The West District with its head quarter at Gyalshing is headed by the District collector who is in charge of the overall administration of the district and co-ordinates the functioning of all other state government department departments and PSUs within the district.
The office of the District collector has several sections which are supervised by various officers of the rank of Sub-Divisional Magistrates and Deputy Director. The district collector is supported by the Additional District Collector who looks after certain sections of the Collectors.
The District Magistrate:
Name: Yishey D. Yongda, SCS
Contact No: 03595-263808 (O) /03595-263749 (R)
| Sl No | NAME | FROM | TO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PK Pradhan | 1972 | 1973 |
| 2 | PS Subba | 1973 | 1975 |
| 3 | RS Basnett | 1975 | 1977 |
| 4 | Tashi Topden | 1977 | 1979 |
| 5 | JP Tshering | 1979 | 1980 |
| 6 | TT Dorjee | 1980 | 1983 |
| 7 | ND Chingapa | 1983 | 1985 |
| 8 | TP Ghimirey | 1985 | 1990 |
| 9 | R Ongmu IAS | 1990 | 1993 |
| 10 | GP Upadahay IAS | 1993 | 1994 |
| 11 | SC Gupta IAS | 1994 | 1995 |
| 12 | VB Pathak IAS | 1995 | 1998 |
| 13 | HB Rai – SCS | 1998 | 2000 |
| 14 | SP Subba – SCS | 2000 | 2003 |
| 15 | R Telang IAS | 2003 | 2004 |
| 16 | D Anandan IAS | 2004 | 2007 |
| 17 | NK Jha IAS | 2007 | 2008 |
| 18 | Santa Pradhan SCS | 2008 | 2012 |
| 19 | LP Chettri SCS | 2012 | 2014 |
| 20 | Tsh Gyachho SCS | 2014 | 2014 |
| 21 | Aishvarya Singh IAS | 2014 | 2017 |
| 22 | Kapil Meena IAS | 2017 | Apr 2018 |
| 23 | A.B. Karki SCS | Apr 2018 | Feb 2019 |
| 24 | Karma R. Banpo IAS | Feb 2019 | May 2022 |
| 25 | Yishey D. Yongda, SCS | May 2022 | JAN 2024 |
| 26 | M. Bharani Kumaar , IAS | JAN 2024 | JULY 2024 |
| 27 | Yishey D. Yongda, SCS | AUG 2024 | Present |
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Overall in charge of the District and Head of Administration
- Sachiva, Zilla Panchayat, West District
- Chairman, District Consumer Protection Council
- Chairman, District Level Relief Committee
- Chairman, Local Level Committee (Spastic Society)
- Chairman, National Rural Health Mission
- Chairman, District TB Control Society
- Chairman, District Cancer Control Programme
- Chairman, District Disaster Management Committee
- Chairman, Jawahar Navodaya Vidalaya
- Chairman, Agricultural Technology Management Agency
- Chairman, Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme
- Chairman, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sagathan (Ministry of Youth & Sports, Govt, of India)
- Chairman, District Coordination Committee
- Chairman, District Consultative Committee, (Lead Bank)
- Chairman, West District Football Association
- Chairman, Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan
- Chairperson in District Level-The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
- Chairman, District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee under Rule 16 & 17 of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995
- Certificate Officer, Sikkim Public Demand Recovery Act, 2006
- To exercise powers conferred by sub-section(1) of Section 21 of Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2005
- District Appropriate Authority – the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regualtion and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
- To deal with provisions under sub-section(5) of Section 68 of the Electricity Act, 2003
- Authorized Officer – the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995
- Executive Authorities – the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
- Member in District Level Committee to deal with issues relating to infrastructure of Subordinate Courts at District
The Superintendent of Police:
Name: Mr. Tshering Sherpa
Contact No: 03595-250763 (O)
| Sl No | NAME | FROM | TO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RK Pradhan IPS | July 1982 | March 1983 |
| 2 | AC Negi IPS | April 1983 | June 1983 |
| 3 | J Singh IPS | July 1983 | April 1984 |
| 4 | A Dutta | May 1984 | August 1985 |
| 5 | TD Rinzing IPS | Sept 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 6 | S Bhutia SPS | Jan 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 7 | OH Subba SPS | Mar 1986 | Jul 1987 |
| 8 | AC Negi IPS | Aug 1987 | May 1989 |
| 9 | A Dutta IPS | June 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 10 | A Mohananey IPS | Jan 1990 | May 1991 |
| 11 | TT Tamang IPS | June 1991 | Sep 1993 |
| 12 | A Shankar Rao IPS | Oct 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 13 | A Sudhakar Rao IPS | Dec 1993 | Nov 1996 |
| 14 | S Dorjee IPS | Dec 1996 | Apr 1997 |
| 15 | IK Basnett SPS | May 1997 | Dec 1997 |
| 16 | W Topden SPS | Jan 1998 | Jan 2000 |
| 17 | N Shridhar Rao IPS | Feb 2000 | Jan 2004 |
| 18 | Praveen Gurung SPS | Sep 2004 | Sep 2005 |
| 19 | BK Tamang SPS | Oct 2005 | Jul 2006 |
| 20 | GK Verma IPS | Aug 2006 | Jan 2007 |
| 21 | BB Rai SPS | Jan 2007 | Apr 2007 |
| 22 | Ruchika Rishi IPS | Apr 2008 | Jun 2009 |
| 23 | Rajiv Ranjan IPS | Jul 2009 | Oct 2011 |
| 24 | DB Giri IPS | Oct 2011 | July 2014 |
| 25 | HP Chettri SPS | Aug 2014 | Apr 2016 |
| 26 | Pratap Pradhan SPS | Apr 2016 | Jun 2017 |
| 27 | KD Shandarpa SPS | Jun 2017 | Apr 2018 |
| 28 | Tenzing Loden Lepcha,IPS | 23/04/2018 | 02/06/2020 |
| 29 | Tashi W Bhutia,IPS | 02/06/2020 | 22/02/2022 |
| 30 | HP Chettri ,IPS | 22/02/2022 | 13/02/2023 |
| 31 | Arun Kr Tamang SPS | 13/02/2023 | 19/07/2023 |
| 32 | J Jayapandiyan IPS | 19/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 |
| 33 | Tshering Sherpa | 01/08/2024 | Present |
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Overall in charge of Law and Order, prevention and detection of crime, traffic management and maintenance of peace in the District.
- Member-District level NCORD Committee.
- Member-District Disaster Management Committee.
- Member-Under Trial Review Committee
- Visa and ILP extension
- COI/RC/Service/Arms License/Registration Verification
- Tenant and study verification
- Executive member of SSLSA/NALSA/DLSA