Srinagar: Syed Abid Rasheed Shah has been posted as Deputy Commissioner Srinagar replacing Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone.
A deputy commissioner is a police, income tax or administrative official in many different countries. The rank is commonplace in police forces of Commonwealth countries, usually ranking below the Commissioner.
The Deputy Commissioner (popularly abbreviated to “DC”) or District Magistrate is the executive head of the district, an administrative sub-unit of a division. Deputy Commissioner is appointed by the government from a Deputy Secretary of BCS Administration Cadre.
