Islamabad, April 23 -- In the early twentieth century agricultural economy was at zenith in the Indo Pak sub-continent and the erstwhile Indian Civil Service was created by the colonial powers for the collection of revenue called at that time land revenue. For that purpose the Indian Civil service was vested with magisterial powers to rule the colony.
However, with the passage of time, the agricultural economy and revenue went into the background and supply of goods and services came to the forefront as a major contributor to the revenue of the country and consequently its share in GDP increased vis a vis the agricultural revenue.
It is pertinent to mention here that no system of district magistracy was implemented in the United Kingdom...