Collectorate
The main functions of the district administration are revenue administration, review of law and order, review of development works and control of other government offices. The District Magistrate is the head of the district. He is assisted by several senior officers to ensure smooth administration of the district. These include Senior Superintendent of Police for law and order, Chief Development Officer for development works, Additional District Magistrate for revenue administration, Sub-District Magistrate and Divisional Forest Officer in the Forest Department etc.
Other important functions of the District Magistrate include issuing and cancelling arms licenses, maintaining records of various land records, stamp and registration work, disposal of land related court cases, etc. Being the head of the district, the common man first lodges his complaints with the District Magistrate, which are generally related to the offices of the district itself. A section in the District Magistrate’s office monitors and resolves these complaints.
List of District Magistrates – Since 1957
| S. No. | Name of District Magistrate | Service Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Km. K.L. Mittal, I.A.S. | 1957 |
| 2 | Shri R.B. Saxena, I.A.S. | 1958-1959 |
| 3 | Shri D.D. Joshi, I.A.S. | 1960-1961 |
| 4 | Shri R.S. Johari, I.A.S. | 1962-1963 |
| 5 | Shri Manik Wadhwani, I.A.S. | 1964-1966 |
| 6 | Shri R. Venkatanarayan, I.A.S. | 1967-1968 |
| 7 | Shri Shamshad Ahmad, I.A.S. | 1969-1969 |
| 8 | Shri B.K. Goswami, I.A.S. | 1970-1970 |
| 9 | Shri S.M. Bhatnagar, I.A.S. | 1971-1972 |
| 10 | Shri M.C. Joshi, I.A.S. | 1973-1976 |
| 11 | Shri Ravi Mohan Sethi, I.A.S. | 1976-1977 |
| 12 | Shri B.M. Vohra, I.A.S. | 1977-1978 |
| 13 | Shri N.S. Chopra, I.A.S. | 1978-1980 |
| 14 | Shri S.C. Gupta, I.A.S. | 1980-1981 |
| 15 | Shri Babu Ram, I.A.S. | 1981-1983 |
| 16 | Shri R.B. Bhaskar, I.A.S. | 1983-1984 |
| 17 | Shri R.K. Sharma, I.A.S. | 1984-1988 |
| 18 | Shri P.D. Sudhakar, I.A.S. | 1988-1991 |
| 19 | Shri Deepak Singhal, I.A.S. | 1991-1992 |
| 20 | Shri S.P. Singh, I.A.S. | 1992-1993 |
| 21 | Km. Aradhana Johri, I.A.S. | 1993-1994 |
| 22 | Shri B.P. Verma, I.A.S. | 1994-1994 |
| 23 | Shri M.B. Singh, I.A.S. | 1994-1995 |
| 24 | Dr. Anoop Chandra Pandey, I.A.S. | 1995-1995 |
| 25 | Shri R.M. Srivastava, I.A.S. | 1995-1995 |
| 26 | Shri Praveer Kumar, I.A.S. | 1995-1996 |
| 27 | Shri B.P. Pandey, I.A.S. | 1996-1998 |
| 28 | Shri Rajveer Singh, I.A.S. | 1998-1998 |
| 29 | Dr. Rajnish Dubey, I.A.S. | 1998-2000 |
| 30 | Smt. Aradhana Johri, I.A.S. | 2000-2001 |
| 31 | Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, I.A.S. | 2001-2002 |
| 32 | Shri Amit Kumar Ghosh, I.A.S. | 2002-2004 |
| 33 | Shri Anand Vardhan, I.A.S. | 2004-2004 |
| 34 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar, I.A.S. | 2004-2006 |
| 35 | Dr. (Smt.) Bhupinder Kaur, I.A.S. | 2006-2007 |
| 36 | Shri R.K. Sudhanshu, I.A.S. | 2007-2008 |
| 37 | Shri Amit Singh Negi, I.A.S. | 2008-2008 |
| 38 | Shri Haritash Gulshan, I.A.S. | 2008-2009 |
| 39 | Shri Shailesh Bagauli, I.A.S. | 2009-2011 |
| 40 | Smt. Nidhimani Tripathi, I.A.S. | 2011-2013 |
| 41 | Shri Arvind Singh Hyanki, I.A.S. | 2013-2014 |
| 42 | Shri Akshat Gupta, I.A.S. | 2014-2014 |
| 43 | Shri Deepak Rawat, I.A.S. | 2014-2017 |
| 44 | Shri Deependra Kumar Chaudhary, I.A.S. | 2017-2018 |
| 45 | Shri Vinod Kumar Suman, I.A.S. | 2018-2019 |
| 46 | Shri Savin Bansal, I.A.S. | 2019 to 2021 |
| 47 | Shri Dhiraj Singh Garbiyal, I.A.S. | 2021 to 2023 |
| 48 | Smt. Vandana, I.A.S. | 2023 to 2025 |
| 49 | Shri Lalit Mohan Rayal, I.A.S. | 2025 onwards |