Surveyor General of India
Encyclopedia
The Surveyor General of India is the Head of Department of Survey of India
, a Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Government of India
. He also happens to be the senior most member of the Survey of India Service
, an organized engineering service under the Union of India.
Survey of India
The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India...
, a Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
. He also happens to be the senior most member of the Survey of India Service
Survey of India Service
The Survey of India Service is a cadre of Government of India who prepare the Survey of India.-Description:The members of this service are responsible for the planning and execution of engineering surveys and meeting the mapping needs of the country. Direct appointment to the service is made on...
, an organized engineering service under the Union of India.