Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh

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Administrative Divisions of Uttar Pradesh.

The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Nepal, comprises 18 administrative divisions. Within these 18 divisions, there are a total of 75 districts. [1] The following table shows the name of each division, its administrative capital city, its constituent districts, and a map of its location.

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Current divisions

Currently 75 districts are divided into 18 divisions.

DivisionsFormedHeadquartersDistrictsMap
Agra division Pre-Independence Agra
Agra Mandal.png
Aligarh division 17 April 2008 (Separated From Agra division) Aligarh
Aligarh division.svg
Ayodhya division Pre-Independence Ayodhya
Faizabad division.svg
Azamgarh division 15 November 1994 (Separated from Gorakhpur and Varanasi divisions) Azamgarh
Azamgarh division.svg
Bareilly division Pre-Independence Bareilly
Bareilly division.svg
Basti division 14 June 1997 (Separated from Gorakhpur division) Basti
Basti division.svg
Chitrakootdham division 21 November 1997 (Separated from Jhansi division) Banda
Chitrakoot division.svg
Devipatan division 21 November 1997 (Separated from Ayodhya division) Gonda
Devipatan division.svg
Gorakhpur division Pre-Independence Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur division.svg
Jhansi division Pre-Independence Jhansi
Jhansi division.svg
Kanpur division 15 August 1988 (Separated from Allahabad division) Kanpur
Kanpur division.svg
Lucknow division Pre-Independence Lucknow
Lucknow division.svg
Meerut division Pre-Independence Meerut
Meerut division.svg
Moradabad division 14 September 1980 (Separated from Bareilly Division) Moradabad
Moradabad division.svg
Prayagraj division Pre-Independence Prayagraj
Allahabad division.svg
Saharanpur division 21 November 1997 (Separated from Meerut Division) Saharanpur
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Varanasi division Pre-Independence Varanasi
Varanasi division.svg
Vindhyachal division 14 June 1997 (Separated from Varanasi division) Mirzapur
Mirzapur division.svg

Original Divisions with their original districts during Independence

During the formation of State of Uttar Pradesh, it consisted of 49 districts divided into 10 divisions.

DivisionsHeadquartersDistricts
2nd or Agra division Agra
10th or Ayodhya division (Faizabad division) Faizabad
3rd or Bareilly division (Rohilkhand division) Bareilly
7th or Gorakhpur division Gorakhpur
5th or Jhansi division Jhansi
9th or Lucknow division Lucknow
8th or Kumaon division Nainital
1st or Meerut division Meerut
4th or Prayagraj division (Allahabad division) Allahabad
6th or Varanasi division (Benaras division) Benaras

There were three native principalities (Rampur State, Benaras State and Tehri Garhwal State) which existed outside the regular revenue administration which were later incorporated into it. Rampur State was made a district and was transferred to Rohilkhand division and later to newly formed Moradabad division. Benaras State was integrated with Varanasi district and Varanasi division. Tehri Garhwal State was carved into several hilly districts and a new Garhwal division was created in 1969 with Pauri district as its headquarters along with transferring of Dehradun district from Meerut division to Garhwal division. Pratapgarh district was transferred from Ayodhya division to Prayagraj division in 1988. Ballia district was transferred from Varanasi division when Azamgarh division was formed after separation from Gorakhpur division in 1994. When Uttarakhand got separated from Uttar Pradesh in 2000, Kumaon division and Garhwal division were incorporated into it along with newly formed Haridwar district which was transferred from Saharanpur division to Garhwal division.

Divisional Officers

Almost every department in Uttar Pradesh Government has its divisional level officers who supervise, review and guide its district level officers. There are many important divisional level committees and meetings chaired by concerned Divisional Commissioner which take inter-departmental decisions such as divisional crime and law & order review meeting, divisional security committee, divisional level monitoring committee for development work, regional transport authority etc. Every divisional headquarter district has a state guest-house known as Circuit House.

DepartmentState Level OfficerDivisional Level OfficerDistrict Level Officer
General Administration and RevenueChief Secretary and Chairman of Board of RevenueDivisional Commissioner, Additional Divisional CommissionersDistrict Magistrate, Additional District Magistrates
PoliceDirector General of PoliceInspector General/Deputy Inspector General of Police (Range)Senior Superintendent/Superintendent of Police (Districts)
ForestryPrincipal Chief Conservator of ForestChief Conservator/Conservator of Forest (Territorial)Divisional Forest Officer
Rural DevelopmentRural Development CommissionerJoint Development CommissionerChief Development Officer
Panchayati RajDirector Panchayati RajDeputy Director, Panchayati RajDistrict Panchayati Raj Officer
Town and Country PlanningChief Planner (Town and Country)Associate Planner (Town and Country)Assistant Planner (Town and Country)
Public Works DepartmentPrincipal Engineer (Development) cum Engineer in ChiefChief Engineer, PWD ZoneSuperintendent/Executive Engineer, PWD Circle/Division
PowerChairman, UPPCLChief Engineer, PowerSuperintendent/Executive Engineer, Power
IrrigationEngineer in ChiefChief/Superintendent Engineer, IrrigationExecutive Engineer, Irrigation
Health and Family WelfareDirector General, Health and Family WelfareAdditional Director, Health and Family WelfareChief Medical Officer
Social WelfareDirector, Social WelfareJoint Director, Social WelfareDistrict Social Welfare Officer
Women and Child WelfareDirector, Women and Child WelfareDeputy Director, Women and Child WelfareDistrict Probation Officer
Backward Class WelfareDirector, Backward Class WelfareDeputy Director, Backward Class WelfareDistrict Backward Class Welfare Officer
Handicapped WelfareDirector, Handicapped WelfareDeputy Director, Handicapped WelfareDistrict Handicapped Welfare Officer
Minority WelfareDirector, Minority WelfareDeputy Director, Minority WelfareDistrict Minority Welfare Officer
Food and Civil SuppliesFood and Civil Supplies CommissionerRegional Food ControllerDistrict Supply Officer
Food and Drugs AdministrationFood and Drugs Administration CommissionerAssistant Commissioner, Food/DrugsFood Safety Officer/Drugs Inspector
TransportTransport CommissionerRegional Transport Officer (Administration/Enforcement)Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Administration/Enforcement)
TreasuryDirector, TreasuryAdditional/Joint Director, TreasuryChief/Senior Treasury Officer
Economics and StatisticsDirector, Economics and StatisticsDeputy Director, Economics and StatisticsDistrict Economical and Statistical Officer
LabourLabour CommissionerDeputy Labour CommissionerDistrict Labour Officer
EmploymentDirector, EmploymentRegional Employment OfficerDistrict Employment Officer
Vocational EducationDirector, Vocational EducationJoint Director, Vocational EducationDeputy Director, Vocational Education
Higher EducationDirector, Higher EducationRegional Higher Education OfficerAssistant Regional Higher Education Officer
Secondary EducationDirector General, School EducationJoint Director, Secondary EducationDistrict Inspector of Schools
Basic EducationDirector General, School EducationAssistant Director, Basic EducationBasic Shiksha Adhikari
InformationDirector, InformationDeputy Director, InformationDistrict Information Officer
AgricultureDirector, AgricultureJoint Director, AgricultureDistrict Agriculture Officer
Cane and Sugar IndustryCane and Sugar CommissionerJoint/Deputy Commissioner, CaneDistrict Cane Officer
Dairy DevelopmentDairy CommissionerDairy Development OfficerDeputy Dairy Development Officer
Animal HusbandryDirector, Animal HusbandryDeputy Director, Animal HusbandryChief Veterinary Officer
HorticultureDirector, HorticultureJoint Director, HorticultureDistrict Horticulture Officer
SericultureDirector, SericultureDeputy Director, SericultureAssistant Director, Sericulture
FisheriesDirector, FisheriesDeputy Director, FisheriesAssistant Director, Fisheries
Handloom and TextileCommissioner, Handloom and TextileDeputy Commissioner, Handloom and TextileAssistant Commissioner, Handloom and Textile
IndustriesCommissioner, IndustriesJoint Commissioner, IndustriesDeputy Commissioner, District Industrial Centre
Mines and GeologyDirector, MinesRegional Mines OfficerDistrict Mines Officer
ExciseExcise CommissionerJoint Excise CommissionerDistrict Excise Officer
Commercial TaxCommissioner, Commercial TaxAdditional Commissioner, Commercial TaxJoint Commissioner, Commercial Tax
Stamps and RegistrationInspector General, Stamps and RegistrationDeputy Inspector General, Stamps and RegistrationAssistant Inspector General, Stamps and Registration
PrisonsDirector General/Inspector General, PrisonsDeputy Inspector General, PrisonsSenior Superintendent/Superintendent of Prison
ProsecutionDirector, ProsecutionAdditional Director, ProsecutionJoint Director, Prosection
Home-guardsDirector General, Home-guardsDivisional Commandant, Home-guardsDistrict Commandant, Home-guards
Fire ServiceDirector General, Fire ServiceDeputy Director Fire ServiceChief Fire Officer
CooperativeCommissioner and Registrar, CooperativeDeputy Commissioner and Registrar, CooperativeAssistant Commissioner and Registrar
TourismDirector General, TourismRegional Tourism OfficerDistrict Tourism Officer
SportsDirector General, SportsRegional Sports OfficerDistrict Sports Officer

Demand for integrated Divisional Office Complexes

After the state government approved integrated divisional office complexes for Gorakhpur and Varanasi division which will have offices of all divisional officers under one roof. [2] The opposition alleged favouritism for these two divisions as they are located in Chief Minister’s and Prime Minister’s constituencies.

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  2. "UP CM reviews progress of proposed integrated divisional office complexes project in Varanasi, Gorakhpur". 18 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.