1.
Training
of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM)
This Scheme is a part of Integrated Rural
Development Programme. Under this Scheme, training in various trades for
self-employment varying from 6 months to one year, is provided to the poor
rural youth. It provides for payment of stipend to trainees and honorarium to
trainers and expenses on tool kits raw material, etc. On completion of the
training, trained persons are given assistance by way of loans/subsidy to
enable them to set up their own enterprises.
2.
National
Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
This programme is
dove-tailed in this State with pavement of streets and construction of drains
in the villages and with social forestry.
3.
Rural
Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
4.
Pavement
of Streets and Construction of Drains
In 1980-81, the State Government decided to cover all the villages in
Punjab in a phased manner for pavement of streets and cosntruction of drains.
This is an important programme to improve environmental sanitation in the
villages.
This project, initiated by the Department of Non-conventional Energy
Sources, Government of India, has been introduced I the State during 1984-85.
The objective of the project is to solve the cooking energy crisis and mitigate
drudgery and health hazards faced by the rural women.
Under the project, it is
envisaged to train women workers in the villages for the construction and
installation of improved chulhas and also provide subsidy to beneficiaries and
installation fee to trained workers for construction and installation. The
subsidy available per improved fixed chulhas is 100 per cent of the cost
subject to the maximum of Rs. 50 and for portable Chulhas, subsidy is 75 per
cent of the cost for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and in hilly areas, etc.
and 50 per cent for others.
As on 31 March 1989, all the
1,426 inhabited villages in the district were covered under the programme. Of
the total population of 15,68,898, the programme served a population of
12,25,558 in the district.
General administration
(a) Historical
Background and Divisions of the District
The term ‘general administration’ in so far as the district is concerned,
refers to the management of the public affairs with in an area demarcated as a
district. The administration of Patiala District differed from other districts
as prior to independence of the country in 1947. It was a princely state ruled
by a Maharaja who had full powers of independent jurisdiction.
Before independence in 1947, various parts of
Patiala District were administered by the erstwhile princely states of Patiala,
Nabha and Kalsia and some British terriotry. The princely states were divided
into various nizamats (districts). Each nizamat (also called Bhawanigarh),
Amargarh Nizamat (also called Basi), Anahadgarh Nizamat (also called Barnala),
Pinjour Nizamat and Mohindergarh Nizamat, popularly called Narnaul and 16
tahsils. Three tahsils, viz. Patiala (of Karamgarh Nizamat), Fatehgarh Sahib
(of Amargarh Nizmat) and Rajpura (of Pinjour Nizamat) now form part of Patiala
District. Each nizamat was under a Nazim, Naib-Nazim and tahsildars. The system
of administration prevailing in the then princely State of Patiala is described
in the Punjab Gazetteers, Voloume XVII-A, Phalkian States, 1904 (Patiala, Jind
and Nabha).
There were four High Departments
of State, the Finance Department (Diwani Mal), the Foeign Ofice (Munshi Khana);
the Judicial Department (Adalat Sadr); and the Military Department (Bakshi
Khana). The Finance Minister Diwan in the early days of the State had full
powers in all matters connected with the land revenue and the treasury. He
decided land cases and was sometimes allowed to farm the land revenue. Maharaja
Karm Singh put stop to this practice and organised the Financial Department.
The Diwan was made the appellate court in revenue cases, and all matters of
revenue and finance were submitted to him. The Foreign Minister Mir Munshi
transated all business with other
Governments, signed agreements, contracts, etc. And conducted the external
affairs of the State. The Judicial Minister-Adalati was made dating from the
reign of Maharaja Karm Singh. The Commander-in-Chief-Bakhshi formerly combined
the duties of Pay-Master with his own, but the office became purely military
later on. Maharaja Rajinder Singh created a Chief Court of three members to
hear appeals from the decisions of the Finance, Judicial and Foreign ministers.
The headquarters staff of each nizamat consisted of a Nazim, two Naib-Nazims
and a Tahsildar in charge of the headquarters tahsil. Nazims dated from the reign
of Maharaja Narindar Singh, when under the name of Munsarim hadbast, they were
appointed to introduce cash assessments. The Nazim was practically a Deputy
Commissioner with powers of a Sessions Judge in addition. He head all the
appeals of his Naib-Nazim and tahsildars, whether civil, criminal or revenue.
Karmgarh and Amargarh nizamats had each two naib-nazim; Anahadgarh had three,
two at barnala and one at Bathinda; Mohindergarh one, posted at Narnaul; and
Pinjour two at Rajpura and Sanaur.The Naib-Nazim was the court of original
jurisdiction both civil and criminal, the Tahsildar having criminal
jurisdiction in a few petty cases only. The Tahsildar was the court of orginal
jurisdiction in revenue cases, and had criminal powers in cases falling under Section
425 and 441-447 of the Indian Penal Code. The Tahsildar of Pinjaur had both
civil and criminal powers of a Naib-Nazim The tahsildars had no civil cases and
hardly any criminal. Hence they worked with a small establishment consisting of
a Siaha-navis, anAhlmad and two
Muawan Siaha-navis. Only the Tahsildar of Pinjaur had a Naib-Tahsildar. The
patwaris, who were working under the Settlement Department were normally under
the Tahsildar. There were no kanungos except inthe Mohindargarh District.
Patiala was the headquarter
of the princely State of Patiala. Prior to 1919, it was the tahsil headquarter
of Bhawanigarh District of Patiala State. In 1919, the district of Patiala was
reorganised, as Patiala was made a district with three tahsils, viz. Rajpura, Patiala
and Ghanaur, Later on, Ghanaur Tahsil was merged in Patiala Tahsil. On the
formation of PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union) on 20 August 1948,
the district again underwent a territorial change. Nabha Tahsil of erstwhile
Nabha Princely State was merged in this district. In 1950, five villages of the
district were transferred to the then Ambala District, two patwar circles of
the district were transferred to Ludhiana District and one Patwar Circle
Sidhuwal of Karnal District was transferred to the Patiala District. In 1953,
Fatehgarh Sahib and Kandaghat (now in Himachal Pradesh) District of PEPSU were
abolished and the whole area was included in the district. In 1956 at the time
of merger of PEPSU with Punjab State, 55 villages of former Kalsia State were
transferred to Rajpura Tahsil of the district. In 1964, 82 villages of
sub-tahsil Payal were transferred to Ludhiana District and 4 villages to
Sangrur District. In 1972, 23 villages of Fatehgarh Sahib Tahsil of the
district were transferred to Kharar Tahsil of Rupnagar District. Subsequently,
4 more villages of Fatehgarh Sahib were transferred to Kharar Tahsil and 9
villages of Kharar Tahsil were transferred to Rajpura Tahsil in 1974.
Administrative
Divisions.—Patiala is one of the four
districts in the Patiala Division. It is divided into five tahsils, namely
Patiala (including sub-tahsil Dudhan Sadhan), Nabha (including sub-tahsil
Amloh), Rajpura (including sub-tahsil Dera Bassi), Samana (including sub-tahsil
Patran) and Fatehgarh Sahib. All these tahsils have since been made
subdivisions.
The strength of Su
Divisional Officers (Civil), Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars in the district, as
on 31 March 1989 is given below :
|
Subdivision |
SDO
(C) |
Number
of Posts |
|
|
|
|
Tahsildar |
Naib-Tahsildar |
|
Patiala |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Nabha |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Rajpura |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Samana |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Fatehgarh Sahib |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
District Patiala |
5 |
5 |
10 |
The general administration
of the district is vested in the Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, who functions
under the administrative control of the Divisional Commissioner, Patiala. He
has wide powers and manifold responsibilities. He is, in short a pivot on which
runs the district administration. The Deputy Commissioner also acts as District
Collector and District magistrate on different occasions. His role as Deputy
Commissioner, District Collector and District Magistrate, in brief, is
described as under :
(i)
As Deputy Commissioner, he
is the executive head of the district. Due to immense importance of his office,
the Deputy Commissioner is considered to be the measuring rod of efficiency in
district administration. He performs numerous responsibilities in the sphere of
civil administration, developmnet, panchayats, local bodies, etc.
The Deputy Commissioner has an Office Superintendent
under him, to supervise the work of the clerical staff. He guides the
functioning of different branches of his office. Each branch is headed by an
Assistant and is functionally known after him.
The number of branches in
the office of the Deputy Commissioner differs from district to district
depending upon the requirements in each case, but more important branches
existing in almost all the districts are; Establishment Branch, Nazarat Branch, Sadr Kanungo Branch, Development Branch, Miscellaneous Branch,
Licensing Branch, Complaint and Enquiries Branch, Local Funds Branch, District
Revenue Accounts Branch, Flood Relief Branch, Revenue Records Branch, Records
and Issue Branch, Sadr Copying
Agency, Registration Branch, Peshi
Branch, etc.
(ii)
As District Collector, the
Deputy Commissioner is the chief revenue officer responsible for collection of
revenue and other Government dues recoverable as arrears of land revenue. In
revenue matters, he is responsible to the Government through the Divisional
Commissioner and the Financial Commissioner, Revenue. He is responsible for
ensuring the maintenance of accurate and uptodate records of rights as regards
the land.
The Deputy Commissioner is also the appointing
authority for Patwaris and Kanungos and ministerial staff posted in the tahsil
offices, and in the offices of Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) and Deputy
Commissioner, except in the case of Superintendent of Deputy Comissioner’s
Office and for most of the subordinate revenue staff in the district. As the
District Collector, he is the highest revenue judicial authority in the
district.
(iii)
As District Magistrate, the Deputy
Commissioner is primarily responsible for the maintenance of law and order in
the district. He is the head of criminal administration and supervises all
Executive Magistrates in the district and controls and directs the actions of
the police. He has supervisory powers over the administration of jails and
lock-ups in the district.
Besides his above mentioned duties as Deputy
Commissioner, District Collector and District Magistrate, he plays and
important role as Deputy Custodian, under the Displaced Persons (Compensation
and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. In this capacity, his duties are : revision
against the orders of Tahsildars and Officer-in-Charge, Rural, regarding
allotment of land and houses in rural areas; revision against the orders of the
District Rent Officer, regarding allotment of houses and shops in urban area
and disposal of cases received from the Assistant Custodian (Judicial)
regarding evacuee property.
The position of Deputy Commissioner as head of the
district administration has become one of expanding responsibilities. As he is
the executive head of the civil administration, all departments in the
district, which otherwise have their own officers look to him for guidance and
co-ordination. 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
decentralisation of authority and expansion of the Panchayati Raj. He is also
responsible for the execution of
Rural development scheme. Besides, he is
responsible, as District Election Officer, for the peaceful and orderly conduct
of 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, etc. He keeps liaison with
military authorities in his jurisdiction and is the competent authority for
requisition 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 a 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 department or by processing the matter in his own
office. In short, there is nothing of importance which takes place in the
district with which he is not associated, directly or indirectly.
Sub Divisional Officer (Civil)
The Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) is the executive
head of the subdivision. He is either a junior member of the Indian
Administrative Service or a senior member of the State Civil Service, who has
earned extensive experience in 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 subdivision,
against the orders of Assistant collectors, Grade II (Tahsildars and Naib
Tahsildars) and Assistant Collector, Grade I (Tahsildars in Partition cases).
He exercises direct cntrol over the Tahsildars 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 the Sub
Divisional Officer relating to revenue, magisterial, executive and development
matters within his jurisdiction, are analogous to those of the Deputy
Commissioner. His revenue duties include supervision and inspection of all
matters from assessment to collection of land revenue; co-ordination of work of
all officials in the subdivision, particularly in the departments of Revenue,
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Public Health within the subdivision.
His magisterial duties are : liaison and
co-ordination with police in the subdivision; watch over the relations between
various communities and classes; special precautions and actions in emergency,
especially connected with festivals and recommendations to the District
Magistrate, when he is himself not competent, for grant of arms licences. He
has ample powers under the Criminal Procedure Code, Punjab 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 of
the records and registers which deal with crime from a police station and can
call the Station House Officer to come to him to explain the matters. He can
bind down anti-social elements for peaceful conduct over a period. He commands
closer contact with the public and more intimate association with the local
bodies and market committees. He also plays an important role in the rural
development programmes. He needs co-operation and help from other Government
officials in the subdivision for the smooth running of administration and
successful implementation of development schemes. On important policy maters,
however, he is required to route the matters through the Deputy Commissioner.
For the elections to the
Vidhan Sabha, he is generally appointed as Returning Officer for the
constituency/constituencies in his jurisdiction. For elections to the Lok sabha
constituencies, he is also appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars
The officer incharge of a tahsil is called Tahsildar
assisted by Naib-Tahsildars. However, there is no substantial difference in the
revenue and magisterial duties of a Tahsildar and a Naib-Tahsildar. In revenue
matters, both exercise the powers of Assistant Collector, Grade II, in their
circles as Circle Revenue Oficers. Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildar are appointed
as ex-officio Executive Magistrate in the district of their posting provided
they have passed the respective prescribed Departmental Examination in Criminal
Law paper by the Lower Standard as well as in the Language Paper. However, a
Tahsildar is vested with powers of Assistant Collector, Grade I, with regard to
the partition cases, which power he exerecises in whole of the tahsil, the
Naib-tahsildars are not vested with this power. Also, as senior Revenue Oficer
of the tahsil and as overall incharge thereof, a Tahsildar has powers of
co-ordination and distribution work among Circle Revenue Officers, the
Naib-Tahsildars and himself. He is a Class-II gazetted officer of the State
Government which a Naib-Tahsildar is not. In this regard, a Tahsildar is
competent to make and issue certificates as a gezetted officer. All
recommendations in lambadari cases,
even in the revenue circle of Naib-Tahsildars, are routed through him to the
Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) and the Deputy Commissioner.
For 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 are responsible
for collection of land revenue and other dues payable to the Government. To
remain in touch with subordinate revenue staff, to observe the seasonal
conditions and conditionof crops, to listen to the difficulties of the
cultivators and to distribute the taccavi
loans, the Tahsildar and Naib-Tahsildars extnsively tour the areas in their jurisdiction.
They decide urgent matters on the spot, like correction of entries in the
account books, 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 up-to-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.
In the performance of their above functions, the
Tahsildar and Naib-Tahsildars in Patiala District are assisted by a Sar Kanungo, who is in charge of revenue
records at the district headquarters, 5 Office Kanungos (one each at tahsil
headquarters) 5 Assistant Office Kanungos, 25 Field Kanungos (6 in Patiala, 5
in Nabha, 7 in Rajpura 3 in Samana and 4 in Fatehgarh Sahib tahsils) and 375
Patwaris.
Kanungo.—He
is an important link between the Tahsildar/ Naib-Tahsildar and the Patwari. The
main duties of a Kanungo are to supervise the work of 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 incharge of
Patwaris’ and Kanungos’ establishments and carries but inspections of Patwar
Circles and Kanungos Circles.
Special Kanungo or Patwari Moharrir makes the information contained in revenue records,
accessible to the litigating public and to the coursts, by preparing extracts
from 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 records which
the court ought to examine.
Patwaris.—Whereas,
the Deputy Commissioner is regarded as the pivot of the district
administration, the Patwari is the representative of Government at the village level.
Upto 1906, he was paid by the village itself, but now he is a salaried
Government employee. He has usally one or two villages in his charge. His local
knowledge is so extensive that there is hardly any information about the
village and its occupants of which he is not aware or of which he cannot make a
guess. As such, he is viewed as the eyes and ears of the Collector.
The duties of Patwari include conducting of surveys,
field inspections, recording of crops, revision of maps or reports relating to
mutations, partitions, revenue or rents, taccavi,
etc. Under the orders of the Collector, he prepares the records of rights. He
is also required to assist in providing relief to agriculturists in distress or
in census operations. He reports the crime and prepares maps to illustrate
police inquiries. His special duty is the preparation of dhal bachh (papers regarding distribution of revenue over
holdings).
Lambardars.—Lambardar is the most important functionary in the
village. His main function is to keep watch over the law and order situation in
his area and report the matter to the nearest police station in case of breach
of law. He is also responsible for the collection of revenue dues for
Government from various sources and to remit these into treasury. He is given 5
per cent of land revenue collection which is called pachotra. 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. Above all, he is the
representative of Government in the village. He is assisted by a village
Chowkidar.
The Community Development (now known as Rural
Development) programme was launched on 2 October 1952 to raise the living
standard and to ameliorate the lot of the rural people. The entire district of
Patiala has been brought under the programme. The district is divided, into 9
development blocks, viz. Patiala, Bhuner Heir, Bassi Pathana, sirhind, Nabha,
Rajpura, Dera Bassi, Ghanaur and Samana. For each block, there is a Block
Development and Panchayat Officer, who is under the control of Chairman of the
Panchayat Samiti, the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) of the subdivision, and
the District Development and Panchayat Officer of the district, besides being
under the overall control of the Deputy Commissioner.
The Block Development and Panchayat Officer is
responsible for the successful implementation of development schemes in his
block. He also guides and supervises the work of other departments in his
block. He is assisted by a Social Education and Panchayat Officer, a Mukhya
Sevika, an Overseer (popularly known as
Extension Officer), a number of Gram Sevaks and Gram Sevikas, besides
other ministerial Class III and Class IV staff. Besides, he has also a number
of Inspectors or Extension officers belonging to the Agriculture, Animal
Husbandry, Co-operation, and Industries Departments, who assist and advise him
in their respective spheres. This was done after the introduction of Panchayati
Raj in the State to enable him to
co-ordinate the activities of various departments engaged in developmental
work.
(d) General
Arrangement for Disposal of Business
In addition to the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil),
Tahsildars, and Block Development and Panchayat Officers, the Deputy
Commissioner, Patiala, is assisted by a General Assistant, a District Officer
for Removal of Grievances, a District Transport Officer, a District Development
and Panchayat Officer, Oath Commissioners, and a District Attorney. The
functions of each of these officers are discussed below in brief :
General Assistant.—He is an executive officer under the Deputy
Commissioner and assists the latter in all his executive and administrative
functions. As such, he is the principal administrative officer and attends to
routine correspondence, attestation, complaints, etc. He does little touring as
he has to keep a vigilant eye on the office. Almost all important branches of
the Deputy Commissioners’ Office are under his supervision. He is competent to
correspond with Government and other departments in routine matters. He is a
member of the Punjab Civil Services and an Executive Magistrate. However, since
the separation of judiciary from the executive in PEPSU in 1951, he tries only
security cases.
District Officer, Removal of Grievances.—He is an Executive Magistrate or an officer of
equivalent status and belongs to State Civil Services. He redresses grievances
of the public in the district and expedites action on the complaints received
by him relating to all departments. He also acts as Co-ordinating Officer for
the disposal of complaints from the public.
District Transport Officer.—He is a Senior Magistrate or an officer of
equivalent status and belongs to the State Civil Services. His duties and
functions are to realise the road tax in respect of all types of vehicles; to
regulate the vehicles of all categories covered under the Motor Vehicle Act,
1939, to issue special passes for stage carriages/taxi cars for marriage and
tour parties; to inspect transport vehicles and grant certificate of fitness in
respect of such vehicles for which technical assistance is provided by Motor
Vehicle Inspector (MVI); to enforce traffic rules, etc. The District Transport
Officer is the Chairman of Condemnisation Board, which condemns the vehicles of
all Government departments. He issues full and half paid concession passes to
blind and physically handicapped persons, on behalf of Deputy Commissioner.
District Development and Panchayat Officer.—He is in charge of the work relating to
development including local development, Five-Year Plans, Panchayats, National
Extension Service, etc. He co-oridnates the activities of all the development
departments in the district. The Development Branch of the Deputy Commissioner’s
Office, which deals with the planning of development programmes and
agricultural production, functions under his supervision. All the Block
Development and Panchayat Officers in the district are under his control in
respect of the implementation of the Community Development Programme.
Registration.—The Deputy Commissioner is the Register for the
district under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 and in that capacity, he is
responsible for registration work in the district. In the Patiala District, the
Registrar is assisted by 5 Tahsildars as Sub-Registrars, one each in five
tahsils, viz. Patiala, Nabha, Rajpura, Samana and Fatehgarh Sahib. The Naib
Tahsildar in a tahsil is the ex-officio Joint Sub-Registrar and he undertakes
the registration work only when the regular Sub-Registrar is on leave or away
from the headquarters. The Sub-Registrar and the Joint Sub-Registrar do
registration work in addition to their own duties for which they get monthly
honorarium.
The Sub-Registrar registers the documents pertaining
to the properties situated in his jurisdiction. The Registrar is, however,
empowered to register any document from any tahsil of his district. He hears
appeals and applications referred to him under Sections 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 Clerk/Readers assist the Sub-Registrars/Joint
Sub-Registrars in the tahsil in performing the registration work.
Official Receiver.—At the district headquarters, there is an Official
Receiver who is appointed by the Government on the recommendations of the
District and Sessions Judge. He is in charge of the work concerning insolvency
cases. When any person applies for insolvency, his property is put under his
charge and he disposes it of according to the orders of the Insolvency Court.
He keeps 7˝ per cent of the proceeds as his remuneration. He also acts as a
Court Auctioner and is paid a commission of 4 per cent on the auction proceeds.
Oath Commissioners.—An Oath Commissioner is a practising lawyer who is
authorised on application by the High Court to make attestations of affidavits.
As on 31 March 1989, there were 23 Oath Commissioners in the district, 11 at
Patiala, 4 at Nabha, 2 at Fatehgarh Sahib, 3 at Rajpura 1 at Amloh and 2 at
Samana. They charge Rs 2 to 5 as attestation fee for an affidavit.
District Attorney.—The District Attorney is under the administrative
control of the Director, Prosecution and Litigation and Joint Secretary to
Government, Punjab. At the district headquarters, he presents the Government
cases in the court of District and Sessions Judge. He is assisted by 11
Assistant District Attorneys, Grade 1, 21 Assistant District Attorneys, Grade
II, I Assistant, I Junior Scale Stenographer, 8 Clerks, besides other
ministerial Class III and Class IV staff. The District Attorny and Assistant
Attorneys are permanent employees of the Government. They are not allowed to
engage in private practice.
District Committees have been constituted to
accelerate the disposal of business. Meetings of these committees are held at
the district headquarters to discuss the progress made in the various plan
schemes and the difficulties experienced by the difference Government
departments in relation to each other. The Deputy Commissioner presides over
these meetings and acts as a coordinator. The following Committees have been
constituted in the Patiala District :-
1
District Empowered Committee
2
District Advisory Committee Mandir
Kali Devi, Patiala
3
20-Point Programme- Implementation
Committee
4
House allotment Committee (Lower)
5
District Agricultural Production
Committee
6
District Planning Committee/Board
7
Public Utility Committee (Telephones,
etc.)
8
District Consultative Committee for
Banks
9
District Environment Committee
10
District Development Works Committee
11
District Free legal Aid Committee
12
District red Cross Committee
13
Site Selection Committee
14
District Industries Centre Advisory
Committee
15
District Level Committee for
Sanctioning State Capital Subsidy.
(f) State and
Central Government Officers
The following State and Central Government Officers
are posted at the district headquarters:-
State Government Officers
1
Commissioner, Patiala Division,
Patiala
2
Deputy Commissioner, Patiala
3
Additional Deputy Commissioner,
Patiala
4
Additional Deputy Commissioner
(Development), Patiala
5
General Assistant to the Deputy
Commissioner, Patiala
6
District Officer, Removal of
Grievances, Patiala
7
District Transport Officer, Patiala
8
District and Sessions Judge, Patiala
9
Additional District and Sessions
Judge, Patiala
10
Special Judicial Magistrate Class I,
Patiala
11
District Election Officer, Patiala
12
District Attorney, Patiala
13
District Development and Panchayat
Officer, Patiala
14
Director, Language Department, Punjab,
Patiala
15
Tahsildar, Special Duty, Patiala
16
District Savings Officer, Patiala
17
Excise and Taxation Commissioner,
Patiala
18
Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner,
Patiala Division, Patiala
19
Assistant Excise and Taxation
Commissioner, Patiala
20
Senior Superintendent of Police,
Patiala
21
Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Patiala
22
Deputy Superintendent of Police (C I
D), Patiala
23
Principal, Training School, Excise and
Taxation Department, Patiala
24
Secretary, Punjab Public Service
Commission, Patiala
25
Commandant, 36 Bn, P a p Qila Bahadurgarh, Patiala
26
Commandant, 82 Bn, P A P Qila
Bahadurgarh Paitala
27
Deputy Inspector Genral of Police
Railway, Punjab, Patiala
28
Superintendent of Police, Intelligence
Bureau, Flying Squad-2, Patiala
29
Divisional Commander, Punjab Home
Guards, Patiala
30
District Commander, Home Guards,
Patiala
31
Superintendent, Central Jail, Patiala
32
Superintendent, District Jail, Patiala
33
Superintendent, Open Jail, Nabha
34
Superintendent, Sub Jail, Bssi Pathana
35
District Probation Officer, Patiala
36
Treasury Officer, Patiala
37
Chief Electrical Inspector, Punjab,
Patiala
38
Mining Officer, Industries Department,
Punjab, Mubarkpur
39
Senior Sub Judge, Patiala
40
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala
41
Sub Divisional Officer, Patiala
42
Sub Divisional Officer, Rajpura
43
Sub Divisional Officer, Nabha
44
Sub Divisional Officer, Samana
45
Sub Divisional Officer, Fatehgarh
Sahib
46
Tahsildar, Patiala
47
Tahsildar, Rajpura
48
Tahsildar, Nabha
49
Tahsildar, Samana
50
Tahsildar, Fatehgarh Sahib
51
Deputy Controller, Printing and
Stationery Department, Patiala
52
Deputy Controller, Stamp Section, Old
Printing Press, Patiala
53
Manager, Government Typewriters
Workshop, Printing and Stationery Department, Patiala
54
Deputy Director, Local Self
Government, Patiala
55
Divisional Social Education Officer,
Patiala Division, Patiala
56
District Education Officer
(Secondary), Patiala
57
District Education Officer (Primary),
Patiala
58
Divisional Education Oficer, Patiala Division,
Patiala
59
Chief Librarian, Musafir Memorial
Central State Library, Patiala
60
Senior District Sports Officer,
Patiala
61
Assistant Director, Youth Services,
Patiala
62
Director, Archaeology Department,
Punjab State, patiala
63
District Ayurvedic and Unani Officer,
Patiala
64
Civil Surgeon, Patiala
65
Chief Engineer, P WD (B&R), North
Zone, Patiala
66
Chief Engineer, P WD (B&R), South
Zone, Patiala
67
Chief Engineer, P WD (B&R),
Central Zone, Patiala
68
Chief Engineer, P WD Public Health
(RWS), Patiala
69
Chief Engineer, P WD Public Health
(GW), Patiala
70
Chief Engineer, Vigilance and
Technical, I B, Patiala
71
Superintending Engineer, Public Health
Division (RWS), Patiala
72
Executive Engineer, Public Health
Division (RWS), Patiala
73
Executive Engineer, Public Health
Division (GW), Patiala
74
Executive Engineer, Public health
Division (RWS), Rajpura
75
Superintending Engineer, Patiala
Electical Circle, PWD (B&R), Patiala
76
Superintending Engineer, Mechanical
Circle, PWD (B&R), Patiala
77
Superintending Engineer, Construction
Circle No.I, PWD (B&R), Patiala
78
Superintending Engineer, Construction
Circle No.II, PWD (B&R), Patiala
79
Executive Engineer, Electricity
Circle, PWD (B&R), Patiala
80
Executive Engineer, Construction
Division No.1, PWD (B&R), Patiala
81
Executive Engineer, Construction
Division No.2, PWD (B&R), Patiala
82
Executive Engineer, Construction
Division, PWD (B&R), Nabha
83
Executive Engineer, Provincial
Division, PWD (B&R), Patiala
84
Executive Engineer, National Highway
Division, PWD (B&R), Patiala
85
Executive Engineer, Construction
Division, PWD (B&R), Patiala
86
Executive Engineer, Bhakhra Main Line
Circle, Patiala
87
Superintending Engineer, Bhakra Main
Line Division, Patiala
88
Executive Engineer, Patiala Circle, I
B, Patiala
89
Superintending Engineer, Lehal
Division, I B, Patiala
90
Executive Engineer, Devigarh Division,
I B, Patiala
91
Superintending Engineer, Water Supply
Circle, Patiala
92
Executive Engineer, Water Supply
Division, Patiala
93
Superintending Engineering, Canal
Lining Circle, Patiala
94
Executive Engineer, Canal Lining
Division, I B, Patiala
95
Superintending Engineer, Construction
Circle No. IV, SYL, Canal Project, Patiala
96
Land Acquisition Officer, SYL Canal
Project, Patiala
97
Executive Engineer, Patiala
Construction Division, SYL Canal Project, Patiala
98
Executive Engineer, Rajpura
Construction Division, SYL Canal Project, Patiala
99
Executive Engineer, Sarola
Construction, SYL Canal Project, Patiala
100
Executive Engineer, Ghaggar Mechanical Division, SYL Canal Project,
Patiala
101
Superintending Engineer, Patiala
Drainage Circle, Patiala
102
Executive Engineer, Patiala Drainage
Division, Patiala
103
Managing Director, P R T C, Patiala
104
Divisional Town Planner, Patiala
Division, Patiala
105
Senior Town Planner (South), Patiala
106
Senior Architect (North), Patiala
107
District Public Relations Officer,
Patiala
108
District Social Welfare Officer, Patiala
109
District Welfare Oficer, Patiala
110
Labour-Cum-Conciliation Officer,
Patiala
111
Sub Regional Employment Officer,
patiala
112
Assistant Employment Officer, Rajpura
113
Assistant Employment Officer, Sirhind
114
Secretary, Zila Sainik Board, Patiala
115
Secretary, Zila Parishad, Patiala
116
Tahsildar Sales, Rehabilitation
Department, Patiala
117
Chief Agricultural Officer, Patiala
118
Assistant Sugarcane Development
Officer, Patiala
119
District Family Planning Officer,
Patiala
120
Project Officer, I C D P, Patiala
121
General manager, Buffalo Breeding
Farm, Nabha
122
Assistant Poultry Development Officer,
Patiala
123
Dairy Development Officer, Patiala
124
Assistant Director, Fisheries, Patiala
Division, Patiala
125
Divisional Forest Officer, Patiala
Division, Patiala
126
Conservator of Forests (South Circle),
Patiala
127
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Patiala
128
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Bhunerheri
129
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Nabha
130
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Samana
131
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Sirhind
132
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Bassi Pathana
133
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Rajpura
134
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Ghanaur at Rajpura
135
Block Development and Panchayat
Officer, Dera Bassi
136
Principal, Co-operative Training
Centre, Nabha
137
Joint Registrar, Co-operative
Societies, Patiala
138
Deputy Registrar, Co-operative
Societies, Patiala
139
Assistant Registrar, Co-operative
Societies, Sirhind
140
Assistant Registrar, Co-operative
Societies, Samana at Patiala
141
Audit Officer, Co-operative Societies,
Patiala
142
Deputy Director, Panchayati Raj,
Patiala
143
Executive Engineer, Panchayati Raj,
PWD, Patiala
144
Senior General manager, District
Industries Centre, Patiala
145
Secretary, Regional Transport
Authority, Patiala
146
District Transport Officer, Patiala
147
Deputy Economic and Statistical
Adviser, Patiala
148
District Food and Supplies Controller,
Patiala
149
Chairman, P S E B, Patiala
Central Government Officers
1
Chief Commissioner, Income Tax,
Patiala
2
Commissioner, Income Tax, Patiala
3
Deputy Commissioner, Income Tax,
Patiala
4
I T O Headquarter, Patiala
5
Director, Netajii Suhash National
Institute of Sports, Patiala
6
District Engineer, Telephones, Patiala
7
Senior Superintendent of Post
Officers, Patiala
8
Assistant Collector, Excise and
Customs, Patiala
9
Superintendent, Excise and Customs,
Patiala
10
Superintendent (Revenue), Excise and
Customs, Patiala
11
Assistant Director, Intelligence
Bureau, Patiala
12
Chief Engineer, Diesel Component
Workshop, Patiala