Revenue

Officers

Introduction Relevant Provision Definition of Revenue Officers Classes of Revenue Officer Procedure of Appointment of Conclusion
Revenue Officer

Land Revenue Act 1967 deals with laws Section 7 of the Land Revenue Act 1967 Revenue officer is a person who is Following are the classes of Revenue officer under the Board of revenue. By concluding it we can say that board of
relating to the land revenue deals with the functions, duties, and appointed by the Government in order to 1. Board of Revenue All the revenue officers of the Province revenue is a body which performs his
administration in Pakistan. In order to process of appointment of revenue collect revenue (Taxes, duties) on the 2. Commissioner shall be appointed by governmental duties in order to collect revenue from
perform land related administrative officer. behalf of government from the 3. Collector notification the landowners and it makes it possible
functions, revenue officers have been landowners is called revenue officer. 4. Assistant Collector of the first grade by enforcement of law of revenue board
appointed who controls the land revenue 5. Assistant Collector of the second grade by the revenue officers of a particular
matters of the Punjab. There are several 6. Tehsildar area. There are number of classes of
classes of revenue officers as well as revenue officer who has been authorized
their duties; functions and process of 1. Board of Revenue by law to perform their functions.
their appointments have been • Board of revenue is an autonomous federal body of Pakistan which deals with the revenue matters of the state and
prescribed in this act. responsible to collect the revenue for the government from landowner.
Establishment
• Board of Revenue was established Under the West Pakistan Board of Revenue act 1957
Duties
Following are the duties of the Board of Revenue.
1. Appointments of all the revenue officers
2. Issues dismissal and transfer orders of revenue officers
3. Supervises and controlling of all the revenue officers
4. Board of revenue is highest court of which hears the cases of its revenue officers

2. Commissioner
• Province Punjab has been divided into 9 divisions. One commissioner is appointed for each division. Commissioner is
highest authority of the divisions who controls all the revenue officers of his division.
Appointment
• Under the Land Revenue Act 1967, only one commissioner shall be appointed for each
division.
Duties
Following are the duties of the commissioner
1) To assigns tasks to his subordinate revenue officers
2) To monitor his subordinate revenue officers
3) Imposition of penalty against non-filers
4) Implementation policies for revenue collection
5) To initiate judicial proceedings against in vigilant revenue officers

3. Collector
• Province Punjab has been divided into 36 districts. One collector is appointed for each district. Collector is highest
authority of the district who controls all the revenue officers of his district.
Appointment
• Under the Land Revenue Act 1967, only one collector shall be appointed for each district
Duties
Following are the duties of the collector.
1) To transfers any pending case to any other subordinate of his best
2) To dispose any pending case before his subordinate
3) To initiate judicial proceedings against in vigilant revenue officers
4) To conduct internal and external survey of his department performance

4. Assistant Collector of 1st Grade

• One Assistant collector of 1st Grade is appointed for each sub-division. Assistant Collector of 1st Grade is highest
authority of the sub-division who controls all the revenue matters of the sub-division.
Appointment
• Under the Land Revenue Act 1967, only one Assistant collector of 1stGrade shall be appointed for each Sub-division
Duties
• Assistant Collector of 1st grade always performs his duties under the directions of the provincial government in order
to collect revenue from all the landowners of his sub-division.

5. Assistant Collector of 2nd Grade

• One Assistant collector of 2nd Grade is appointed for each sub-division. Assistant Collector of 2nd Grade is highest
authority of the sub-division who controls all the revenue matters of the sub-division.
Appointment
• Under the Land Revenue Act 1967, only one Assistant collector of 2nd Grade shall be appointed for each Sub-division
Duties
• Assistant Collector of 2nd grade always performs his duties under the directions of the provincial government in order
to collect revenue from all the landowners of his sub-division.

6. Assistant Collector of 3rd Grade

• One Tehsildar is appointed for each Tehsil. Tehsildar is highest authority of the Tehsil who controls all the revenue
matters of his Tehsil.
Appointment
• Under the Land Revenue Act 1967, only one Tehsildar shall be appointed for each Tehsil
Duties
• Tehsildar always performs his duties under the directions of the Assistant Collector of 1st and 2nd Grade, under the
provision of this act in order to collect revenue from all the landowners of his subdivision