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Subject

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CHAPTER I - GENERAL

Introductory; Topography; River System and Water Resources; Geology; Flora; Fauna; Climate; Tables I - III.

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CHAPTER II - HISTORY

Pre-Historical and Ancient History; Medieval Period; The Struggle for Freedom; The Punjab Ryasti Praja Mandal Movement; Independence and It's Aftermath; Formation of PEPSU and its merger with Punjab.

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CHAPTER III- PEOPLE

            Population; Language; Religion and Caste; Social Life.

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CHAPTER IV - AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

Land Reclamation and Utilization; Irrigation; Agriculture and Horticulture; Animal Husbandry, Poultry and Fisheries; Forestry; Floods; Famine;

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CHAPTER V - INDUSTRIES

Old Time Industries and Industrial Development; State Aid to Industries; Industrial Training Institutes; Industrial Estates and Industrial Areas/ Focal Points; Sources of Power; Growth    and     Development   of Industries; Industries  and Manufactures of the District; Role of Industrial   Co-   operatives;   Labour and Employers’ Organizations;  Welfare of Industrial labour; Appendix.

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CHAPTER VI -   BANKING, TRADE AND COMMERCE   

Banking and Finance; History of Indigenous Banking; General Credit Facilities; Insurance and Small Savings; Currency and Coinage; Trade and Commerce; Course of Trade; Trade Centres; Cooperation in Trade; State Trading; Merchants’ and Consumers’ Associations and Organs for Dissemination of Trade News; Weights and Measures; Storage and Warehousing; Appendices I-IV.

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CHAPTER VII - COMMUNICATIONS

Old–Time Trade Routes and Highways and Modes of Conveyance; Road Transport; Railways; Waterways, Ferries and Bridges; Air Transport; Travel and Tourist Facilities; Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones; Organizations of Owners and Employees in the Field of Transport and Communications; Appendices I-VI.

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CHAPTER VIII - MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

Public Administration; Learned Professions; Personal and Domestic Services; Miscellaneous Services; Appendices I-II.

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CHAPTER IX – ECONOMIC TRENDS

Livelihood Pattern and General Level of Prices and Wages and Standard of Living; Employment Situation; Planning and Rural Development; Appendices I-III.

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CHAPTER X – GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

           Historical Background and Divisions of the District;            District Authorities; Development Organization;  General Arrangement for Disposal 

           of Business; District Committees; State and Central Government Officers.

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CHAPTER XI -  REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

Land Revenue Administration; Land Reforms; Other Sources of Revenue, State and Central; Appendix.

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CHAPTER XII -  LAW AND ORDER AND JUSTICE

 Incidence of Crime in the District; History and Organization of Police; Jails and Lock-Ups; Organization of Civil and Criminal Courts; Bar Associations.

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CHAPTER XIII - OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Public Works Department; Cooperative Department; Public Relations Department; Food and Supplies Department; Finance Department; Planning Department; Language Department; Sainik Welfare Department; Soil and Water Conservation Department.

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CHAPTER XIV-LOCAL SELF –GOVERNMENT

Evolution of Local Self- Government in the District; Organization and Structure; Town and Country Planning and Housing; Panchayati Raj; Appendix.

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CHAPTER XV- EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Historical Background; Literacy and Educational Standards; General Education, Professional and Technical Education; Medical Education; Physical Education;  Cultivation of Fine Arts; Oriental School and Colleges; Education for the Handicapped;Adult Literacy, Social Measures for the Diffusion of Education and Culture among the Masses; Cultural and Literary Societies and Periodicals; Libraries, Museums; etc.

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CHAPTER XVI -  MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

Public Health and Medical Facilities in Early Times, Vital Statistics, Diseases Common to the District; Medical and Public Health Services; Sanitation; Appendices I-II.

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CHAPTER XVII- OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES

Labour Welfare; Prohibition; Advancement of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes; Social Welfare Activities; Public Trusts;  Appendices I-II.

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CHAPTER XVIII – PUBLIC LIFE AND VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

            Representation of the District in the State and Union  Legislatures; Political Parties and Organizations;  Newspapers and  Periodicals; Voluntary Social Service Organizations.

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CHAPTER XIX- PLACES OF INTEREST

            Fatehgarh Sahib/Sirhid; Amloh; Mandi Gobindgarh; Bassi Pathana; Khamano.