CHAPTER X

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

(a)   Historical Background and Divisions of the District

 

District administration by the agents of the Central Government has been basic feature of the government system of this country from times immemorial. India was first largely united under Chandergupta Maurya and Ashoka. The Maurya empire was divided into a number of districts. The Gupta empire was also divided into a number of provinces and province, in its turn was also divided into a number of districts. Sher Shan Suri gave a new system by dividing his empire into districts, called Sarkars and each sarkar into a number of parganas. But Sher Shah’s system was modified by Akbar who found it impossible to run the administration without a provincial establishment. Accordingly his empire was divided in the first instance, into a number of provinces (subas). Each province again was divided into a number of districts (sarkars), which were further subdivided into parganas.

             The Mughal system of administration remained in vogue in Punjab for a considerable long period. However, after Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasions in the latter half of 18th Century, the administration in Punjab bacame dislocated. The Sikh Misldars took advantage of the situation and established their power in various parts of Punjab. The Dallewalia Misl held a major portion of the Upper Jullunder Doab. The Sikh administration was governed by ‘Gurmatta’ the central body of the Sikhs. The Sikhs from different parts of the country assembled at Amritsar on the occasion of certain festivals such as Dussehra, Diwali and Baisakhi. They met at Akal Takhat and took various decisions in the presence of the holi Guru Granth Sahib. These meetings were called the meetings of the “Sarbat Khalsa” or whole Sikh people and the resolutions passed therein were called ‘Gurmatta’- advice of the Guru. The noblest feature of the misl organisation was the panchayat system which existed in every one of its villages.

            After consolidating his power, Maharaja Ranjit Singh established strong administration in Punjab. For the sake of convenience of administration and efficiency, the Maharaja had divided his kingdom into four provinces namely, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Kashmir. The territories forming Jullunder Doab were included in the Lahore Province. The Governor of a province, called Nazim was the representative of the Maharaja. He maintained law and order, heard appeals from the Kardar’s Court and led small expeditions when ordered by the Maharaja. The provinces were further divided into districts or Parganas. The Chief Officer of a Pargana called Kardar was a revenue collector, judge, magistrate, customs officer and representative of the central authority, all rolled into one. The district was divided into villages or mauzas. The village administration was carried on by the panchayats who also decided civil and criminal cases of the villages. Like Akbar, the Maharaja gave perfectly secular administration to his people. He abolished the ‘Gurmatta’ and substituted it by a decision of his cabinet consisting of people of various communities.

            The Punjab came under the British Administration when it was annexed to the British territory during the Governor Generalship of Lord Dalhousie. A Board of administration consisting of three members, with Henry Lawrence as its President was formed for running administration in Punjab. The Punjab was divided into seven divisions or commissionerships, which were further divided into districts. A  five-tiered administration was set up. Next to the Board were the commissioners of the seven divisions. Below the Commissioners were Deputy Commissioners. The lowest grade of gazetted officer was
Tahsildar, whose civil powers extended to deciding cases upto the value of Rs 300.

 

            Administrative Divisions.- For administrative purposes, Nawashahr District forms part of the Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar. For the purpose of general and revenue administration, the district, on the principal of decentralization of authority in the administrative set up, has been divided into two tahsils viz, Nawashahr (including Banga Sub- Tahsil) and Balachaur. The object of a subdivision is to promote efficiency on the administration and to ensure better supervision over public affairs. The Sub Divisional Magistrate has powers to deal with many matters expeditiously on the spot.

            The number of Sub Divisional Magistrates, Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars in the district as on 31 March 2001 is given hereunder:

 

Subdivision                                            Number of posts

 

Sub Divisional Magistrates

Tahsildars            

Naib-Tahsildars

Nawashahr

1

1

2

Balachaur

1

1

1

District Nawashahr

2

2

3

(b) District Authorities

 

Deputy Commissioner.- The general administration of the district is vested in the Deputy Commissioner, who is normally a member of the Indian Administrative Services. For administrative purposes, he is under the control of the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar. In other words, the State Government’s general authority descends through the Divisional Commissioner to the Deputy Commissioner. With the advent of democratic set-up and increased tempo of development activities, the duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Commissioner have increased enormously. He still performs the triple functions of British times being at once the Deputy Commissioner, the District Magistrate and the Collector, but his responsibilities, particularly as Deputy Commissioner, the executive on the spot, have greatly increased. To discharge this responsibility he does constant and regular inspections. For carrying out day to day work in the district in various fields he is assisted by a number of officers. The distribution of work amongst the officers is left to the discretion of the Deputy Commissioner. There is hardly any aspect of district administration with which he is not concerned one way or the other. His roll as Deputy Commissioner, District Collector and District Magistrate is briefly described as under:

 

(i) As Deputy Commissioner.- He is the executive head of the district with multifarious responsibilities. He has special role to play in Panchayati Raj. In addition to keep an eye on the working of the Panchayati Raj Institutions, he guides and helps them to overcome difficulties and problems. As a senior most officer of the district he is expected to maintain contact with the elected representatives of the people.

The Deputy Commissioner has an Office Superintendent under him, to supervise the work of clerical staff. He is responsible for the discipline of the clerical and menial staff employed in all branches of the office. He guides the functioning of different branches of his office.

The number of branches in the office of the Deputy Commissioner varies from district to district depending upon the requirements in each case. The branches functioning in the office of the Deputy Commissioner Nawashahr are: Peshi Branch, Judicial Record Branch, Copying Branch, Revenue Accounts Branch, Sadr Kanungos Branch, Registration Branch, Licensing and Passport Branch, Establishment Branch, Nazarat Branch, Local Fund Branch, Development Branch, Miscellaneous Branch, Record and Issue Branch, Complaints and Enquiries Branch and Election Branch. Apart from the above, there are some other branches which are functioning independently or are part of the main branches. These branches are: Housing Branch, Rehabilitation Branch, Flood Relief Branch, Land Acquisition Branch and Establishment of Mandis Branch. Each branch is headed by an Assistant and is functionally known after him. He has to perform two type of functions supervisory and dipositive i.e. he has to supervise the work of officials working under him, and also to dispose off many cases either at his level or by putting them upto his senior officers. An Assistant has one or more clerks under him.

 

(ii) As Collector.–As Collector, Deputy Commissioner is the highest revenue judicial authority in the district and is responsible for the collection of land holding tax, fees and all dues recoverable as arrears of land revenue. He is also responsible for the maintenance of land records and agricultural statistics. He is the appointing authority for most of the important subordinate revenue staff in the district and supervises and controls the work of all of them. He is responsible for the management of private estates that are held in trust by the State for minors and other disqualified persons. The supervision of acquisition and requisition of land and administering relief measurers in case of drought, flood and other natural calamities are source of his other duties. He is responsible for grant and eventual recovery of certain types of loans for agricultural improvement. He is the highest revenue judicial authority in regard to revenue cases in the district and hears certain types of revenue appeals. He also holds charge of district treasury. In this capacity, he is responsible for due accounting of all moneys received and disbursed the correctness of treasury returns and the safe custody of the valuables which it contains.

All the branches dealing with revenue matters are under the direct supervision of the Superintendent (Revenue and Records) who supervises Sadr Kanungos Branch, District Revenue Accounts Branch, Vernacular Records Room Branch, Copying Agency, Registration Branch and Rehabilitation Branch. Most of the work relating land revenue administration is carried on in Sadr Kanungos Branch. The District Revenue Accounts Branch is under the charge of an Office Assistant known as the District Revenue Assistant (DRA).

 

(iii) As District  Magistrate.- As District Magistrate, he enjoys first class magisterial powers and is primarily responsible for the maintenance of law and order in the district which he carries out with the help of Senior Superintendent of Police. For this purpose, the district police force under the immediate control of the Senior Superintendent of Police, takes orders from him. He is the head of the criminal administration of the district while the internal departmental control of the police force as such vests in Senior Superintendent of Police, the deployment and the use of the police force in the district is subject to the overall control and direction of the District Magistrate. On account of large scale disturbances, Central Revenue Police Force (CRPF) or other Central Paramilitary Forces are also made available by the Government of India through the State Government when the situation is beyond the control of Civil Police. These Central Paramilitary Forces work under the over all control of District Magistrate. District Magistrate can seek the assistance of ‘Army’. However, the army works only under its own commanders.

Besides his above mentioned duties he enjoys the powers of Chief Settlement Commissioner and Chief Sales Commissioner, under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 and the Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act, 1976, respectively. In this capacity, his duties are: hearing revisions/appeals against the orders of the Settlement Commissioner and Chief Sales Commissioner, regarding allotment of land, disposal of urban/rural evacuee properties/land in the district.

As Deputy Commissioner, he is the executive head of the district, all departments in the district which otherwise have their own officers, look towards him for guidance and coordination. He holds periodical meetings of all the district level officers with a view to review the progress of work done by the several departments and coordinating and intensifying their efforts. He has been authorised to inspect the offices of all the departments in the district. He plays an important role in the administration of municipal committees, market committees, panchayats, panchayat samitis, community development blocks and the zila parishad, which came into existence with the decentralization of authority and expansion of the Panchayati Raj. He is also responsible for the execution of rural development schemes.

As the District Election Officer, he conducts peaceful and orderly elections held in the district from time to time. For elections to Lok Sabha Constituency/Constituencies of his district, he functions as Returning Officer. He renders active help during Decennial Census. He controls and regulates the distribution of scarce essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act. He keeps liaison with military authorities in his jurisdiction and is the competent authority for acquisition of land for military purposes. In any matter of public importance, which does not fall specifically in the sphere of any government department, State or Central, he as general administrator, is required to take cognizance of the matter in public interest and take it to its logical conclusion with the help of some government departments or by possessing the matter in his own office.

 

Sub Divisional Magistrate.- There is one Sub Divisional Magistrate in each subdivision as its executive head. He proforms the same kind of responsibilities in his subdivision as that of Deputy Commissioner in the district so he is called a miniature Deputy Commissioner in his subdivision. He works under the direct control and supervision of Deputy Commissioner in his subdivision. He is either a junior member of the Indian Administrative Services or a senior member of the State Civil Services who has had extensive experience in various subordinate positions. Under many revenue legislations he is invariably vested with powers of Collector to be exercised within his jurisdiction. He also hears appeals, as Collector of the subdivisions, against the orders of Assistant Collectors, Grade II (Tahsildar and Naib-Tahsildar) and Assistant Collector Grade I (Tahsildar in partition cases). He exercises direct control over the Tahsildar and his staff in his subdivision.

He is the normal channel of correspondence between the Deputy Commissioner and the Tahsildar in his subdivision. The powers and responsibilities of Sub Divisional Magistrate relating to revenue, magisterial, executive and development matters are analogous to those of the Deputy Commissioner, within his jurisdiction. His revenue duties include supervision and inspection of all matters relating to land records. His other duties are to coordinate the work of all officials working in his subdivision particularly in the department of revenue, agriculture, veterinary and public health within the subdivision.

            Sub Divisional Magistrate exercises certain magisterial powers. He may investigate cases on his own or on the instructions of the Deputy Commissioner or the Divisional Commissioner as the case may be. His magisterial duties are liaison and coordination with the police in the sub division, watch over the relations between various communities and classes, special precautions and action in emergencies especially connected with festivals and recommendations to District Magistrate about grant of arm licences. He has ample powers under the Criminal Procedure Code, the Police Rules and other laws to exercise effective supervision over the law and order situation in his area.

            In his executive capacity he can call for any other records and registers, which deal with crime from a police station and can call the Station House Officer of the Police Station to explain the matters. He can bind down anti-social elements for peaceful conduct over a period. He commands closer contacts with the public and has intimate association with the local bodies and market committees.

            He plays an important role in the rural development programme. He gets cooperation and help from other government officials in the subdivision for smooth running of administration and successful implementation of development schemes. He is the ex-offico chairman of many subdivisional level committees. On important policy matters, however, he is required to route the matters through the Deputy Commissioner. For election to the Vidhan Sabha/Lok Sabha, he is generally appointed as Returning Officer for the constituencies in his jurisdiction.

           

Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars.- The tahsil level revenue officer is designated as a Tahsildar. He works under the supervision and control of Deputy Commissioner through Sub Divisional Magistrate. The number of Naib-Tahsildars varies from Tahsil to Tahsil depending upon the work load. Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars are the key officers in the revenue administration and exercise the powers of Assistant Collector Grade-II and Sub-registrars and Joint Sub-registrars for registration work. In partition cases the Tahsildars assume powers of Assistant Collector Grade-I. As a Senior Revenue Officer of the tahsil and as overall incharge thereof, a Tahsildar has  powers of coordination  and distribution of work among Circle Revenue Officers, the Naib-Tahsildars, and himself. All recommendations in Lambardari cases, even in the revenue circles of Naib-Tahsildars are routed through him to the Sub Divisional Magistrate and the Deputy Commissioner.

            The Tahsildar is generally regarded as the representative of the Government in the Tahsil, implants the Land Revenue Acts, Land Reform Acts and several other Acts and Rules in so far as they pertain to the administration of revenue at tahsil level. The Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars are responsible for collection of land revenue and other dues payable to the Government for maintaining records and crops statistics. They are principally responsible for maintenance of revenue. To remain in touch with the subordinate revenue staff, to observe the seasonal conditions and condition of crops and to listen to the difficulties of the cultivators, the Tahsildars and Naib Tahsildars have to tour extensively in the area of their jurisdiction. They decide urgent matters on the spot, like correction of entries in the revenue records, providing relief to the people faced with natural calamities. On their return from tour, they prepare reports and recommend to the Government remission or suspension of land revenue and bring the records upto date. They also sit in the courts to settle disputes of tenancy, arrears of rent, ejectment of tenants, entries in account books, etc., besides doing other kind of work.

            For the elections to the Vidhan Sabha, a Tahsildar is invariably appointed as Assistant Returning Officer for the constituency/ constituencies falling in his tahsil.

            The Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars in the district were assisted by I  Sadr Kanungo as in charge of the revenue records at the district headquarters, I  Office Kanungo, 20 Field Kanungos (14 at Nawashahr and 6 at Balachaur) and 178 Patwaris (128 at  Nawashahr and 50 at Balachaur) as on 31 March 2001 besides ministerial Class III and miscellaneous Class IV staff.

           

Kanungos.- The duties of Kanungos are of supervisory nature. He is an important link between the Tahsildar/Naib-Tahsildar and the Patwaris. Each Tahsildar is assisted by an office Kanungo, besides a number of Field Kanungos. The main duty of an office Kanungo is to consolidate the information on different aspects of revenue administration. Similarly in the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, there is a Sadr Kanungo, who inter-alia is in charge of Patwaris’ and Kanungos’ establishments and carries out inspections of Patwar circles and Kanungo circles.

            Special Kanungo or Patwari Moharrir makes the information contained in revenue records, accessible to the litigating public and to the courts, by preparing extracts from the revenue records. Special Kanungo assists the courts of law in the examination of revenue records by giving evidence and by putting the records before the court and by drawing attention to those parts of the record, which the courts ought to examine.

           

Patwaris.- Patwari is regarded as a pivot of the village administration. Upto 1906, he was paid by the village itself, but now he is a salaried government employee. He has usually one or two villages in his charge. His local knowledge is so extensive that there is hardly any information about the village and its residents of which he is not aware of or which he cannot make a guess. As such he is viewed as the eyes and ears of the Collector in the rural areas.

            The duties of Patwari include conducting of surveys, field inspections, recording of crops, revision of maps, preparation of reports relating to mutations, partitions, revenue or rents, etc. Under the orders of the collector he prepares the records of rights. He also assists in providing relief to agriculturists in distress and renders basic service in the decennial Census operations. He reports crimes and prepares spot maps to assist police inquiries. The actual preparation of village records and revenue statistics rests with Patwaris. The Nawashahr District is divided into 175 Patwar Circles each circle being looked after by a Patwari who works under the immediate supervision of the Kanungo concerned.

           

Lambardars.- Lambardar (a non-official) is most important functionary in the village administration. He was responsible for the collection of land revenue upto its remission in 1996-97 for Government from various sources and to remit these in the treasury for which he was paid pachotra (5 per cent of the land revenue collected). He also looks after the law and order in his area and any breach there of is reported by him to the nearest police station. He is the custodian of all Government properties in the village. He also reports to the Tahsildar about the deaths of assignees and pensioners and their absence for over a year. He also assists a Patwari in crop inspections conducted by him at the time of girdawaris. Above all he is the representative of Government in the village. He is assisted in his work by the village Chowkidar.

 

                        (c) Development Organization

 

            The Community Development (later on known as Rural Development) Programme was launched in the State on 2 October 1952 on a project basis to improve the economic and social position of the rural masses. The programme has been introduced with a view to enlisting popular participation in the implementation of socio-economic programme in the village. The rural folk have been fully associated with all the development works of the Government carried for their betterment through different development agencies. The Community Development Programme has been extended to every nook and corner of the rural life. As Nawashahr District came into existence on 7 November 1995 progress achieved under the programme in the Nawashahr District till March 2001 has been given here under:

            In order to provide basic facilities to the rural people 6 Rural Focal Points have been established at various places in the district viz. Jadla, Garcha, Pathlawa, Sahiba, Taunsa and Jabowal. All these rural focal points have been equipped with purchase centres, veterinary hospitals, civil dispensaries, banks, post offices, patwarkhanas, STDs/PCOs, petrol and diesel pumps and plots for establishing small scale industrial units, so that migration from rural areas can be avoided. Besides, it, 311 house-less families were provided houses by spending Rs 1.55 crores during the period 1996-2001.           During the period 1996-2001 Rs 11.56 crores were spent for the all round development of villages.

            To administer the scheme of development, Nawashahr District has been divided into 5 development blocks viz, Nawashahr, Banga, Aur, Balachaur and Saroa. The Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO) is responsible for implementation of all development schemes and keep watch on the day-to-day functioning of the Panchayats. With the introduction of Panchayati Raj in 1961, the development of block is looked after by an elected body known as Panchayat Samiti under the control of Chairman of the Panchayat Samiti under the administrative control of Sub Divisional Magistrate of the subdivision and the District Development and Panchayat Officer of the district besides, being under the overall control of the Deputy Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development).

             He also guides and coordinates the development work of other departments in his block. Each block has been provided with Extention Officer from Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Cooperation and Industries Departments to assist and advise him in their respective spheres. This was done after the introduction of Panchayati Raj in the State to enable him to coordinate the activities of various departments engaged in development work.

            For implementation of programme relating to the uplift of rural women in the blocks, the Block Development and Panchayat Officer is assisted by Mukhiya Savika and Gram Savikas who work under the administrative control of Lady Circle Supervisor. The Panchayats have been constituted at village level to look after the development work.

 

                        (d) General Arrangement for Disposal of Business

 

            In addition to the Sub Divisional Magistrates, Tahsildars and Block Development and Panchayat Officers, the Deputy Commissioner, Nawashahr is assisted by an Additional Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner (General), a District  Revenue Officer, a District Transport Officer and a District Development and Panchayat Officer in day-to-day duties concerning law and order and other functions. The functions of each of these officers are discussed below in brief.

            Additional Deputy Commissioner.- The post of Additional Deputy Commissioner was created with a view to providing relief to the Deputy Commissioner. He enjoys the various powers under the various Acts, such as Land Revenue Act, 1887; Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887; Land Acquisition Act, 1894; Indian Stamp Act, 1899; Registration Act, 1908; Punjab Municipal Act, 1911; Punjab Registration of Mortgage Land Act, 1938; Punjab Occupancy and Tenant (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act, 1952; Indian Arms Act, 1959; and Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973. He disposes of the Court work as appellate court of two subdivisions of the district regarding the above noted Acts. He is a District Magistrate under Code of Criminal Procedure and in the absence of Deputy Commissioner, he is supposed to maintain law and order situation in the district. He also carries out the inspections of various officers such as Sub Divisional  Magistrates, Tahsildars, Naib- Tahsildars, Sub-Registrars and Treasury Officers in the district. He has also powers of to sanction earned leave to the Kanungos and Patwaris and to sanction medical reimbursement to the staff of the office of Deputy Commissioner.

 

            Assistant Commissioner (General).- He is the principal administrative officer under the Deputy Commissioners and assists him in all his executive and administrative functions. The superintendent of Deputy Commissioner’s Office, including tahsil and subdivisional offices’ establishment, devalues on the Assistant Commissioner (General). He is in charge of and responsible to the Deputy Commissioner for the whole office. He is responsible for the discipline of clerical and menial staff employed in all branches of the office. He also deals with posting of the staff. The officer in charge of branch is responsible to keep the Assistant Commissioner (General) informed about the work and character of the above staff employed under them, and the latter in collaboration with officers-in-charge deals with all matters regarding their appointment, transfer and promotion. All cases regarding establishments are under his jurisdiction.

            Assistant Commissioner (General) at Nawashahr also enjoys the powers of Assistant Commissioner (Grievances) and redresses the grievances of the public.

 

            District Revenue Officer.- District Revenue Officer, Nawashahr assists the Deputy Commissioner in all revenue matters. He is responsible for the proper and correct maintenance of revenue records, revenue accounts, assignments, muafis, jagirs, etc., and service records of Patwaris and Kanungos, District Revenue Accountant, Registration and Land Acquisition branches of the Deputy Commissioner’s office. He is required to watch the progress of the recovery of all government dues in the district and keep the Deputy Commissioner informed about the pace of recovery. He assists the Deputy Commissioner for carrying out the inspections of tahsils and sub-tahsils, acts on his behalf for organizing special girdawaris for natural calamities, floods, etc. He works as Flood Control Officer and also acts as Nodal Officer at the time of natural calamities. He is also responsible for pursuing the progress of land reforms cases in various courts and watches the interests of the State. On behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, he is responsible for the submission of the statements regarding the disposal of miscellaneous revenue works in the district every quarter to the Commissioner of the Division and half yearly to the Financial Commissioner,  Revenue,  Punjab.

 

            District Transport Officer.- He is the Registering Authority (Motors) & Licensing Officer of the district. He is Executive Magistrate and is a member of the Punjab Civil Services. His main duties and functions are: to realize road tax in respect of all types of vehicles; to regulate the operation of vehicle of all categories covered under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; to issue and renew the driving licences and conductor licenses; to issue special passes for stage carriages/taxi cars for messages and tour parties; to issue authorization to drive public service vehicles; to inspect transport vehicles and grant certificate of fitness in respect of such vehicles for which technical assistance is provided by the Motor Vehicles Inspector (MVI); to enforce traffic rules; to conduct special traffic checking and survey of routes. The District Transport Officer is the Chairman of Condemnation Board, which condemns the vehicles of all government departments.

            During 2000-2001, the District Transport Officer, Nawashahr issued 9,755 new driving licences (7,968 commercial and 1,787 non-commercial), and renewed 2,869 driving licenses (1,310 commercial and 1,559 non-commercial).

 

            Executive Magistrates.- Executive Magistrates normally belong to the State Civil Service. They help the Deputy Commissioner in the maintenance of law and order. In the Nawashahr District the duties of the Executive Magistrates under 107/151 CRP Court cases are rendered by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Nawashahr and Sub Divisional Magistrate, Balachaur in their respective subdivisions

 

            District Development and Panchayat Officer.- He is the in charge of the work relating to development including local development, panchayats, etc. in the district. He co-ordinates the activities of all departments in the district which are engaged in the developmental activities. The Development Branch of the Deputy Commissiaoner’s Office, which deals with the development programme functions under his supervision. He acts as a Collector in case of the removal of encroachments over gram panchayat lands. All the Block Development and Panchayat Officers in the district are under his control and he is required to see that the Rural Development Programme is implemented in right earnest in the district. He functions as Additional Electoral Officer during the election of gram panchayats, panchayat samities and zila parishad. During 2000-2001 there were 5 Development Blocks and 469 villages having panchayats in the Nawashahr District.

 

            Registration.- The Deputy Commissioner is the Registrar for the district under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 and in that capacity he is responsible for registration work in the district. The District Registrar is assisted by 2 Tahsildars as Sub-Registrars, one each in tahsils of Nawashahr and Balachaur and 3 Naib-Tahsildars as Joint Sub-Registrars one each at Nawashahr, Balachaur and Banga in the Nawashahr District. The Sub- Registrar and the Joint Sub-Registrar do registration work in addition to their own duties for which they get monthly honorarium.

            Sub-Registrar registers the documents pertaining to the properties situated in his jurisdiction. The Registrar is however, empowered to register any applications referred to him under section 72 and 73 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908, against refusal to register documents by the Sub-Registrars under him.

            A Head Registration Clerk assists the Registrar at the district  headquarters and Clerks/Readers assist Sub-Registrar/Joint Sub Registrars in the tahsil in performing the registration work.

 

            District Attorney.- District Attorney  is appointed as an administrator in the district. He keeps an eye on the establishment staff and law officers. He also works as an advisor to the Deputy Commissioner. He represents the State in the cases pending in the court of District and Sessions Judge. He is under the administrative control of the Director Prosecution and Litigation, Punjab. He performs two important functions as Public Prosecutor as well as Government Pleader. On the prosecution side (criminal cases) he acts as Public Prosecutor and on the civil side he acts as Government Pleader. As Government Pleader he defends and pleads cases for and on behalf of Government in the Civil Courts. As on 31 March 2001, District Attorney, Nawashahr was assisted by 1 Deputy District Attorney, 1 Assistant District Attorney besides other ministerial staff.

 

            Oath Commissioner.- An Oath Commissioner is a practicing lawyer, who is authorised on application by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to make attestations of affidavits. They charge Rs 5 as attestation fee for affidavit. As on 31 March 2001, only one Oath Commissioner was functioning in the Nawashahr District.

 

            Notary Public.- Notary Public is also a practicing lawyer who is authorised by the Government for a period of 3 years, to function as Notary Public for attesting documents like wills, special power of attorneys and copies of all documents on specified charges. He is also authorised to translate documents on payment approved by the government. As on 31 March 2001, the number of Notary Public functioning in the Nawashahr District was 9.

 

(e) District Committees

 

            As on 31 March 2001, only two district committees were functioning in the Nawashahr District viz. District Public Grievances Committee and District Planning Board.

 

(f) State and Central Government Officers

 

            The following State and Central Government Officers are posted in the Nawashahr District :-

 

State Government Officers  

 

1

Deputy Commissioner, Nawashahr

2

Additional Deputy Commissioner, Nawashahr

3

Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nawashahr

4

Additional Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nawashahr

5

Civil Judge, Junior Division, Nawashahr

6

General Manager, Punjab Roadways, Nawashahr Depot, Nawashahr

7

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Nawashahr

8

Deputy  Economic and Statistical Advisor, Nawashahr

9

Deputy Director, Horticulture, Nawashahr

10

Assistant Commissioner (General), Nawashahr

11

Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Nawashahr

12

Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Nawashahr

13

Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Balachaur

14

Deputy Project Officer, Fisheries, Nawashahr

15

District Transport Officer, Nawashahr

16

District Development and Panchayat Officer, Nawashahr

17

District Revenue Officer, Nawashahr

18

Civil Surgeon-cum-Deputy Director, Nawashahr

19

District Public Relations Officer, Nawashahr

20

District Education Officer, Nawashahr

21

District Food and Supplies Controller, Nawashahr

22

District Social Security Officer, Nawashahr

23

Treasury Officer, Nawashahr

24

District Welfare Officer, Nawashahr

25

District Employment Officer, Nawashahr

26

District Attorney, Nawashahr

27

Chief Agricultural Officer, Nawashahr

28

Sub Divisional Magistrate, Nawashahr

29

Sub Divisional Magistrate, Balachaur

30

Tahsildar, Nawashahr

31

Tahsildar, Balachaur

32

Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Nawashahr

33

Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Banga

34

Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Aur

35

Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Balachaur

36

Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Saroya

37

Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Nawashahr

38

Senior Superintendent of Police, Nawashahr

39

Secretary, Zila Parishad, Nawashahr

40

District Savings Officer, Nawashahr

41

District Manager, District Industries Centre, Nawashahr

42

Divisional Soil Conservation Officer, Nawashahr

43

Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Nawashahr

44

Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Rahon

45

Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Banga

46

Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Balachaur

47

Executive Engineer, Public Health (RWS), PWD, Nawashahr

48

Sub Divisional Engineer,  Public Health (RWS), PWD,Nawashahr-1

49

Sub Divisional Engineer,  Public Health (RWS), PWD, Nawashahr-I1

50

Sub Divisional Engineer,  Public Health (RWS), PWD, Balachaur-1

51

Sub Divisional Engineer,  Public Health (RWS), PWD, Balachaur-11

52

Sub Divisional Engineer, Public Health, (Government Works), PWD  Nawashahr

53

Executive Engineer,   Provincial  Division, PWD (B&R), Nawashahr

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Sub Divisional Engineer,  Provincial  Subdivision, PWD (B&R),Nawashahr

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Sub Divisional Engineer, Construction Subdivision, PWD (B&R), Nawashahr

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Executive Engineer, Panchayati Raj, Nawashahr

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Executive Engineer, Mandi Board, Nawashahr

 

Central Government Officers

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Income Tax Officer, Nawashahr

2

Sub Divisional Officer (Telephones), Nawashahr

3

District Informatic Officer, Nawashahr

 

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