GUPTA OFFICIALS-UGC & PSC

GUPTA OFFICIALS-UGC & PSC

The King

The Mauryan government was a centralised bureaucracy of which the nucleus

was the king.

The Mantri Parishad

The king was assisted by Mantri Parishad, whose members included -

(i) The Yuvaraj,= the crown prince

The Purohita,= the chief priest

The Senapati=. the commander-in-chief of the army a few other ministers.

Important officials

Amatyas =The Secretaries

Sannidhata =Chief treasury officer

Samaharta =The collector general of Revenue

Durgapala =Governor of fort

Antapala= Governor of the frontier

Akshapatala =Accountant General

Vachabhumika =Officer in charge of the rest houses, groves and wells etc.

Dhamma= A new post created by Asoka, empowered with the dual functions of mahamatras propagating Dhamma and taking care of the common folk for their material well-being.

Lipikaras =Scribes.Prativedikas =Reporters.Kumaras= The viceroys in charge of a province.Generally they were of regular though the exceptions were also there. In order to check the growing power of the viceroys the provincial ministers were empowered sufficiently.Pradesikas =They were the modern district magistrates and in charge of district. They were to make tours once in every 5 years to inspect the entire administration of the areas under control. Rajukas= They were the later day Patwaris. They were responsible for surveying and assessing the land. In rural areas they were the judicial officers.Yukra =A subordinate revenue officer of the district level. He was responsible for the secretarial work of accounting. Gopa =Responsible for accounts. Sthanika =The lax collecting officer directly under the control of the Pradesikas.

The village level officers

Gramika=

Head of a village. He was generally elected by the people. He was not a paid servant. Gramvriddhas= Village elders (To assist the Gramika in his work). Every village had its own Panchayat to settle the disputes.

The municipal administration

Nagaraka =The officer in charge of the city administration.

Sitaadhyaksha= Supervised agriculture.

Panyaadhyaksha =Superintendent of commerce.

Samsthadhyaksha = Superintendent of market.

Pauthavadhyaksha= Superintendent of weight and measures.

Navadhyaksha = Superintendent of Ships.

Sulkadhyaksha= Collector of tolls.

Akaradhyaksha = Superintendent of mines.

Lohadhyaksha  = SuperintendentofIron.