Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Promotes 82 Revenue Officials to Senior Posts
Maharashtra has promoted 82 government workers who help manage land and revenue matters.
Fifty-seven Tehsildars will become Deputy Collectors.
Twenty-five Naib Tehsildars will become Tehsildars.
The government says this can help fill empty jobs.
It also hopes the changes will make government work faster.
The officials’ exact new postings will be announced later.
Those postings will come after work on checking and updating voter lists is completed.
Some promotions still need approval from the Maharashtra Public Service Commission.
Deputy Collectors must work for at least three years in their assigned revenue division before they can seek another promotion.
The Maharashtra government granted ad hoc promotions to 57 Tehsildars as Deputy Collectors.
Twenty-five Naib Tehsildars were promoted to the Tehsildar cadre.
The promotions cover 82 revenue officials and aim to address vacant posts and speed up administration.
Deputy Collector postings will be issued after work on the ongoing electoral-roll revision is completed.
Naib Tehsildar promotions require final approval from the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, while Deputy Collectors must serve three years in their revenue division before further promotion.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government promoted 57 Tehsildars and 25 Naib Tehsildars; the decision was made on the directions of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the initiative of Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
- What
- A total of 82 revenue officials received ad hoc promotions to higher posts.
- When
- The promotions are linked to the 2025-26 select list and supplementary select list; the article does not provide a specific announcement date.
- Where
- Maharashtra; the report is datelined Mumbai.
- Why
- The government said the promotions would help address vacant posts, strengthen revenue administration, and speed up government work.
- Total promoted
- 82 revenue officials
- Tehsildars promoted
- 57 to Deputy Collector, Group-A
- Naib Tehsildars promoted
- 25 to Tehsildar, Group-A
- Deputy Collector pay scale
- S-20, up from the Tehsildar cadre’s S-19 scale
- Tehsildar pay scale
- S-19, up from the Naib Tehsildar cadre’s S-14 scale
- Posting timeline
- Separate posting orders will be issued after work related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Promotion conditions
- Naib Tehsildar promotions require final Maharashtra Public Service Commission approval; promoted Deputy Collectors must serve three years in their revenue division before further promotion