A district is an administrative division of a state. The office of the collector is the chief representative of government in a District. The Collector has wide powers and manifold responsibilities. In many ways he is chief custodian of law and authority, the pivot on which runs the local administration. The Collector is assisted by Additional Collectors and Deputy Collectors. Works of office of Collector is divided into different sections. In each section one or two employees are posted who work under the supervision of office superintendent/assistant office superintendent.
List of Collectors and their tenure in Durg district
Under Madhya Pradesh Government
S.No. |
Name |
From |
To |
1 |
Shri R. K. PATIL |
1942 |
June1942 |
2 |
Shri Maharaja Nagendra Singh |
June 1942 |
February1943 |
3 |
Shri M. Rajan |
March1943 |
June1945 |
4 |
Shri C. S. Ramachandran |
June1945 |
July1947 |
5 |
Shri D. A. The white |
July1947 |
September1948 |
6 |
Shri C. L. Gupta |
September1948 |
September1949 |
7 |
Shri N. C. Gupta |
September1949 |
October1950 |
8 |
Shri B. P. Pathak |
October 1950 |
March1951 |
9 |
Shri B. R. Mandal |
March1951 |
September 1952 |
10 |
Shri M. V. Rajwade |
September 1952 |
August1953 |
11 |
Shri G. C. Desai |
September 1953 |
June 1956 |
12 |
Shri Dinkar Deshmukh |
June 1956 |
October 1956 |
13 |
Shri S. H. Auvle |
November1956 |
April1957 |
14 |
Shri R. P. Mishra |
April1957 |
September 1960 |
15 |
Shri R. N. Chopra |
May1962 |
June 1963 |
16 |
Shri S. K. S. Chiv |
June 1963 |
February1964 |
17 |
Shri D. G. Bhave |
May1964 |
November 1965 |
18 |
Shri R. K. Pandey |
November 1965 |
September 1967 |
19 |
Shri K. D. Ballal |
September 1967 |
October 1968 |
20 |
Shri M. S. Dubey |
November 1968 |
June 1969 |
21 |
Shri N. R. Krishnan |
June 1969 |
November 1969 |
22 |
Shri A. K. Banerjee |
November 1969 |
September 1970 |
23 |
Shri K. D. Saxena |
1. 2. 1971 |
14. 4. 1973 |
24 |
Shri V. N. Kaul |
15. 4. 1973 |
17. 9. 1975 |
25 |
Shri R. C. Saxena |
18. 9. 1975 |
4. 6. 1977 |
26 |
Shri Ramesh Das |
5. 6. 1977 |
5. 6. 1978 |
27 |
Shri A. K. Bhatt |
3. 7. 1978 |
12. 8. 1980 |
28 |
Shri S. S. Porte |
18. 8. 1980 |
15. 7. 1983 |
29 |
Shri S. P. Dubey |
16. 7. 1983 |
16. 6. 1986 |
30 |
Shri Prashant Mehta |
17. 6. 1986 |
21. 5. 1987 |
31 |
Shri R. D. Aherwar |
22. 5. 1987 |
4. 4. 1988 |
32 |
Shri Harshamandar |
5. 4. 1988 |
18. 7. 1988 |
33 |
Shri Khushi Ram |
22. 8. 1988 |
12. 2. 1989 |
34 |
Shri Vivek Dhond |
13. 2. 1989 |
17. 2. 1991 |
35 |
Shri P. S. Tomar |
20. 2. 1991 |
7. 8. 1992 |
36 |
Shri Pukhraj Maru |
7. 8. 1992 |
30. 4. 1993 |
37 |
Shri B. P. Singh |
30. 4. 1993 |
26. 6. 1996 |
38 |
Shri Seva Ram |
8. 7. 1996 |
4. 7. 1998 |
39 |
Shri B. L. Agarwal |
6. 7. 1998 |
31. 10. 2000 |
Under Chhattisgarh Government
S.No. |
Name |
From |
To |
1 |
Shri B. L. Agarwal |
1. 11. 2000 |
23. 12. 2000 |
2 |
Shri I. C. P. Keshari |
23. 12. 2000 |
1. 1. 2004 |
3 |
Shri Jawahar Shrivastav |
1. 1. 2004 |
30. 5. 2006 |
4 |
Shri Subrata Sahu |
30. 5. 2006 |
21. 12. 2008 |
5 |
Shri T. Ram Singh |
22. 12. 2008 |
11. 02. 2011 |
6 |
Mrs Reena Baba Saheb Kangale |
12. 02. 2011 |
22. 02. 2011 |
7 |
Shri T. Ram Singh |
23. 02. 2011 |
6. 5. 2011 |
8 |
Mrs Reena Baba Saheb Kangale |
6. 5. 2011 |
31. 7. 2012 |
9 |
Shri Brajesh Chandra Mishra |
31. 7. 2012 |
2. 6. 2014 |
10 |
Mrs. R. Shangita |
2. 6. 2014 |
23.5.2017 |
11 |
Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal |
29.5.2017 |
06.02.2019 |
12 |
Shri Ankit Anand |
06.02.2019 |
28.05.2020 |
13 |
Dr. Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure |
28.05.2020 |
01.07.2022 |
14 |
Shri Pushpendra Kumar Meena |
02.07.2022 |
04.01.2024 |
15 |
Ms Richa Prakash Choudhary |
04.01.2024 |
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