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Friday, October 28, 2016

City administration during Maurya Period as suggested by Kautilya in ArthaShastra

City / Municipal Administration during Mauryan Period
Administration as suggested by Kautilya in his Arthashastra.
These officers are equal to present day Principal Secretaries.

Akaradhyaksha -  Incharge of mining department.
Kanyadhyaksha - Mining
Akshapaladhyaksha - Accounts
Dhandanaagaradhyaksha -
Thattyadhyadhyaksha - Incharge of infantry.
Ashwadhyaksha - Horses
Hasthyadhyaksha - Elephants
Naavadhyaksha - Ships
Aayudhaagaaradhyaksha - Artillery
Devathadhyaksha - Temples
Go adhyaksha - Cows.
Kostagara adhyaksha - Whare houses and granaries.
Kupya adhyaksha - Incharge of forests.
Ganika adhyaksha - Incharge of brothel houses.
Thyuthaadhyaksha - Gambling Houses.
Vivithadyaksha - Incharge of Pasture Lands.
Koshadhyaksha - Incharge of Treasury.
Lakshanandhyaksha - Tankasalaadhyaksha
Lavanaadhyaksha - Incharge  of salt reaches.
Maanaadhyaksha - Land Survey and Keeper of times
Madradhyaksha - Incharge of passport department.
Pandyadhyaksha - State Trade and Commerce
Pauthvadhyaksha - Weights and measures
Samsthadhyaksha - Private trade and commerce
Naagavanaadhyaksha - Incharge of Elephants in forest zone.
Sitadhyaksha - Incharge of Agriculture
Sulkadhyaksha - Incharge of Customes duties.
Suradhyaksha - Incharge of Excise department.
Sutradhyaksha - Incharge of Textile Industry.
Sunaadhyasksha - Incharge of Slaughter houses.
Suvarnadhyaksha - Incharge of Gold and Jewellery.
Lohaadhyaksha - Incharge of Metal Industry.
Pattanaadhyaksha - Cities with docking facilities.

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