RAS question
A Tehsildar in Rajasthan is responsible for:
Correct answer: (B) Revenue collection and land records at tehsil level.
In Rajasthan, a Tehsildar is responsible for revenue collection, maintenance of land records, and revenue-dispute work at the tehsil level.
Explanation
A Tehsildar is the key revenue officer for a tehsil, so the office is tied to land revenue, land records, and revenue matters rather than general civic administration. The Rajasthan Land Revenue (Land Records) Rules, 1957 place land-record work within the tehsil revenue setup: Patwaris attend the tehsil on dates fixed by the Tehsildar, report progress on preparation and maintenance of records and revenue collection, and applications about record compliance may be made to the Tehsildar. That matches option B: revenue collection and land records at the tehsil level, with revenue-dispute work also falling within this revenue-administration role.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Law and order in cities is a policing function, while the Tehsildar's role here is framed around tehsil revenue administration and land records.
- (C) Conducting state elections belongs to the election machinery, not to the Tehsildar's core revenue and land-record responsibilities.
- (D) Managing state highways is a public-works function, whereas the Tehsildar is connected with revenue collection, land records, and revenue matters at tehsil level.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's district and sub-district revenue administration, especially the tehsil as the field unit for land revenue and records. RAS repeatedly asks such role-mapping questions because they separate revenue, police, election, and public-works functions.