Collectorate

Chennai District Administration is headed by the Collector with the team of officers as follows:

1. District Revenue Officer
2. Deputy Commissioner (Excise) in the cadre of District Revenue Officer
3. District Revenue Officer( Stamps)
4. Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Chennai
5. Revenue Divisional Officer Tondiarpet
6. Revenue Divisional Officer Egmore
7. Additional Personal Assistant to the Collector of Chennai
8. Personal Assistant (Accounts) to the Collector of Chennai
9. Special Deputy Collector (Social Security Schemes)
10. Special Deputy Collector(SSI)
11. District Inspection Cell Officer.
12. Manager TAHDCO in the cadre of Deputy Collector
13. District Adi Dravida & Tribal Welfare Officer
14. District Backward Classes & Minorities Welfare Officer
15. Assistant Director (Survey and Land Records)
16. Personal Assistant(Legal) to the Collector of Chennai

The Collector is the District Magistrate. District Revenue Officer has been designated as Additional District Magistrate. The District consists of 10 Taluks. There are 2 Revenue Divisions(i.e. Egmore & Tondiarpet). The RDO officers are also Revenue Divisional Magistrates.

I. The Jurisdiction of Revenue Divisional Officer Tondiarpet

1.Tondiarpet Taluk

2.Purasawalkam Taluk

3.Perambur Taluk

4.Ayanavaram Taluk

5.Aminjikarai Taluk

II. The Jurisdiction of Revenue Divisional Officer Egmore

1.Egmore Taluk

2.Mambalam Taluk

3.Guindy Taluk

4.Mylapore Taluk

5.Velachery Taluk

However, The Commissioner of Police is dealing with maintenance of Law and Order, The Cinematograph Act, and Explosives Act.
The Civil Supplies and essential commodities Act is dealt with by the respective Assistant Commissioners (Civil Supplies).
They are under the control by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies. Therefore the Collector of Chennai has no role in this aspect.

Since the Commissioner Corporation of Chennai carries out the developmental activities of Chennai City,
the Collector has no role in developmental activities as is being done in other districts.
However, subjects like accommodation Control, TAHDCO are attached to the Collector.

The District Collector is the Chairperson for the following Committees:

Moneagre Choultry

District Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen’s Board

Sales Tax Advisory Committee

House Building Advance Committee

Hindu Kust Nivaran Sangh

Hospital Advisory Committee

District Co-ordination Committee on Vocational Guidance & Employment Counselling meeting

Operation Polio Programme

Natioinal Youth Award – Selection.

Leprosy Eradication Committees.

Paymaster – Carnatic Stipend

District Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Society

Committee to examine fairness of submission made by Employment Exchange.

The District Collector is the President for the following Societies:

Muslim Women Aids Society

Chennai District Red Cross Society

The District Collector is a Member in the following:

1. The Voluntary Health Services

2. Legal Advisory Committee

3. Fishing Harbour Constitution Committee Governing Council of the Victoria Technical Institute

4. Legal Aid Council

5. St. John Ambulance

6. Anti T.B. Association

7. Tamil Nadu Science & Technology (Planetarium)

8. Southern Railway Consultative Committee

9. Crimes Against Women- Advisory Committee

10. District Examination Committee ( formation of vigilance squad )