ORGANISATION
Revenue Department is, perhaps, one of the oldest among 39 departments under the Government of Mizoram. It was declared a major department in 1993. It is a quasite-chnical department.
STRUCTURE OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT.
It is headed by a minister of Cabinet rank. Under him are Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary, Office Superintendent and a few members of clerical staff.
DIRECTORATE
Directorate of Revenue is manned by the officer from MCS (Selection Grade). Under the Director are Joint Director (Survey), Deputy Director, Deputy Director of Survey, Deputy Director (Admn.), Assistant Director of Survey (A), Assistant Director of Survey (T), Assistant Settlement Officer-II, Finance and Accounts Officer and Office Superintendent. There are a number of technical personnel and clerical staff.
DISTRICT OFFICE
There are 6 District Offices located in the headquarters of the following administrative districts - Aizawl, Lunglei, Champhai, Mamit, Kolasib, and Serchhip.
Although a district office is to be headed by Assistant Settlement Officer-I, i.e., MCS officer of Sr. Grade, majority of the district offices are manned by the Assistant Settlement Officer-IIs, i.e., officers in the entry grade of MCS for the reasons best known to the Government in DP & AR.

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES :
The functions of the Revenue Department as mentioned in the Government of Mizoram (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1987 are as follows :-
1. Land Revenue
2. Land Settlement
3. Land Records
4. Land Reforms
5. Compensation on account of damage of crops/ private properties by Security Forces
6. Administration of the following :-
1) The Mizoram (Taxes on Land, Building and Assessment of Revenue) Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)
2) The Mizoram (Land Survey and Settlement Operation) Act, 2003 (Act No. 4 of 2003)
3) The Mizoram (Restriction on use of transferred Land) Act, 2002 (Act No. 15 of 2002)
4) The Mizoram (Prevention of Government Land Encroachment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 7 of 2001)
5) The Mizoram Public Demand Recovery Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)
6) The Mizoram Land Holding and Settlement Act, 2000 (Act No. 1 of 2001)
7) The Mizoram Roadside Land Control Act, 1976 (Vide Notification No. A. 46011/ 1/ 94 - GAD/ Loose dt. 14.6.'95)
8) The Mizoram Roadside Land Control Rules, 1979.
The duties and responsibilities of different segments of the Department, such as the Secretariat, the Directorate and the District Office are as given below :-
SECRETARIAT
The role of Secretariat is policy formulation and decision making.
DIRECTORATE
Directorate's main responsibility is implementation of policies and programmes made by the Government. The details are given below :-
1) Cross-checking/ re-verification of application for allotment of land for both agriculture and non-agriculture purpose received from the respective Deputy Commissioners before forwarding them to the Government for seeking for approval.
2) Initial verification, Survey and demarcation of lands for allotment to the government department, military and para-military forces, BRTF, etc. as well as allotment of lands to organisations other than individuals like Churches, Voluntary organisations, Community Halls, Cemetery, etc.
3) The Director will remain the head of Department for purposes of control on budget requirement, inter-district transfer and posting, and also for the purpose of supervision of the functioning of both of the district of office at Aizawl and Lunglei.
4) Cadastral Survey, plotting, preparation of Maps, etc. of land for the purpose of preparation of land records for the whole of Mizoram.
5) Survey and demarcation of Inter-State boundary with neighbouring States; District, Sub-Division, Block, Villages (for the purpose of revenue administration), etc. boundary and settlement of disputes arising thereof.
DISTRICT OFFICES
1) Initial Verification of applications for allotment of land to individuals for both agriculture and non-agriculture purposes. On submission of verification reports in prescribed forms by the Field Staff, an Officer not below the rank of the ASO-II will conduct spot verification and submit his report thereof before the applications are forwarded to the Directorate of the Department for further processing/ cross-Checking.
2) Conversion of House/ Garden Pass (periodic patta/ permit) into land settlement certificates.
3) Settlement and disposal of disputes over land including eviction of encroachers.
4) Transfer and posting of Revenue Staff within the District
5) Removal of road-side encroachments including eviction of unauthorised occupants.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE SECRETARIAT.
The Secretariat is responsible for assisting and tendering advice to the Minister in formulation of public policy. Below the Secretary are Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary, Superintendent and a number of clerical staff. The powers and duties of officers in the Secretariat are not clearly delineated in the Government of Mizoram (Transaction of
Business) Rules, 1987 or under any other notifications. Briefly, the officers in the
Secretariat are responsible towards extending fullest co-operation to the Minister in the discharge of his functions.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF MINISTERIAL STAFF IN THE SECRETARIAT.
They are entrusted for dealing with different files thus providing clerical support to the Government.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE DIRECTORATE.
Director is the Head of Department. He is responsible for execution of various policies and programmes formulated by the Government. He is assisted by a number of officers and staff.
The powers and duties of different functionaries in the Directorate are as given below :-
1. Joint Director of Survey.
i) Over-all supervision of Technical Works/ Plan.
ii) Annual Plan/ Five Year Plan/ CSS/ Finance Commission.
iii) Matter relating of International/ State Boundary.
iv) Minor Works under Plan Scheme.
v) Land Reforms.
2. Deputy Director.
i) Drawing and Disabusing officer.
ii) Framing of Acts/ Rules and Regulations.
iii) Court Cases/ Dispute Cases.
iv) Vehicle including P.O.L.
v) Rental Charges.
3. Deputy Director (Admn.).
i) All Establishment matters.
ii) Pension Cases.
iii) Procurement of Furniture/ Equipments/ Stationery Articles.
iv) GPF/ GIS/ IF/ Pay Roll Saving.
v) Land & Building under Revenue Department
4. Asstt. Director of Survey (A).
i) Supervision of Technical Works.
ii) Cadastral Survey/ Engineer Survey
iii) Road side Land Control.
iv) Maintenance of Technical Store/ Records.
5. Asstt. Director of Survey (T).
i) Cadastral Field Operation.
ii) Inter State Boundary/ Town Area.
iii) House Site Plan.
iv) Technical Clearance.
6. Finance & Account Officer.
i) Formulation of Annual Plan/ Five Year Plan/ CSS/ Finance Commission.
ii) Preparation of Budget Estimate/ Revised Estimate/ Supplementary Demand.
iii) Maintenance, Compilation and Consolidation of Accounts.
iv) Audit of Accounts and replies thereof.
v) Collection of Taxes.
vi) Advise the Department in all Financial matters.
7. Asstt. Settlement Officer-II
i) All cases of House Sites.
ii) All L.S.C. Cases.
iii) Allotment of Agricultural Lands & Settlement thereof.
iv) Conversion of Agricultural Land into House Site/ LSC.
8. Asstt. Director.
i) Framing of Bills/ Regulations/ Rules and Amendment of Rules.
ii) Disputes Cases/ Court Cases, etc.
9. Superintendent.
i) Supervision of all Works allotted to Staffs.
ii) Maintenance of Office Discipline/ Punctuality and Attendance.
iii) Giving guidance to Staff on Office procedures/ Rules and Regulations.
1. MINISTERIAL STAFF : (Assistant/ UDC/ LDC).
The Ministerial staff (clerks) are entrusted with dealing of office files and service records of the Officers and Staff.

2. TECHNICAL STAFF :
1) Surveyors : The Surveyors are entrusted for demarcation of land for Government and private individuals by making specific boundary description for issue of House Site process and Land Settlement Certificates to land holders and also to make Land Records.
2) Cartographers & Tracers : The Cartographers are entrusted to draw the sketch maps of Land/ House Sites/ Gardens to every land holders for issue of complete certificates of Land Settlement.
3) Field Supervisors/ Field Asstt. : They are entrusted to collect Revenues/ Taxes from the Land Holders, etc. and to maintain such records in the Registers.
4) Drivers : Drivers are entrusted to look-after and drive the Government vehicles.

3. IV GRADE EMPLOYEES (Peon/ Chowkider/ Sweepers).
The IV Grade employees are mostly entrusted to clean the Office rooms and toilets and also to help the Officers and staff while doing office works.

4. COMPUTER OPERATORS : They are entrusted to maintain office Records in the Computer Sets, etc.