The District Collector is the head of the district administration. He/She is selected through UPSC, and allotted to states, by the Central Government. He has to take responsibility of various departments like Revenue (The Collector handles all matters connected to land records and Revenue Administration.), law & order (to maintain Law and Order to maintain Social harmony), local self-government, agriculture, disaster management (To take immediate actions at the time of disasters and prevent or minimize the damage) and Election Officer (To ensure the conduct of elections), etc. He is the First-class Magistrate at district Level.