Maharashtra: DISTRICT GAZETTER DEPARMENT

Gazetteers Department is a separate Directorate of the Govt of Maharashtra under the administrative control of the Cultural Affairs Department of the Govt. of Maharashtra.This Department publishes District and State Gazetteers in Marathi and English Languages

Working of the Department
Information and Documents required for the Gazetteer volumes is collected from the relevant departments of Govt.from non-official agencies as also from responsible citizens by correspondence and conducting surveys. It is also collected from various secondary and primary sources,archives,publications,correspondence and individual visits.The collected information is collated and scrutinized for the drafts of the Gazetteers. Important topics like history,archaeology and geography are got written by the scholars. The Edited drafts are scrutinized by the Editorial Board Members and then corrected drafts are sent for final printing. GAZETTEER DEPARTMENT Our Publications District Gazetteers (British Period) Revised District Gazetteers (English) District Gazetteers (Marathi) State Gazetteers Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India

Working of the Department

Information and Documents required for the Gazetteer volumes is collected from the relevant departments of Govt.from non-official agencies as also from responsible citizens by correspondence and conducting surveys. It is also collected from various secondary and primary sources,archives,publications,correspondence and individual visits.The collected information is collated and scrutinized for the drafts of the Gazetteers. Important topics like history,archaeology and geography are got written by the scholars. The Edited drafts are scrutinized by the Editorial Board Members and then corrected drafts are sent for final printing.

GAZETTEER DEPARTMENT