Survey of India

Survey of India
Survey and mapping agency overview
Formed	1767
Jurisdiction	East India Company; (1767–1858); British Raj ; (1858–1947); Government of India; (from 1947);
Headquarters	Hathibarkala Estate, New Cantt Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Minister responsible	Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of Science and Technology;
Survey and mapping agency executive	Hitesh Kumar S Makwana, Surveyor General of India;
Parent department	Department of Science and Technology
Website	surveyofindia.gov.in

The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India. Its members are from Survey of India Service cadre of Civil Services of India. It is headed by the Surveyor General of India. At present, the Surveyor General is Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana.

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