CHAPTER XIII
OTHER DEPARTMENTS
In the recent years the role the public administration has increased manifold in order to meet the modern day requirements of human life. Being a welfare State, the Government has undertaken so much diverse activities that many new departments have come into existence, which play a key role in the development and functional activities of Government.
The administrative set up, fucntions and activities of the departments, which have not been mentioned elsewhere in the Gazetteer, have been dealt with hereunder:
(a) Public Works Department
Public Works Department (PWD) is one of the important departments of the Government. It is responsible for excution of various developmental works of the State. The activities of the Public Works Department may be mainly divided into construction and maintenance of buildings, bridges and roads; rural water supply works; drainage works; irrigation and linning of irrigation channels, etc. The jurisdiction of the circles/ divisions of the department are not necessarily contained to a district. However the divisons/ subdivisions having jurisdiction over the Nawashahr District are discussed below:
Executive Engineer, Provincial
Division, PWD (B&R), Nawashahr.- In the present district of Nawashahr this
division was established on
This division has two subdivisions viz Provincial Subdivision, PWD (B&R), Nawashahr and Construction Subdivision PWD (B&R), Nawashahr. Each of these Subdivisions is headed by Sub Divisional Engineer. Sub Divisional Engineer, Provincial Subdivision PWD (B&R), Nawashahr is assisted by 1 Junior Engineer, 1 Sub Divisional Clerk, 1 Deputy Sub Divisional Clerk and other miscellaneous Class IV staff. Sub Divisional Engineer, Construction Subdivision PWD (B&R), Nawashahr is assisted by 5 Junior Engineers, 1 Sub Divisional Clerk, 1 Deputy Sub Divisional Clerk and other miscellaneous Class IV staff.
Sub Divisional Engineer, Public
Health (Government Works), Nawashahr.- This Subdivision was established at Nawashahr
in 1971-72. It is headed by Sub Divisional Engineer who functions under the
administrative control of Executive Engineer (GW) Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar
who in turn is under the control of Superintending Engineer, (GW)
The Sub Divisional Engineer is
assisted by 4 Assistant Engineers, 1 Senior Clerk, 1 Junior Clerk besides miscellaneous Class IV staff.
The main functions of this
subdivision are the maintenance of water supply, sewerage and sanitary work in
Government institutions.
Executive Engineer, Public Health
(Rural Water Supply) Nawashahr.- This division was set up in September 1991. It is headed by Executive
Engineer who functions under the adminisrative control of Superintending
Engineer, Public Health (RWS)
This division has 2 subdivisions
viz. Public Health (RWS) Subdivision No.1, Nawashahr and Public Health (RWS)
Subdivision No.2, Nawashahr.
Each subdivision is under the charge
of Sub Divisional Engineer. In Public Health (RWS) Subdivision No.1, Sub
Divisional Engineer is assisted by 4 Junior Engineers, 1 Sub Divisional clerk,
1 Pump Driver, besides miscellaneous Class IV Staff. Where as in Public Health
(RWS) Subdivision No.2, Sub Divisional Engineer is assisted by 1 Junior
Engineer, 1 Sub Divisional Clerk, 1 Driver, 1 Fitter 2 Pump Drivers, besides miscellaneous Class IV Staff.
Executive Engineer, Public Health (Rural Water
Supply), Balachaur.-
This division was established in September 1991*. It is headed by Executive
Engineer, who is under the administrative control of Superintending Engineer,
Public Health (RWS),
* This division was merged with Public Health (RWS) Division, Nawashahr
on
This division has three subdivisions, viz. Public Health (RWS) Subdivision No.1, Balachaur, Public Health (RWS) Subdivision No.2 Balachaur and Public Health (RWS) Subdivision No. 3 Gharshankar. From above first two are functioning in Nawashahr District whereas the third one is in Hoshiarpur District.
Each Subdivision is under the charge
of Sub Divisional Engineer who is assisted in each subdivision of Nawashahr
District by 2 Junior Engineers, 1 Sub Divisional Clerk and besides
miscellaneous Class IV Staff.
(b)
Cooperative Department
The Cooperative Department is
represented in the district by the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies,
Nawashahr. The office of Deputy Resigstrar, Cooperative Societies, Nawashahr
was established on
The
office of the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Nawashahr was
established on
The Deputy Registrar is reponsible
for the healthy growth and development of the cooperative movement and
registers the cooperative societies. He ensures that agriculturists receive
adequate and timely supply of short, medium and long term cerdit through
central cooperative banks, land development banks and cooperative service
societies. He also arranges through cooperative marketing societies the supply
of chemical fertilizers, improved seeds, insecticides and pesticides.
(c) Public
Relations Department
The office of the District Public
Relations Officer, Nawashahr came into existence in November 1995.
At the district level, the department of
Public Relations is represented by the Assistant Public Relations Officer,
Nawashahr. who is officiating as District Public Relations Officer. He is under
the administrative control of Director, Public Relations,
The
department is mainly responsible for collection and circulatation of the
official information and news. It helps the press and electronics media and
their correspondents by way of furnishing them necessary information. At the
district level, the District Public Relations Officer maintains constant
liaison with the public for putting across the Government point of view. He
undertake publicity drive through meetings, cinema shows, drama performances
and personal contacts with a view to inform and educate the people about
various programmes and policies formulated by the Government and the
development made in different fields. He keeps the Government informed of
public reactions to its plans and policies and convey the public grievances to
the district and State authorities. The office also runs an information centre
at the district headquarters.
(d) Food and Supplies Department
The Department of Food and Supplies
is represented at the district level by the District Food and Supplies Controller,
Nawashahr. He functions under the adminsitrative control of Director, Food and
Supplies ,
The District Food and Supplies Controller is primarily
responsible for the procurement of foodgrains in the district. He also looks
after the proper storage of the stocks of foodgrains kept in the provincial
reserves and arrangement for their distribution, distribution of sugar, kerosene
oil and vegetable ghee, etc., to the people belonging to below poverty line and
above poverty line under different schemes. The distribution of foodgrain and
other essential commodities is regulated through a net work of fair price shops
in the district. A new scheme namely
‘Antodya Scheme’ has been launched by the Government of India. Under this
scheme 470 below poverty line families has been getting 25 kg wheat per month
at the rate of Rs 2 per kg in the district. The District Food and Supplies Controller
is also responsible to issue/renewal of brick kilns and firewood licences and
checking of licences of food grains, rice shellers besides, the checking of
petrol pump and cooking gas agencies. The department also maintains its own
godowns for the storage of foodgrains.
As
on
(e) Finance Department
The
department is represented at the district level by District Treasury Officer,
Jalandhar through a Treasury Officer posted at Nawashahr. The Treasury Officer,
Nawashahr is the incharge of Sub-treasury functioning at Nawashahr. As on
The
main functions of Treasury Officer are, to make receipts and payments on behalf
of Government; to maintain the accounts of Government and storage of stamps,
valuables, etc. He is also responsible to District Treasury Officer, Jalandhar,
who is responsible to the Accountant General,
(f)
Planning Department
The
department is represented at the district level by the Deputy Economic and Statistical
Adviser, Nawashahr, whose office was established in December 1995. The Deputy
Economic and Statistical Adviser is assisted by 1 Research Officer, 1 Assistant
Research Officer, 2 Statistical Assistants, 4 Investigators besides other
miscellaneous Class III and Class IV staff.
The main functions of the office of the Deputy
Economic and Statistical Adviser are; to coordinate the statistical activities
of various offices at the district level and to publish statistical data; to
improve the quality of statistical work done at the district level; to collect
weekly retail prices and to act as data bank for government institutions and
interested public. Besides, Deputy Economic and Statistical Adviser acts as Additional Secretary to District
Planning and Development Board. His main function is to call the meetings of
the board. In these meetings, funds are released to different departments,
sanctioned under various plan schemes.
(g) Language
Department
The
Language Department in Nawashahr District is represented by District Language
Officer, Jalandhar, as there is no seperate office in the district.
The
main functions of the District Language Officer are; to inspect, help and guide
the district officers regarding the introduction of offical language i.e.
Punjabi; to hold classes for Punjabi, Hindi to government employees; to impart
training in Punjabi typewriting and shorthand; to hold examinations in Punjabi
and Hindi at district level; to assist the government offices in translating
pamphlets/books in Punjabi; to organise literary seminars, dramas kavi
darbars (poetic symposia), etc. This office also functions as a sales
depot for the books published by the
Language Department,
(h)
Sainik Welfare Department
The welfare of ex-servicemen is
exclusively looked after by the Directorate of Sainik Welfare,
The
main functions of the department are: to disseminate information to the general
public regarding armed forces in the country; to keep watch over the welfare of
families of servicemen and of ex-servicemen by assisting them in representing
their cases to the authorities; to give information to the general public
regarding conditions of service in the armed forces; to investigate
applications for relief from various military and civil charitable funds and to
grant financial relief to the ex-servicemen and their dependents from the funds
at their disposal.
The
main welfare activities of the department are: to settle the financial problems
such as pension and other retirement/release benefits/dues to ex-servicemen; to
maintain close liaison with pension disbursing authorities/agencies in the
district; to provide assistance for settlement of land and other disputes; to
render assistance to the families of the serving personnel in regard to their
safety/security during the absence of the serving personnel; to maintain sainik
welfare measures such as rest houses for ex-servicenmen, old age pensioners
home, vocational and other training facilities, etc., to provide medical
assistance for medical treatment in military/civil hospitals and to maintain liaison with other welfare
organizations to procure additional
funds for the welfare measures. The Department organizes flag day and rallies
for ex-servicemen. It also maintains a list of senior retired officers. It
ensures proper maintenance of war memorials in the district.
(i) Soil and Water Conservation Department
The department is represented in the
district by the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer, whose office in this
district was established on
The main functions of the department
in the Nawashahr District are; to lay underground drains, levelling of land and
to instal drip irrigation system. Apart from this in the Kandi area of
Balachaur Subdivision work relating to perennial flay project and water
harvesting tank and lift irrigation scheme is also being done. The work done by
department in 2000-2001 in the district are as under:
|
Name
of the
Scheme |
Under Ground Water Expenditure Physical Achievement (Rs
in lakhs) (in hectares) |
Land
Levelling
(
in ( Rs
in achievement Meters) lakhs) (in hectares) |
||||||
|
NABARD |
47.83 |
334 |
26,405 |
3.50 |
13 |
|
||
|
District
Planning Board |
0.67 |
9 |
442 |
- |
- |
|
||
|
Rural
Development Board |
6.74 |
70 |
2,934 |
- |
- |
|
||
( Source:
Divisional Soil Conservation Officer, Nawashahr)