The duties and responsibilities of the Senior Editor are as follows

The various aspects of the work mentioned below are to be carried out under the guidance and supervision of the Chief Editor.

1. The mass of materials required for gazetters has to be obtained from the many diverse and scattered sources by

   i)addressing questionnaires and specific letters to officers, institutions, concerns, knowledgeable individuals,

   ii)doing follow-up correspondence work.

   iii)briefing the Investigator for various requirements and guiding and supervising their work.

   iv)touring the district for about two to three weeks as an observer for obtaining a first-hand knowledge of the district by meeting officers and    knowledgeable persons, by visiting places, institutions, etc.

   v)attending relevant seminars, conferences, exhibitions, etc.

   vi)collecting requisite reports, brochures, booklets, souvenirs, periodicals, newspapers, book, etc., for background i nformation.

   vii)scrutinizing the replies, reports, etc., and calling for supplementary data and clarifications by correspondence and deputing an Investigator.

2. The voluminous materials thus gathered are to be sifted and assimilated after studying and referring to replies, records, reports, books , booklets, brochures, etc., and verifying, wherever necessary the accuracy and authenticity of the materials by referring to the authorities concerned and by consulting books, reports, records and other related literature.

3. Preliminary drafts of chapters are to be prepared to the required standard with constant and meticulous attention to the minutest details.

4. After the Chief Editor goes through the preliminary drafts of chapters and edits them, their contents, presentation, etc., are to be improved and portions are to be recast and doubts are to be clarified by verifying with source-materials., by addressing letters, deputing an Investigator or by personal consultation with the concerned.

5. Then the manuscripts are to be got typed and compared meticulously.

6. The suggestions of the Gazetteer Advisory Committee and the Central Gazetteer Unit are to be attended to, to the utmost feasible extent.

7. Work is to be assigned to the Proof-Readers-cum-Assistants and it has to be seen that it is carried out satisfactorily.

8. Rigorous proof-examination is to be got done in order to maintain high quality of printing and a fine get-up of the volume and the volumes have to be seen through the press.

9. Items of work pertaining to the preparation of appendices, exhaustive alphabetical index, addenda and corrigenda, bibliography, maps, table of contents and illustrations are to be attended to with the cooperation of other members of editorial and investigating staff.

10. This being a monumental work of enduring value, it demands utmost precision and quality.It has to be of a high standard from the points of view of accuracy, objectivity, reliability, comprehensiveness, as well as presentation.Hence, it is very essential to proceed with this work, with sufficient investigations, painstaking studies and particular circumspection.

11. To render general assistance to the Chief Editor and to do such other work as may be entrusted by him from time to time.