There is only one institute in the district, viz. Apeejay College of Fine Arts which was setup in 1973 under the name of Rajeswari Kala Sangam. It has established itself as a premier institution of North India. It came into being with an object of reviving, preserving and propagating the culture heritage of India in this part of the country.
Rajeswari Kala Sangam which made a modest beginning with just a score of students in its hobby classes of music and dance is today a full-fledged post graduate college of Fine Arts. The college was granted affiliated from M.A. Music (Vocal and Instrumental) in 1975 and M.A. Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting) in 1977. Soon after the department of English, Home Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Hindi and Sanskrit were added to the already existing department of Dance, Music and Fine Arts. The department of Sculpture was started in the year 1981. The department of Commercial Arts and Mass Media was also added in the year 1988. To expand there scope of service to the at loving people of all age groups, the hobby wing has been separated from the Appejay College of Fine Arts and it continues to serve under the original name of Rajeshwari Kala Sangam. In order to create disciplinary spirit among the students, N.C.C. and N.S.S. units are also functioning in the college. The number of students on the rolls of the college as on 31 March 1994 was 614.
(g)
Oriental School and
College
The Sanatam Dharam Vedic Sanskrit Patshala, Jalandhar is the only institution in the district for providing education in oriental learning started by the Sanatan Dharm Sabha, Jalandhar. It is affiliated to the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. It imparts instructions in Prajna, Vishard and Shastri, free of charge. Even the boarding and lodging expenses of all the students receiving education in the Pathshala are paid by the Sabha.
The total number of students getting education in the Pathshala as on 31 March 1994 was 13.
With the spread of education, libraries are becoming popular in the district. Various libraries in the district are maintained by the municipal committees. The school and colleges have their own libraries for the use of the students and technical staff. Generally most of the Panchyats in the district maintain small libraries/reading rooms for promotion of education and general knowledge among the peoples in the rural areas. All these libraries are doing useful service to the people. These libraries subscribe to the number of books, daily newspaper, weeklies, fortnightly and monthly magazines.
District Library, Jalandhar – The library came into existence in 1957. As on 31 March 1994, it has 80,105 books. It subscribe to 7 daily newspapers and 10 magazines. The library provides fee service to the people and play an important role in the spread of education.
Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Museum, Khatkar Kalan – A museum at Khatkal Kalan, the native village of the great Martya Sardar Bhagat Singh, was inaugurated on his 50th death anniversary. To pay homage to the great revolutionary martyrs of the Punjab, who laid down their lives for the liberation of their motherland, all their memorable belongings are displayed here. The half burnt ashes of Sardar Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev including the blood soaked sand and blood stained newspaper in which their ashes were wrapped are preserved and exhibited in the museum. One page of the Lahore Conspirace Case’s Judgement through which martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha was sentenced to death and on which Sardar Bhagat Singh put some notes is also exhibited in the museum. A copy of holy Gita having S. Bhagat Singh’s signatures which was handed over to him in Lahore Jail, and his other personal belongings are displayed here. The painting of the revolutionaries and Gadrites who inspired S. Bhagat Singh to jump into the freedom struggle are also displayed in the museum. A big bronze statue in the memory of the great martyr installed in front of the museum remains us his great deeds.
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Medical Facilities in the District
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The method of measuring annual change in population growth under the Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969 for year to year is known as Civil Registration System, i.e. Registration of Birth and Death. The statistics regarding birth, death and infant mortality rate (Civil Registration System) in the Jalandhar District during the year 1974, 1984 to 1993 are given in the following table –
|
Year |
Birth rate per thousand of population |
Death rate per thousand of population |
Infant mortality rate per thousand of population |
|
1974 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
25.30 23.52 23.71 24.13 25.14 23.65 .. 25.03 24.64 24.71 24.22 |
7.77 1.03 7.14 6.27 6.82 6.70 .. 6.64 5.87 5.89 6.92 |
56.48 31.70 30.99 20.93 2046 19.11 .. 27.31 21.35 20.46 12.84 |
( Source : Civil Surgeon, Jalandhar )
The following statement
given the umber of deaths from various diseases in Jalandhar District during
1984 and 1989 to 1993 :-
Deaths registered from various diseases in the Jalandhar District during 1994 and 1989 to 1993
|
|
1984 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
|
Total deaths Males Famale Persons Specified Diseases Cholera (001) Typhoid and Paraphoid fevers (002) Salmonella infections (003) Food poisoning (005) Diphtheria (032) Whooping Caugh (033) Measles (055) Malaria (084) Diabetes (250) Diseases of Blood and Blood forming organs (810-289) Diseases of nervous system (320-322) Inchaemic (393-398) Hypertensive Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (401-429) Pneumonia (480-486) Influeneza (487) Bronchis and Asthma (490-493) Jaundice (782.4) Chronic liver diseases and Cirrhosis (571) |
-- -- 12,695 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 -- -- 5 -- 14 6 3 1 -- |
6,728 5,088 11,816 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 -- -- 35 -- 26 -- 4 -- -- |
7,869 5,497 13,348 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- 12 -- 2 -- -- |
625 551 1,176 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 184 -- 21 -- 971 -- -- |
356 366 722 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 133 -- 25 -- 564 -- -- |
1,232 930 2,162 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,074 -- 19 -- 1,069 -- -- |
(Source : Civil Surgeon, Jalandhar )
Medical Facilities in the District
The medical and health care services
were rendered through 28 hospitals, 27 primary health centres, 175 subsidiary
health centres/dispensaries/clinics with a total bed strength of 2,423 as on 1
April 1993, in the district. The management wise break-up of these medical
institutions is 197 State Public, 19 State Special, 5 Municipal and 9 Voluntary
organization.
The
list of Hospitals, Primary Health Centres, Subsidiary Centres and Dispensaries
in the district (block wise), as on 1 April 1993 is given below :
|
Serial No. |
Name & Location of Institution |
Number of beds |
Rural /Urban |
Name of Tehsil |
Types of Management |
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Male |
Female |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Shaheed
Babu Labh Singh Civil Hospital Jalandhar Mobile
Eye Hospital, Jalandhar Civil
Hospital, Nawa-shahr C.H.C,
Banga Civil Hospital/C.H.C,
Nakodar Civil
Hospital, Phiilaur Civil
Hospital, Nurmahal Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Basti Nao, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Industrial Area,
Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Bhargo Camp, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Lamba Pind, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Garha, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Maksudan, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Aman Nagar , Jalandhar T.B
Clinic, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Ravidaspura, Nakodar Civil
Dispensary, Alawalpur Civil
Dispensary, Bhoor Civil
Dispensary, Rahon Civil
Dispensary, Dakoha Civil
Dispensary, Nagra E.S.I.
Hospital, Jalandhar Railway
Hospital, Jalandhar Cantonment
General Hospital, Jalandhar Cantonment Police Training
College, Hospital, Phillaur E.S.I.
Dispensary, Jalandhar (in E.S.I. Hospital ) E.S.I.
Dispensary, Ladowalli Road, Jalandhar E.S.I.
Dispensary, Industrial Area, Jalandhar E.S.I.
Dispensary, Basti Guzan, Jalandhar E.S.I.
Dispensary, No.5, Jalandhar Gandhi
Vanita Ashram Dispensary, Jalandhar District
Jail Dispensary, Jalandhar Police
Line Dispensary, Jalandhar Northern
Railway Health Unit, Jalandhar Cantonment 7th
Batalian P.A.P.Dispensary, Jalandhar Cantonment 80th Batalian P.A.P.Dispensary,
Jalandhar Cantonment 75th
Batalian P.A.P.Dispensary, Jalandhar Cantonment Canal
Dispensary, Nawashahr E.S.I.
Dispensary, Goraya E.S.I.
Dispensary, Phillaur Bhargo
Relife Fund Dispensary, Jalandhar Basti
Guzan Dispensary, Jalandhar Municipal
Dispensary, quila Mohalla, Jalandhar Municipal
Employees Dispensary, Nehru Park, Jalandhar Model
Town Maternity Dispensary, Jalandhar Gulab
Devi Hospital, Jalandhar Shrimati
Lajwanti Manchanda Memorial Arya Samaj Free Dispensary, Jalandhar Guru
Nanak Mission Hospital, Jalandhar R.B.
Sewak Ram Maternity Hospital, Jalandhar Rajan
Memorial Eye Hospital, Jalandhar Cantonment Ruby
Nelson Memorial Hospital, Jalandhar Cantonment Mandi
Fanton Ganj Charitable Dispensary, Jalandhar Kharayat
Ashram Dispensary, Devi Talab, Jalandhar Doaba
Kushat Ashram Dispensary, Nawashahr Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Basti Guzan, Jalandhar Urban
Slum Area Dispensary, Boota Mandi, Jalandhar Block Adampur
Rural Hospital,
Arjanwal P.H.C.
Adampur P.H.C.,
Daroli Bhai P.H.C.,
Raipur/ Rasulpur S.H.C.,
Beas Pind S.H.C.,
Ghurial S.H.C.,
Haripur S.H.C.,
Kapur Pind S.H.C.,
Kalra S.H.C.,
Padhiana S.H.C.,
Sikanderpur S.H.C.,
Dmunda S.H.C.,
Nurpur Block Bhogpur
C.H.C., Kala Bakra P.H.C.,
Kala Bakra, P.H.C.,
Bhttran S.H.C.,
Behram Saristha S.H.C.,
Cholang S.H.C.,
Dhurial S.H.C.,
Kandhala S.H.C.,
Ladhra S.H.C.,
Pandori Nijran S.H.C.,
Sagar Wall S.H.C.,
Bhogpur Block Jalandhar East P.H.C., Jamsher Khas P.H.C.,
Bolina P.H.C.,
Raipur S.H.C.,
Kotli Than Singh M.S.
Bahia S.H.C., Kukar Pind S.H.C.,
Patara S.H.C.,
Kotli Jamit Singh S.H.C.,
Salempur S.H.C.,
Talthan S.H.C.,
Mithepur S.H.C.,
Pholriwala S.H.C.,
Ucha S.H.C.,
Partap Pura Block Jalandhar West C.H.C.,
/P.H.C., Kartarpur P.H.C.
Chitti P.H.C.
Randhawa Masandhan S.H.C.,
Dhirpur S.H.C.,
Alampru Master
Gurbanta Singh, S.H.C., Dhariwal S.H.C., Kalyanpur S.H.C.,Kohala S.H.C.,
Nussi S.H.C.,
Rahimpur S.H.C.,Pattar
Kalan S.H.C.,
Wariana S.H.C.,
Sarai Khas S.H.C.,
Bal Block Banga
Rural
Hospital, Sandhwan Pharala Raral
Hospital, Sujjon P.H.C.,
Sujjon P.H.C.,
Khatkar Kalann P.H.C.,
Katarian P.H.C.,
Behram S.H.C.,
Jhike Ladhala S.H.C.,
Kahma S.H.C.,
Kariha S.H.C., Cheta S.H.C.,
Gobinpur S.H.C., Mahal Gahla S.H.C., Mandhali S.H.C., Kulthan S.H.C., Sund S.H.C.,
Ucha Ladhana S.H.C.,
Pharala Block Nawashahr
P.H.C., Muzafarpur P.H.C.,
Jabowal P.H.C.,
Jadla S.H.C.,
Daulatpur S.H.C.,
Ghutaron S.H.C.,
Bhatra Khurd S.H.C.,
Kariam S.H.C., Kulam S.H.C.,
Dopalpur S.H.C.,
Langroya S.H.C.,
Usmanpur S.H.C.,
Bahlur Kalan S.H.C.,
Alachaur Block Aur
Civil Hospital, Kamam
P.H.C/C.H.C., Mokandpur P.H.C.,
Aur P.H.C.,
Khan Khanan S.H.C.,
Garcha S.H.C.,Hakimpur S.H.C.,
Harian S.H.C.,
Jagatpur S.H.C.,
Lougeri S.H.C.,
Phambra S.H.C.,
Raipur Dhabha S.H.C.,
Mazara Nauabad S.H.C.,
Chak Dana Block Nakodar Sardar Partap Singh Memorial Civil Hospital, Shankar Rural
Hospital, Uggi P.H.C.,
Metahpur P.H.C,
Mallian Kalan P.H.C,
Baloki P.H.C,
Sarith S.H.C.,
Bir Pind S.H.C.,
Bopa Rai S.H.C.,
Mundh S.H.C.,
Heran S.H.C., Adi S.H.C.,
Chak Kalan S.H.C.,
Gil S.H.C.,
Ladhran S.H.C.,
Pandori Khas S.H.C.,
Marli S.H.C.,
Sidhwan S.H.C.,
Mahem S.H.C.,
Haripur S.H.C.,
Baghela S.H.C., Seghela S.H.C.,
Adraman S.H.C.,
Dhaliwal S.H.C.,
Rauli S.H.C.,
Ugi S.H.C.,
Alowal Block Shahkot Rural
Hospital, Lonian Khas C.H.C./P.H.C.,
Shahkot P.H.C.,
Lasura P.H.C.,
Rupewal P.H.C.,
Giddar Pindi S.H.C.,
Malsian S.H.C.,
Nahal S.H.C.,
Parjian Kalan S.H.C.,
Kang Kalan S.H.C.,
Bhullar S.H.C.,
Kular S.H.C.,
Talwandi Sanghera S.H.C.,
Budhanwal Block Nur Mahal Rural
Hospital, Bilga Rural
Hospital, Mao Sahib P.H.C.,
Bilga P.H.C.,
Talwan P.H.C.,
Kot Badal Khan S.H.C.,
Pharwala S.H.C.,
Partap Purra S.H.C.,
Chima Kalan S.H.C.,
Bhaini S.H.C.,
Bhandal Kalan S.H.C.,
Umarpur Kalan Block Rurka Kalan Sardar Mahal Singh Sura, Civil Hospital, Bandala Rural Hospital, Jadiala P.H.C., Gorya P.H.C.,
Jandiala P.H.C.,
Ruraka Kalan S.H.C.,
Daduwal S.H.C.,
Akalpur S.H.C.,
Dhanda S.H.C.,
Dhesian Kalan S.H.C.,
Ghurka S.H.C.,
Mithra S.H.C., Pasla S.H.C.,
Mothada Khurd S.H.C.,
Mehsampur S.H.C.,
Samrai S.H.C.,
Paddi Khalsa S.H.C., Sarhali S.H.C.,
Surja S.H.C.,
Sargundi S.H.C.,
Chak Dhotran Block Phillaur P.H.C., Bara Pind P.H.C.,
Dialpur P.H.C.,
Dosanj Kalan P.H.C.,
Nagra S.H.C.,
Lassara S.H.C.,
Mansurpur S.H.C.,
Apra S.H.C.,
Tehang S.H.C.,
Paddi Jagir S.H.C.,
Landhara |
221 -- 25 15 36 25 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 50 4 18 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 1 4 2 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 166 -- 4 4 -- 100 22 -- -- -- 2 2 15 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 15 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 15 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 15 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 25 15 2 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
179 -- 25 15 20 25 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 50 2 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 105 -- 4 25 100 30 -- -- -- 2 2 10 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 15 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 10 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 10 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 25 15 2 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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(Drectory of Medical Intitutions in Punjab as on 1
April 1993, Series No. 8 Publication No. 25, Issued by the Directorate, Heath
and Family Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh)
C.H.C.- Community Health
Centre
S.H.C. – Subsidiary
Health Centre