Section 2(19) in Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984
(19)"Land Development Officer" means an Officer of the Agriculture Department not below the rank of an Assistant Director of Agriculture or an officer of the Irrigation Department not below the rank of a Deputy Executive Engineer or any other Officer, appointed as such by the Government, to have jurisdiction, and to exercise control over the whole or part of a command area for the purpose of systematic land development;
