List of districts of Punjab, India

Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters before the creation of the Pathankot district & Fazilka district

A district of the Punjab state of India is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Punjab Civil Service and other state services.

Overview

A Senior Superintendent of Police, an officer who belongs to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Police Service and other Punjab Police officials.

A Division Forest Officer, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Forest Service and other Punjab Forest officials and Punjab Wild-Life officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Agriculture, Health, Education, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to various State Services.

List

1. Hoshiarpur
2. Jalandhar
3. Amritsar
4. Barnala
5. Bathinda
6. Faridkot
7. Fatehgarh Sahib
8. Fazilka (New)
9. Firozpur
10. Gurdaspur
11. Ludhiana
12. Kapurthala
13. Mansa
14. Moga
15. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (earlier known as Mohali)
16. Rupnagar (earlier known as Ropar)
17. Sri Muktsar Sahib
18. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (earlier known as Nawan Shahr)
19. Sangrur
20. Patiala
21. Pathankot (New)
22. Tarn Taran

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