ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP OF THE DISTRICT - Darjeeling

ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP OF THE DISTRICT
Darjeeling District is divided into four sub divisions. Namely, Darjeeling Sadar, Kurseong,
Kalimpong and Siliguri. Darjeeling Sadar is the district headquarters. Siliguri Sub Division is
the largest of the four sub divisions and Kurseong is the smallest. The district has 12
development blocks out of which three are in Sadar sub divison. 3 in Kalimpong Sub-Division,
2 in Kurseong Sub Division and remaining 4 in Siliguri Sub Division. The sub division wise
distribution of blocks is as follows :
Sadar Sub Division
Kalimpong Sub Division
Siliguri Sub Division :
Kurseong Sub Divisoin :
1. Darjeeling Pulbazar Block
2. Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri Block
3. Rangli Rangliot Block
1. Kalimpong I Block
2. Kalimpong II
3. Gorubathan Block
1. Matigara Block
2. Khoribari Block
3. Naxalbari Block
4. Phansidewa Block
1. Kurseong Block
2. Mirik Block
The administrative set up of the district is as follows :
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Addl. Dist. Magistrate Addl. Dist. Magistrate Addl. Dist. Magistrate
(General) (Land Reforms) (Development)
S.D.O DMDC T.Os Dy. DLLRO S.D.O DPLO DPRDO
B.D.O. SDLLROs BDOs
BLLROs
Jt. BDOs
SROs & R.O.s

The details of the officers posted in the district are as follows :
District Magistrate : Sri Soumitra Mohan, IAS
Addl. District Magistrate (General): Sri Rajat Kr. Saini, IAS
Addl. District Magistrate (Dev) : Smt. Pranita Sewa, WBCS (Exe)
Addl. District Magistrate (LR) : Sri Gopal Lama, WBCS (Exe)
Sub Divisional Officer, Siliguri : Sri V. Srivastava, I.A.S.
Sub Divisional Officer, Kalimpong : Sri Lakpa Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)
Sub Divisional Officer, Kurseong : Sri Ranjan Kr. Jha, WBCS (Exe)
Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar :
General Administration :
Senior Deputy Collector:
Sri W.N. Foning, WBCS (Exe)
Officers posted in district
Headquarter :
Sri W.N. FoningWBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri Sri Topden Lama, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri Juliana Lepcha, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri Sonam Bhutia, WBCS (Exe) DPLO
Sri Samden Dukpa, WBCS (Exe)Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Smt. N.L. Sherpa, WBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri Topden Lama, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Sri Arindam Biswas, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Officers posted in Siliguri
Sub Division : Smt. D.L. Phinjo, WBCS (Exe), P.O. cum D.W.O
Sri Gautam Ghosh, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Smt. Kesang Doma Bhutia, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri Suman Bagdas, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri Barden Tshering Lepcha, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector
Sri P.L. Rongong, WBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Sri Virupakshya Mitra, WBCS (Probationer)
Officers posted in Kalimpong
Sub Division :
Smt. Dicky Bhutia,WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Sri Thendup Namgyal Sherpa, WBCS (Exe). Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Sri Hirak Kr. Roy, WBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Officers posted in Kurseong
Sub Division : Smt. Dichen Ongmu Sherpa, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Smt. Sonam Doma Bhutia, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.
Sri Anirban Dutta, WBCS (Probationer)

In the district administrative set up Darjeeling district has five Treasuries. Darjeeling,
Kurseong and Kalimpong have three treasuries and Siliguri has tow treasuries namely
Treasury I and Treasury II. The names of the Treasury Officers and Addl. Treasury Officers
are as follows :
Darjeeling Treasury :
Sri Nimesh Sundas, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.
Sri Bedajyoti Mondal, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer.
Sri Sonam Wangdi Bhutia, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Siliguri Treasury I : Sri Siddhartha Kr.Biswas, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.
Sri Rajiv Kr. Mandal, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Sri Sudeep Minj, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Siliguri Treasury II :
Kalimpong Treasury :
Kurseong Treasury :
Sri P.T. Sherpa, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.
Sri Prashanto Nandi, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Sri Manas Kr. Barman, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Sri Sangay Sherpa, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.
Sri Anjan Kr. Saha, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Sri Nadim Akhtar Hossain, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Sri Gautam Hore Roy, In charge of Treasury Officer.
Sri Anurag Ghissing, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer
Establishment of District Land and Land Reforms Department :
The District has a separate Land Reforms set up which consists of one District Land and Land
Reforms Officers who is also the Addl. District Magistrate (LR). There is one Deputy District
Land and Land Reforms Officer and four Sub Divisional Land & Land Reforms Officer in
each sub division of the district. In addition, there are SROs, Block Land and Land Revenue
Officers and Revenue Officers.
District Land and Land Reforms Officer
& Addl. Dist. Magistrate (LR) : Sri Gopal Lama, WBCS (Exe)
Deputy Dist. Land & Land Reforms Officer : Sri D.T. Bhutia, SRO-I
Sub Divisional Land & Land Reforms Officers : Sri Dorjay Tashi Bhutia, SRO-I
Darjeeling : Sri Pema Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)
Kurseong : Smt. Karma Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)
Kalimpong : Sri Tashi Tshering Bhutia, WBCS (Exe)
Siliguri : Sri N.D. Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)
The District Magistrate is also the Land Acquisition Collector of the district. Under the Land
acquisition set up there are following officers :

Special Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling : Sri Topden Lama, WBCS (Exe)(Incharge)
Additional Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling : Sri Dawa Tsh. Dukpa, WBCS (Exe)
Sri Pavitra Lama, WBCS (Exe)
Special Land Acquisition Officer, Teesta Barrage : Sri N.D. Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)
In addition to the district administration set up, Darjeeling has a separate administrative set up
named Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council which had been formed for development of the three
hill sub divisions of Darjeeling district.
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