How To Become SDM: How are SDMs made? Know who is the boss, work, and salary...
How to Become SDM: When it comes to the administrative officers of any district, after DM, most people would hear the word SDM. The full form of DM is District Magistrate and SDM is Hota. While the full form of SDM is Sub Divisional Magistrate. As the name suggests, SDM is a sub-division level officer. SDM is recruited through UPSC's Civil Services Examination (UPSC CSE) and State Public Service Commission's examination. Today we will know how SDMs are made, what are their responsibilities, and how much salary they get.
This is how SDMs are made
The recruitment of SDMs is done through the UPSC Civil Services Examination or PCS Examination of the State Public Service Commission. If an IAS officer becomes SDM, then he gets an appointment to the post of SDM during training or in the first posting in his cadre. While to become SDM through the PCS exam, one should have top rank in the State Public Service Commission exam. Be it UPSC Civil Services Exam or State Public Service Commission's PCS Exam, both the candidates must be graduates in any stream. This recruitment process takes place in three stages – first the preliminary exam, then the main exam and then the interview. If you crack all three, then you get the post according to the rank.
What are the functions of SDM?
- look after administrative and judicial work
-Territorial dispute resolution and disaster management
-Maintenance of land records in revenue works
- Handling of revenue matters
Settlement of cases like demarcation and encroachment
- Conservation of public land and land registration
SDM's facilities and salary
The pay scale of SDM is Rs 9300-34800 and grade pay is Rs 5400. The starting salary of SDM is up to Rs 56100. However, many allowances are also added to it. In terms of facilities, the SDM is provided with government accommodation, security personnel, helpers for domestic work, government vehicles, a telephone connection, free electricity, accommodation facilities during official travel, leave for higher education and a pension after retirement. are found.
Who is above SDM
DM is above SDM. DM is the biggest officer at the district level in the state administrative service. SDM becomes DM after getting a promotion. Also, it is a channel of correspondence between DM and Tehsildars.
