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  2. Tehsil - Wikipedia

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    Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, besides election and executive functions. It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters. The chief official is called the tehsildar or, less officially, the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar. Tehsil or taluk can be considered sub-districts ...

  3. Permanent residency - Wikipedia

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    Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis. This is usually for a permanent period; a person with such legal status is known as a permanent resident. In the United States, such a person is referred to as a ...

  4. Postal Index Number - Wikipedia

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    Sorting district 2-digit postcode areas in India (defined through the first two PIN digits) The third digit of a PIN, combined with the first two digits, represents a specific geographical region (except in the case of the functional zone for the Army) called a sorting district that is headquartered at the main post office of the largest city in the region and is known as the sorting office.

  5. Central Public Works Department - Wikipedia

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    The Central Public Works Department ( CPWD, Hindi: केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग) is the Indian government authority in charge of public sector works. The CPWD, under the Ministry of Urban Development now MoHUA (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), deals with buildings, roads, bridges, flyovers and ...

  6. List of subdistricts in India - Wikipedia

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    In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, including Tehsil, Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal. Notably, Tehsil predominates in North Indian states, whereas Taluk is prevalent in South Indian states. These delineations exist beneath the level of revenue division / sub-division ...

  7. Overseas Citizenship of India - Wikipedia

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    Renewal US $25 (abroad) Data page of an OCI card issued on or after 9 January 2015. Overseas Citizenship of India ( OCI) is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin and their spouses which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely. It allows the cardholders a lifetime entry to the country along with benefits ...

  8. Green card - Wikipedia

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    United States Permanent Resident ID Card. United States v. Wong Kim Ark. A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document which shows that a person has permanent residency in the United States. [1] [2] Green card holders are formally known as lawful permanent residents ( LPRs ).

  9. Municipal corporation (India) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A municipal corporation is a type of local government in India which administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization of various Indian cities highlighted the need for a type of local governing body that could provide services such as healthcare, education, housing and transport ...