| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Tehsildar / SDM / Deputy Commissioner |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Tahsildar |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Deputy Commissioner |
| Assam |
Circle Officer |
| Bihar |
Circle Officer / Block Development Officer (BDO) |
| Chandigarh |
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) |
| Chhattisgarh |
Tehsildar / Naib Tehsildar |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
Mamlatdar / Tehsildar |
| Delhi (NCT) |
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) / Revenue Officer |
| Goa |
Mamlatdar |
| Gujarat |
Tahsildar |
| Haryana |
Tehsildar / Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Tehsildar / SDM |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Tehsildar / SDM / Deputy Commissioner |
| Jharkhand |
Circle Officer / Block Development Officer (BDO) |
| Karnataka |
Tahsildar |
| Kerala |
Village Officer / Tahsildar |
| Ladakh |
Tehsildar / SDM / Deputy Commissioner |
| Lakshadweep |
Tehsildar / SDM |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Tehsildar / SDM / Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) |
| Maharashtra |
Tahsildar |
| Manipur |
SDM / DC Office |
| Meghalaya |
Deputy Commissioner |
| Mizoram |
Deputy Commissioner |
| Nagaland |
Additional Deputy Commissioner |
| Odisha |
Tehsildar |
| Puducherry |
Deputy Tahsildar / Revenue Officer |
| Punjab |
Tehsildar / SDM |
| Rajasthan |
Tehsildar / SDM |
| Sikkim |
District Collector |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tahsildar |
| Telangana |
Tahsildar / Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) |
| Tripura |
Tehsildar / SDM |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Tehsildar |
| Uttarakhand |
Tehsildar |
| West Bengal |
Block Development Officer (BDO) |
| All UTs (general fallback) |
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) / Collector / Deputy Commissioner |