to the Constitution of India to administer this autonomous district. In 1970 N.C.Hills was separated  from the United N.C.Hills & Mikir Hills & declared a full fledged district. North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council has three wings of  administration, viz., Legislature, Judiciary, and Executive. Apart from the subjects enshrined in the sixth schedule, the Govt. of Assam have transferred almost all the departments along with the executive power to the Council except General Administration, Police, Treasury, Election and Judiciary. 

North Cachar comprises of two sub- divisions viz Haflong and Maibang . There are two Revenue Circles (Tehsils), viz – Haflong and Maibang. In order to provide  better  developmental facilities, the district has been divided into five Community Development Blocks –  Jatinga Valley Development Block,Mahur,  Diyung Valley Development Block, Maibang, Harangajao ITD Block, Harangajao, Diyungbra ITD Block, Diyungmukh, New Sangbar Development Block, Sangbar.

For better administrative control, the district area is divided into four Police stations viz. Haflong, Mahur, Mabang, Umrangso.

Administrative Set-up in Dima Hasao District

District Administration

The head of District Administration is Deputy Commissioner. He acts  as District Magistrate in case of maintenance of Law and Order and General Administration, as District Election Officer in case of conduct of Election and so on. The Deputy Commissioner is aided by a number of Officers like Additional Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, Sub-divisional Officers, Extra Assistant Commissioners and others.

Revenue Administration is under the Administrative control of the Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council. The Revenue Officer of the district council looks after this branch. His responsibility includes collection and fixing of land revenue, registration, mutation and overall management in regard to land - private and public.

DC administers MPLAD, MLALAD. All otherr developmental activities in the district are undertaken by the Autonomous Council which has a Principal Secretary in the cadre of I.A.S to implement the schemes through the entrusted departments.

Maintenance of Law & Order is another important aspect of district administration and the Deputy Commissioner also being the District Magistrate, is responsible for proper maintenance of the same. 

Local Administration

For management and implementation of various developmental schemes, committees  are constituted at the level of Town Committees for Urban Areas and Block Level committees in the rural areas.

Administration in Dima Hasao District

In the rural areas, the Gao Bura or the headman of the village looks after village administration. It may be mentioned here that total number of villages in the Dima Hasao district is 539.