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The post of a D.M is analogues to the Class Monitor, who has the control over the whole class. You may be the editor of your school magazine, the president of your house, but in class, Monitor is your administrator.Any field posting bears tremendous power.The biggest control in a district is the control over Law and order that is in the hand of the D.M.After Law and order, it is Land revenue, Acquisition and reforms. The D.M is also the Collector.The post of the District Magistrate is derived from Imperial Civil Services, that makes it more powerful than a majority of posts that are higher than the post of a D.M.The most freaking privilege that I saw given to any District Magistrate was the privilege given to the D.M of Gaya District of Bihar:A bungalow spread in 9 acres.99 workers including drivers, cooks etc.1 Mahindra XUV, 2 Tata Safari, 1 Ambassador. All with Beacon lights.Escorts: One tata Sumo and one Maruti Gypsy.Forget about the number of guards and bodyguards, Gaya is a Naxal belt.Office: Whole Collectorate.Power of a District Magistrate: Enough to be called the first citizen of a District!When the District Magistrate is transferred as the Secretary to a Minister or Director/ Joint Secretary/ Additional Secretary/ Special Secretary of a department, everything reduces to :A flat in officers colony.One chauffeur driven car. Beacon light may or may not be there.A descent chamber in secretariat.Bodyguards: One personnel or some times two. Some times not at all.Even A sub divisional Magistrate enjoys more privilege and power.

Thanks For A 2 A,The ‘lal batti’ can work wonders in India: Traffic gets cleared, toll plaza barriers are lifted and duty officers smarten up to salute.It was amended in 2014 and a list has been made that who are eligible to use the beacons(Red, blue, yellow) and with or with out flasher etc. some of the top persons like prime minister, CJI, The president etc were few of them. But,In a significant move to end VIP culture, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided that beacon light will be removed from all vehicles, including that of Prime Minister, from May 1.However, emergency vehicles, like ambulance, can continue to use red or blue beacons.Only defined emergency services will be allowed to carry blue beacons with flasher,The direct answer to your question ‘ NO IAS OFFICER GETS A BEACON EVEN THOUGH HE IS IN SIGNIFICANT POSITIONS LIKE DM ETC.)Joke on the lighter side : ( UPSC ASPIRANTS GOT HURT LISTENING TO THIS NEWS, BECAUSE THIS USED BE ONE OF THE MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR THE PREPARATION) :pBut, Its really a welcome move in India where every person is considered vip in their own way. (although there are alot of things that are to be rectified to achieve this state).

When Draupadi was granted a boon by Bhisma Pitamaha! My mom told me this story.During the initial days of the war, Kaurava lost a large number of its soldiers and were struggling to defeat the mighty Pandava’s.Enraged by this, Duryodhan taunts Pitamaha Bhishma for his failure in killing the Pandava's stating that Pitamaha is partial towards the sons of Pandu and doesn't want them killed!This infuriates Pitamaha and he vows to kill all the Pandava's the next day . ( i.e he will make planet Earth ‘Nishpandav’)Listening to this , Shri Krishna becomes a little anxious because he knew that Pitamaha is valliant warrior who can easily kill the Pandava's . So he goes to the abode of Bheeshma taking Panchali along with him. He asks Panchali to touch Pitamahas feet and seek his blessings. She obeys and goes inside .Pitamah was meditating and as per Shri Krishna's command she touches his feet. He sensed the sound of her bangles and knew that she is a married women. So he said “ Akhand Saubhagyavati Bhava” ( “May you forever be married and steer away from the curse of widowhood embroidered onto).And then he opens his eyes while Panchali is still sitting by his side and lord Krishna is waiting outside. He couldn't believe his eyes that it's Draupadi to whom he granted his blessings and now he cannot kill any of the Pandava's due to his blessings!With a little smirk, he asks Draupadi “ Who sent you here in my abode to seek my blessings?” “ Govind sent me here” states Draupadi! He smiles again as he knew that only Shri Krishna could think of such an intellectual strategy to save the Pandava's.I don't how far this story is true but it certainly reiterates the fact that Lord Krishna is the most intelligent character of the Mahabharata. He is the reason for Pandava's victory and the re-establishment of Dharma!This is also one of the reasons for married women's to wear bangles as it symbolises well being of your spouse !Indeed Mahabharat is full of interesting and intriguing stories .Edit 1 : For people in the comments, I firmly believe in our history as much as you guys do . I was talking about this particular answer that this is just a forklore but rest is our history which is a beacon light for all of us( myself included) even today !