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
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 number of blocks. Blocks are usually planning & 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. Block Development Officer monitor 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). 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.