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Functions undertaken by the middle ranks of the covenanted Civil Service covering the responsibility for the issuance of civil justice and the collection of revenues. Frequently, these two functions were the responsibility of a single person, supported by one or more Assistants. The '''Collector''' (or Collector-Magistrate)was the chief administrative official in the [[Indian Civil Service]] of a District or Indian Zillah.
He controlled a small province of several million inhabitants and was personally responsible to the Government for the area.
[[Category:Occupations]]
[[Category:Government and Administration]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
