The total number of districts in Jammu & Kashmir is 14. A district of J&K is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is over all in-charge of the administration in that particular district. He has to perform triple functions as he holds three positions: at once he is the Deputy Commissioner, the district Magistrate and the Collector. As a Deputy Commissioner
he is the executive head of the district with multifarious
responsibilities. As the District Magistrate he is responsible for
maintaining the law and order situation
in the district. As the Collector he is the Chief Revenue Officer of
the district, responsible for revenue collection and recovery. The
Police administration in the district is under the control of Superintendent of Police (SP).
To decentralize the authority
in administrative set up, a district is divided into one or more
subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks. Here is a list of
14 districts; click on the respective district to get more information.
List of districts :