Satara district – General information

1. Satara district is in which state?
Satara district is located in the state of Maharashtra.

2. Which is the headquarters of Satara district?
Satara city.

3. When was Satara district established?
in the year 1849.

4. What is the area of Satara district?
About 10,480 sq.

5. What is the population of Satara district?
About more than 3 million (as per Census 2011).

6. Satara district borders which of the following districts?
Pune, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur and Raigad.

7. Which are the major rivers in Satara district?
Krishna, Koyna, Venna, Urmodi.

8. What is the weather like in Satara district?
Moderate, plenty of rain in the rainy season.

9. In which hill ranges is the Satara district located?
Sahyadri (Western Ghats).

10. Which are the famous tourist places in Satara district?
Kaas Plateau, Mahabaleshwar, Pratapgad.

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 District Administration – Structure and Functioning

11. What is district administration?
The administrative machinery of the district is the district administration.

12. Who is the head of the district administration?
District Collector.

13. What is the main responsibility of District Collector?
Law and order, revenue and disaster management.

14. How many taluks are there in Satara district?
11 districts.

15. Who is the chief officer of a taluka?
Tahsildar.

16. What are the major functions of the Tahsildar?
Revenue and land affairs.

17. Who is the head of the Zila Parishad?
chief executive officer (CEO).

18. What are the main functions of the Zila Parishad?
Rural development, health, education.

19. Who is the head of the police administration?
Superintendent of Police (SP).

20. What is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Police?
Maintaining law and order.

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 Services, Certificates and Civil Facilities

21. Where is income certificate obtained?
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22. Who issues the caste certificate?
Tahsildar office.

23. Where does one get the domicile certificate?
Tehsil office.

24. Where do you find the 7/12 extracts of the soil?
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25. What services are available at District Collectorate?
Elections, disasters, revenue complaints.

26. How to file a complaint?
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When is the Republic Day?
On the day of a particular month (at the Collectorate).

28. Who looks after disaster management?
District Collector’s office.

29. Who provides flood or drought relief?
the district administration.

30. Who oversees the election process?
Collector (District Election Officer).

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Education, health and development

31. Who looks after the government schools in the district?
District Council Education Department.

32. Who looks after health care?
District Health Officer.

33. Who runs the primary health centres?
the District Council.

Who implements the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme?
the district administration.

35. Who oversees the Women and Child Development Scheme?
Department of Women and Child Development.

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Agriculture, industry and others

36. Who implements the scheme for farmers?
Department of Agriculture.

37. Who looks after the crop insurance scheme?
Agriculture Department and District Administration.

38. Who regulates a cooperative society?
Department of Cooperation.

39. Which office is there for industrial development?
District Industries Centre (DIC).

40. Where was the registration of industries?
District Industries Centre.

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Other important questions

41. Who looks after the Gram Panchayat of the district?
Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad.

Who looks after the municipal administration?
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43. What are the courts of the district?
District and Sessions Court.

Where is the vehicle registration?
Regional Transport Office (RTO).

45. Who looks after the roads in the district?
Public Works Department (PWD).

46. Who looks after the water supply scheme?
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47. What are the departments for environmental protection?
Forest Department, Pollution Control Board.

48. Who protects wildlife and forests?
Forest Department.

How to contact the district administration?
Collector’s office, official website.

50. Where to find official information about Satara district administration?
On the official website of the district administration.