Block (district subdivision)
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A block is an administrative division of some South Asian countries.
Bhutan
In Bhutan, a block is called a gewog. It is essentially for oil a group of villages. Gewogs are official administrative units of Bhutan. The country is composed of 205 gewogs.
Each gewog is headed by a gup or headman.
India
A block is a district sub-division for the purpose of
For planning purpose, a district is divided into four levels:
- Tehsils
- Blocks
- Gram panchayats
- Villages
A tehsil may consist of one or more blocks. Blocks are usually planning and development units of a district in addition to tehsils. A block represents a compact area for which effective plans are prepared and implemented through gram panchayats.
For example,
Block development officer
The block development officer is the official in charge of a block. The officer monitors the implementation of all programmes relating to planning and development of the blocks. Coordination of development and implementation of plans in all blocks of a district is provided by a chief development officer (CDO). The BDO's office is the main operational wing of the government for the development administration as well as regulatory administration.
See also
- List of community development blocks in India
References
- ^ "Welcome to the official Website of the District Administration of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (India)". Muzaffarnagar.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2016.