ZILLA PANCHAYATH ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP

Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat Secretariat is situated in the DC office Complex in Ground Floor, which is just half a kilometer away from the KSRTC Bus Station.

 Chief Executive officer is assisted to discharge his duties by the following Senior Officers.

The work of Zilla Panchayat can be divided into following sections

• DEVELOPMENT SECTION
• ADMINISTRATION SECTION
• ACCOUNTS SECTION
• PLANNING SECTION
• COUNCIL SECTION

Development Section : Headed by Deputy Secretary (Development), This section is concerned with execution of all rural development schemes, water supply schemes, Minor irrigation works, road works and other developmental works.

Administration Section : Headed by Deputy Secretary(Administration), This section is concerned with the establishment issues and general administration of all the departments of zilla panchayat.

Accounts Section: Headed by Chief Accounts Officer, This section is responsible for receipts and releases of funds regarding all departments and various development schemes. Also this section is involved in taking up audit of all the departments coming under zilla panchayat.

Planning Section: Headed by Chief Planning Officer, This section looks after formulation of Draft Annual Plan, formulation of action plan for different development schemes & monitoring & evaluation of schemes.

Council Section: Headed by Council Secretary, This section is concerned with recording the deliberations of zilla panchayat and various standing commities, It also follows up on various decisions taken therein & other issues regarding the zilla panchayat members.

BUDGET

Zilla Panchayat receives funds from the state government and the central government for developmental activities and administrative purposes. Zilla panchayat does not have independent source of revenue/taxation.

The funds received can be classified into

1. PLAN FUNDS
   
   
   Plan Funds are received both from state and central government for execution of development schemes and creation and maintenance of new infrastructure. The execution of centrally and central sponsored schemes is to be executed with in the plan budget. This includes the funds under development schemes like JFSY,IAY,WGDP,SGSY which in some other states are executed by the DRDAs. Similarly, the execution of Special component plan (SCP) for welfare of scheduled castes and Tribal sub plan for welfare of scheduled tribes is included in this budget.
   
   

   NON-PLAN FUNDS
   
   

   Non-Plan budget is provided for the committed expenditure for different institutions within zilla panchayat and maintaining infrastructure created since inception. About 75% of non plan allocation goes towards salaries of personnal working different departments, the bulk of it being that of teachers in education department. Apart from salaries, the maintenance of roads, irrigation tanks, certain buildings, maintenance and feeding charges for non plan hostels, residential schools is also included in this budget. Some amount is also earmarked for purchase of drugs to rural health institutions.