CHAPTER IX

 

ECONOMIC TRENDS

 

            The economic trends of an area depends upon its natural and financial resources, manpower, employment, standard of life, aptitude of people towards savings as well as extent of savings, besides  other infrastructural facilities like banks, communication, transport, marketing, etc. The area falling in the present Nawashahr District in predominantly agriculture based, and large number of people reside in rural areas (86.20 per cent* of the population which is highest in the State). Though the mineral resources and major industries are non existent in the district, several medium and small scale industries are found to be satisfactory. Several products of medium scale industries of this district are well known in the State as well as in the country. The only light commercial vehicle manufacturing unit of the State is located in the district.

           

(a)        Livelihood Pattern, General level of Prices and Wages and Standard of Living

 

            Livelihood Pattern.-  In the first half of the last century, about 90 per cent of the population, residing in the area now comprising Nawashahr District were engaged in agriculture and in occupations auxiliary thereto. There was hardly any change in the livelihood pattern till the Independence. The irrigation from Bist Doab Canal first provided to this area in 1954-55 and extended progressively to more and more areas. The agricultural pattern of present area of the district under went transformation into an improved agricultural pattern and there was a shift in the system of land utilization. The intensity of cropping also increased which in turn provided more employment at the farms throughout the year. Increased agricultural production added to the scope of employment and even necessitated the inflow of labour. The loading of grains, its transportation and marketing also provided employment. The increased agricultural production which is a pre-requisite to industrialization brought the development of agro based industries.

According to the 2001 Census, 86.20 per cent population of the district resides in the rural areas which was much higher than for the States’ percentage i.e. 66.05 per cent. According to the 2001 Census the total population of the district was 5,87,468 out of which 2,63,698 were   main   and   marginal   workers   and   the remaining 3,23,770 were non workers. The percentage of main and marginal workers to the total population of the district was 44.9 per cent as against the 37.6 per cent of the State as a whole.

 

* Director Census Operations, Punjab

            The main workers, marginal workers and non workers in rural and urban areas of Nawashahr District as per 2001 Census are shown in the following statement:-



            In order to create better living conditions in the urban as well as in the rural areas, various housing schemes such as construction of houses for the landless agricultural workers in rural areas; construction of houses for government employees; low income group housing scheme; middle income group housing scheme; village housing project scheme, etc, are being implemented by the Government.

            Standard of living of a community is also judged by the housing pattern. The provision of cheap and decent housing accommodation is the basic necessity of a human being because it provides healthy, fit and cheerful atmosphere. Implementation of various housing scheme has given birth to pucka dwellings in the urban as well as in the rural areas. The dwellings in the urban areas are pucka. In certain cases houses are provided with a baithak (drawing room) for guests. Cattle fodder is generally kept  by the villagers in a separate portion or haveli built for the purpose of keeping cattle. Straw fodder is usually kept in Kups (a type of silo ) in the field.

            According to the 2001 Census the total number of occupied residential houses in the district was 1,00,498 (85,886 rural and 14,612 urban). The average number of persons per house hold was 6.

 

            Prices and Wages.- The comparative study of wages and prices is important to judge the economic condition  of the people belonging to a particular region. Both prices and  wages on the whole have been seising in the recent years and this phenomenon is  in consonance with the general rising trend of wages and prices in the country. The price rise has outrun the rise in wages and the relative position of prices and wages has not remained constant. The slower rate of increase in wages than prices has resulted in the decline in the real income of the workers, adversely affecting their standard of living.

 

            Prices.- Prices are an outward index of the movements taking place within the economic system. Therefore, problems connected with price movements are at once the most abstract and the most important in the discussion of economic conditions in any country. No authentic records of prices is available for the period prior to 1861. The trend in the prices of principal food grains are available in the then Jalandhar District (now forming major area of Nawashahr District) which during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century is as follows: The period 1861-66 is that of rising prices. Prices were falling during 1866-83, except for a sudden jump in the prices of food-stuffs between 1876-79, owing to a great famine. During 1883-93, the fall in prices in the country was arrested as a result of depreciation of the rupee. After 1885, when the production of silver out stripped the production of gold, the country entered an era of rising prices. During 1893-1913, the slow rise in prices of the last decennium gathered pace in 1893. During 1890-1912, general price level rose by 40 per cent in the country. Prices rose to unprecedented heights during the war years (1914-19). By 1919, prices of food grains rose by 93 per cent and those of piece-goods (imported) by 190 per cent and just over 60 per cent in case of Indian made goods. The failure of rains in 1918-19 and 1919-20 accentuated the rise in prices which reached their highest level in 1920. The phenomenal rise in prices during war was a period of hardships for agricultural masses, working labour force and fixed income groups. During 1919-29, prices after having reached their maximum limit in 1920 began to decline from 1921. This downward trend of prices was accelerated during great depression, i.e. 1929-33. The percentage decline in prices from peak in 1929 to the lowest level during depression was 44.3 per cent in the country. One serious aspect of price fall was the disparity in price levels of raw materials and manufactured goods.

            The period 1933-39 was that of partial  recovery as there was limited improvement in the economic structure of the country. After 1934, prices started improving, except 1937-38 when there was a recession and set back. It was only in 1939 that the prices finally started recovering in India and in the world at the advent of World War II (1939-45). During the period 1945-51, when the war ended, people looked forward to a fall in prices. But contrary to their expectations, the prices went on rising till they touched giddy heights in the first half of 1951, from which these declined early in 1952.             During 1951-55, the remedial measures adopted by Government and some favourable international factors brought the prices down. But, again from June 1955, prices started rising and remained high except 1957-58, when they declined. The price situation continued to cause anxiety during 1958-61. The upward trend in prices continued during the sixties and there after.

                        Inflationary tendencies have been witnessed in the State as in the country as a whole. The harvest prices during 1972-73 were much higher than in 1971-72. The index number of harvest prices increased from 205.6 during 1971-72 to 230.2 during 1972-73, (Base 1959-60 to 61-62= 100) depicting a rise of 24.6 points. This increase is attributed to the rise in prices of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and gur. where as the index number of harvest prices (base 1959-60 to 61-62= 100)  rose to 462.4 during 1981-82. During 1991-92 the index number of  harvest price (base 1979-80 to 81-82=100) was 225.2. This decline is the result of change of base year. The index further rose to 453.4 (base 1979-80 to 1981-82=100) during 2000-2001. The percentage increase in the index number of harvest prices in 2000-2001 over 1991-92 was 101.33. The unweighted index number of the wholesale prices of 50 agricultural and non- agricultural commodities for the State (base October to December 1949=100) showed a sharp rise from 245 in 1972 to 286 in 1973. This index number rose to 549.7 (base 1959-60 to 61-62=100) during 1981-82. The same index for the State ( base 1979-80 to 81-82=100) records a significant uptrend from 243.5 in 1991-92 to 492.2 in 2000-2001. The percentage increase in this index number in 2000-2001 over 1991-92 comes to phenomenal 102.13. The index of wholesale prices of 21 primary agricultural commodities for the State in 1971 was 204 (base 1959-60 to 1961-62=100) where as in 1980-81 was 504.2 (base 1959-60 to 1961-62=100). The index of wholesale prices of 21 primary agricultural commodities for the State (bases 1979-80 to 1981-82=100) shows a remarkable rise from 236.8 in 1990-91 to 439.3 in 2000-2001. The percentage increase in this index number in 2000-2001 over 1990-91 was 85.51.

            The principal reason for variation in prices are increase in population variation in paddy growing areas and the variation of prices in the value of precious metals. The average retail price of different commodities have undergone considerable change in the past few years. The table below indicates the fluctuating trend in the retail prices of the main selected commodities in the Nawashahr District during 1997-2000.

(Prices are in Rs per Kg. where otherwise mentioned)

Serial No

Name of the commodities

1997

1998

1999

2000

1

Wheat

5.33

6.35

6.25

6.48

2

Wheat Atta

7.02

7.38

7.58

8.00

3

Rice

9.31

9.27

11.67

11.00

4

Mung

22.67

24.67

28.00

26.30

5

Mash

22.57

19.17

23.67

26.30

6

Gram

17.60

19.54

17.04

19.80

7

Massar

22.00

23.38

29.00

24.90

8

Ghee Desi

113.18

125.00

135.00

132.00

9

Vanaspati Ghee@

85.38

94.79

94.17

79.40

10

Teaxx

59.60

69.00

70.00

70.00

11

Milkx

12.63

14.00

13.33

14.00

12

Potato

4.08

8.63

4.13

3.04

13

Onions

7.38

18.71

7.23

6.30

14

Gur

10.19

12.92

12.00

16.00

15

Kerosene Oil

3.00

3.00

3.83

6.24

@ per two Kg tin                                                                     ( Statistical Abstracts of Punjab 1997 to 2000)

x per Litre        

xx per 500 gms

 

Wages

            No proper record of wages providing in per- Independence period anywhere in the present Nawashahr  District area is available. Wages generally signify all remunerations capable of being expressed in terms of money paid to a person for the work done by him. The level of wages obtaining at a particular period gives an indication about the prevailing conditions of a region. Price fluctuations generally in fence the wage level.

            Minimum Wages are fixed by the State Government in case of  certain scheduled employment under provisions of Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The wages are revised from time to time whenever such need is felt. Presently the workers in the government offices of the district can be divided into three categories, viz. whole time workers, part-time workers and workers on daily wages. 

            The wages of agricultural labourers are generally determined by the customary practices prevalent in the area and are regulated the law of demand and supply. At the peak of the season, labour being more in demand the wages are high, while during the slack season, labour can be hired at lower wages. The wages for various occupations in the rural as well as in urban areas are paid in cash. In addition to  cash payments, meals are also provided to casual labourers during the weeding, reaping, and other agricultural operations. Skilled labourers like carpenters and masons are employed on daily wages.

The daily wages for different agricultural operations in Nawashahr District from 1997 to 2001 are given below:

 

Item

1997*

1998*

1999*

2000*

2001*

Ploughing

-

83.25

89.29

92.50

87.50

Sowing

-

77.60

80.00

84.09

80.83

Weeding

-

82.60

82.14

83.75

80.00

Harvesting

-

-

-

92.50

120.00

For other Agricultural Operations

-

75.00

75.28

81.67

77.08

Blacksmith

-

142.43

145.00

155.42

149.17

Carpenter

-

142.43

145.00

155.42

149.17

(Statistical Abstracts of Punjab 1997 to 2001)

* Year ending 30 June

            The rates of wages fixed for Class IV Government Employees working in different offices in the Nawashahr District, during 2000-2001 are given in Appendix I on page 248 to 249.

 

 

Standard of Living

 

Economic prosperity of a region mainly depends upon the social set up of that area along with the social infrastructure. The standard of living of the people of any particular area is an indicator of their economic prosperity. Another method to judge the standard of living of the people is to survey the income and expenditure of various people engaged in different occupations. The size and composition of the family, its tastes and preferences also determine the standard of living. The standard of living of the people is directly propositional to the increasing void between the prices and wages. Over the years there has been a manifold increase in the prices as compared to wages. This one sided increase in prices has also increased the cost of living which in turn effects standard of living.

The Economic and Statistical Organisation, Punjab conducted a survey* during 2000-2001 regarding the family budgets of selected cultivators in the State with bullock-operated, tractor-operated as well as semi mechanised holdings. In the Nawashahr District, no family having bullock-operated holding was selected for survey.           During 2000-2001, the families of two villages (tractor-operated) viz. Bains (Tahsil Nawashahr) and Garlon  Bet (Tahsil Balachaur) in the Nawashahr District were selected for survey.

The findings of the survey pertaining to tractor-operated cultivators'   income and expenditure are given below:

                                                (Rs in Lakhs)

Name of the family/village

Net income from all sources (Rs)

Net Expenditure (Rs)

Surplus/Deficit        (Rs)

Bains

5.41

1.17

+ 4.24

Garlon Bet

2.32

0.91

+ 1.41

 

 The above figures show that the families of all the two villages had surplus budget. The goods consumed by the families in these villages were as under:

 

Name of the family/village

Total Expenditure

Supplied by the farm

Percentage

Purchased from outside

Percent age

Bains

1.17

0.25

22

0.92

78

Garlon Bet

0.91

0.28

31

0.63

69

 

* Information supplied by Economic & Statistical Organization,     Punjab, Chandigarh

 

            The survey also revealed that during 2000-2001 on an average a peasant proprietors (tractor-operated) family in Punjab spent 38 per cent of its income on food, 26 per cent on housing, 7 per cent on clothing, 5 per cent each on fuel and miscellaneous items, 4 per cent each on social ceremonies and medicine, 3 per cent each on travelling, lighting and education and 1 per cent each on religion and amusement and luxuries.

            During 2000-2001, families of two villages (semi-mechanised) viz. Bains (Tahsil Nawashahr) and Thatiala Bet ( Tahsil Balachaur) in the Nawashahr District were selected for the survey.

            The findings of the survey pertaining to semi-mechanised cultivators  income and expenditure are given below:

 

Name of the family/ Village

Net income from all sources

Net Expenditure

Surplus/ Deficit

Bains

2.09

1.27

+ 0.82

Thatiala Bet

3.11

0.94

+ 2.17

  

The above figures show that the families of both the villages had surplus budget. The goods consumed by the families in these village are as under:                                                                                                                                                (Rs in Lakhs)

Name of the family                                      /village

Total Expenditure

Supplied by the farm

Percentage

Purchased from outside

Percentage

Bains

1.27

0.25

19

1.02

81

Thatiala Bet

0.94

0.19

20

0.75

80

 

            The survey also revealed that on an average, a peasant proprietors (semi-mechanised) family in Punjab spent 39 per cent of its income on food, 23 per cent on housing, 7 per cent on clothing, 6 per cent on miscellaneous items, 5 per cent each on fuel and social ceremonies, 3 per cent each on travelling, lighting, medicine and education, 2 per cent on amusement and luxuries and 1 per cent on religion.

            Per capita income of a particular district is also an indicator of the standard of living of the people residing in that district. The income per head in the Nawashahr District at the then current prices for the year 2000-2001 was Rs 27,170 as compared to Rs 24,111 for the Punjab State as a whole. The table below shows the district-wise per capita income for the year 2000-2001 at the then prevailing prices:

District

Per Capita Income (Rs)

Fatehgarh Sahib

29,101

Patiala

25,273

Ludhiana

25,648

Jalandhar

24,059

Kapurthala

26,347

Faridkot

24,848

Sangrur

25,473

Rupnagar

22,765

Firozpur

23,682

Nawashahr

27,170

Amritsar

24,071

Bathinda

23,887

Hoshiarpur

18,927

Moga

28,783

Mansa

22,422

Gurdaspur

20,603

Muktsar

21,499

Punjab State

24,111

   (Source: Economic Advisor to Government Punjab, Chandigarh)

 

The district ranked 3rd in the State in terms of per capita income during 2000-2001.

 

(b) Employment Situation

 

            The manpower of the State is an asset if used properly, otherwise it  can be a liability. Though agriculture provides adequate employment opportunities,   unemployment  is more in this sector than in the industrial sector. Unemployment in this sector remains hidden in the form of disguised unemployment, which is further divided into visible and invisible, indicates the low earning less utilization of skill or employment in the production units.

            As already stated agriculture is the main occupation of the district. However, the establishment of industrial units in Balachaur Tahsil have been creating a market for technical and trained personnel in the district. This has helped to attract the required labour force from other districts of the State. The ancillary services in the field  of transport and communication trade and commerce, etc. have also been growing along with. A level of full employment can be achieved only after a complete network of industrial structure is erected, which in turn will enable the diversion of surplus labour force from agriculture to industry. Employment has also been a major objective of planning. Full utilization of available manpower resource can also be achieved after considerable period of development. The employment situation in the Nawashahr district is in accordance with the general pattern in the State.

            No employment market survey has been undertaken in the district. However the number of persons waiting for employment in the district have been increased from 5,164 in 1995-96 to 7,531 as on 31 March 2001. A total number of 2,143 persons got themselves registered for employment in the Nawashahr Employment Exchange during 2000-2001 whereas 12 persons were given employment during the same year by the Employment Exchange of the district.

 

            Employment Exchange.- With a view to make an assessment of manpower requirement of professional, scientific, skilled and technical workers, and to determine more correctly the type of personnel in short supply, as also to find out new employment opportunities, the State Directorate of Employment maintains district -wise records of persons seeking employment. The main functions of an employment exchange are: to register applicants and to send their names to employers; to impart vocational guidance to the youth and adults to choose a better career; to encourage applicants for self employment by providing them knowledge of financial assistance; to give unemployment allowance to applicants after three years of registrations; to forward the applications to foreign employment cell of the applicants, who are interested of employment at abroad; to collect statistics from employers in the district under employment market information scheme; and to collect employment statistics for the Planning Commission of India. The Employment Exchange at Nawashahr came into existence in April 1975,. which was upgraded as  District Employment Exchange in 1995. The work done by the District Employment Exchange, Nawashahr is shown in Appendix II on page 250.

 

            Employment Market Information Scheme.- The Scheme was introduced in the State in 1957-58 and is being operated under the guidance of the Director of Employment, Punjab, Chandigarh. Initially, it covered only the public sector, but since 1960-61, it has been extended to the private sector as well. The aim of this scheme is to watch the trends of employment in the state so as to make available to the Government and to the Planning Commission information on the periodical expansion and contraction of employment in various industries and occupations in each district and in the State as a whole. The information collected is  also utilized to assist the Government in determining the location of certain industrial training institutes and the trades to be taught therein. It enables the Government to assess the impact of development plans on employment.

            Under the Scheme, the employment exchange is responsible for collecting regular information about the employment situation in private as well as in public sectors. This is done by a system known as “Establishment Reporting System”. Under this scheme, all establishments in the public sector and selected establishments in the private sector engaged in non-agricultural activities are asked to give details regularly about the number of persons they are employing, the vacancies that have occurred and the type of persons they find to be in short supply. The information is collected from all establishments in the public sector and those employing 25 or more persons in the private sector under the provisions of the Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959, which makes it obligatory for them to submit it to the local employment exchange. Information from smaller establishments in the private sector is, however, collected on voluntary basis. The information which is processed at the district level is finally tabulated at the State and National level to know precisely the employment potential at these levels.

            The number of employees working in the Nawashahr District in public and private sectors, as on 31 December 1996 was 16,349 which increased to 17,746 as on 31 December 2000. The table showing the changes in the volume of employment both in private and public sector in district as on 31 December 1996 to 31 December 2000 has been given in Appendix III at the end of the chapter at page 251.

           

Vocational Guidance Scheme.- The Vocational Guidance and Employment Counselling Programmes are designed to give intensive guidance to those who seek such assistance. The term “Vocational Guidance” more appropriately connotes assistance to the youth, whereas “ Employment Counselling” refers to the assistance given to adults.

            The programme is jointly operated by the Directorate General of Employment and Training, Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and Directorate of Employment in the State. The Ministry of Labour and Employment through the Director of Employment Exchanges is responsible for the general policies and procedure, which are devised in collaboration with the State Government through the National Working Group of the Employment Services. The State Directorate of Employment administers the service through the employment exchanges and co-ordinates with the guidance service of the Education Department of the State Government. As on 31 December 2001 only one  vocational guidance unit was functioning in the Nawashahr District at Nawashahr. The work done by this unit is given in Appendix IV at page 252.

            The District Employment Officer, Nawashahr is responsible for the efficient working and general supervision of the scheme in the district. The functions of a Vocational Guidance Unit are: to provide vocational guidance and employment counselling to youth (boys and girls) and adults ( men and women) in groups as well as individually; to assist in the placement of youth in institutions or training centres or in entry jobs; follow up and review the progress of guided youth and adults; to review the records of applicants on the live register and to give them such guidance as would lead to their early and suitable placement; to assist other section of the exchanges in improving the quality of registrations and submissions, and also to assist the exchanges in the collection and compilation of up-to-date information on occupations, training facilities, educational courses, employment trends and employment outlook for youth and adults, available scholarships and sources of financial assistance. Its other functions include maintenance of regular information for the use of applicants and visitors seeking information; maintenance of up-to-date library on occupation literature; and educate the public by undertaking publicity measures in vocational guidance principles with a view to encourage community consciousness. The guidance procedure at an employment exchange with a Vocational Guidance Unit, consists of group guidance comprising invitational talks, group discussions and invitational talk-cum-group discussions according to the needs of the groups; individual guidance and giving information individually.

 

(c) Planning and Rural Development

 

            Rural development received little attention under the British rule and  whatever efforts were made in this direction were merely the outcome of  political expediency. The partition of the country in 1947 and the consequent whole migration of the non-muslim population from the West Punjab (Pakistan) gave another serious jolt to the rural community life. The whole economy of the district was seriously shattered. In order to check the economic deterioration effectively, planned development on a country-wide scale was undertaken by the Government. The Planning Department  of Government of India was entrusted with the task of drawing up the Five Year Plans. So far nine Five Year Plans and five Annual Plans have been formulated for improvement the rural texture. Under all these plans stress has been laid on the development of agriculture, development of infrastructural facilities, to increase industrialization, to decrease unemployment to improve the quality of life of the people, to reduce inequalities in income and wealth and attain growth with stability. Development of the rural areas has been one of the paramount concern of the successive Five Year Plans. For this purpose various rural development programmes starting from Community Development Programme to Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) have been incorporated for tackling rural poverty and unemployment. A brief account of all these programmes has been given hereunder.

Rural Development Programme previously known as Community Development was launched in the State on 2 October 1952. The main objective of the community development programme was to improve the whole texture of rural life by organizing a self generating process of change and growth. In order to achieve this objective various employment oriented and allied programmes such as: IRDP, TRYSEM, DWACRA, SITRA, GKY and MWS were started by the Government which aim at ameliorating the economic conditions of the rural people living below the poverty line, but from 1 April 1999 all these programmes have been replaced by SGSY. The main objective of  SGSY is to provide sustainable income to the rural poor. The programme aims at establishing a large number of micro-enterprises in rural areas. It is envisaged that every family assisted under the SGSY will be brought above the poverty line in a period of three years. The programme covers all aspects of self employment by organizing the rural poor into self-help groups.

            Under this programme uniform subsidy at the rate of 30 percent of the project cost maximum upto Rs 7,500 is provided to the industrial units, but rate of subsidy for Scheduled Castes is  50 per cent of the project cost maximum upto Rs 10,000, where as the rate of subsidy for a group would be 50 per cent of the project cost maximum up to Rs 1.25 lakh. Besides subsidy District Rural Development Agency also arranges loans through banks. The rate of loan for Scheduled Castes is 50 per cent for women it is 40 per cent and for handicapped it is 30 per cent.

            Besides, these development programmes, District Rural Development Agency has been entrusted with the work of all round  development of villages through Block Development and Panchayat Officers. Progress achieved under the rural development schemes in the district is described below:

            In order to provide basic urban facilities in the villages; to create avenues of self employment by providing training to the unemployed youth, to promote industrial and commercial activities and to reduce rural-urban migration. Six rural focal points at Jadla, Garcha, Pathlawa, Sahiba, Tonsa and Jabowal have been set up in district. These focal points are providing facilities such as purchase centres, veterinary hospitals, civil dispensaries, banks, post offices, patwar khanas, STDs/PCOs, diesel and petrol pumps. Besides 311 houseless persons are provided houses after spending Rs 1.55 lakhs.

            In the Nawashahr District during 1996-2001, Rs 374.73 lakhs were spent on laying the drains and lanes. During the same period the buildings of 296 primary and high schools were constructed/ repaired by spending Rs 324.38 lakhs in the district. 260 Dharamshalas were constructed at the cost of 190.41 lakhs. 136 sheds at Shamshan Ghats were constructed by spending 65.63 lakhs. For constructing 5 community centres in the district during 1996- 2001, Rs 18.15 lakhs were spent, 17 animal hospitals were constructed/ repaired at the cost of 19.25 lakhs in the same period, 129.86 lakhs were spent on constructing channels ( khalas) for the drainage of sewrage, 34 lakhs were spent on 4 deep tube wells for irrigation purposes in the Kandi area.

             Number of persons benefited, amount of loan advanced and subsidy granted under Integrated Rural Development Programme during the years 1996-97 to 2000-2001 is given below:

 

Year

Number of Beneficiaries

          Subsidy

S.C,s            Total

              (Rs in Lakhs)

             Loan

S.C,s                 Total

                 (Rs in Lakhs)

1996-97

306

184

10.33

184

33.19

1997-98

270

151

8.65

151

25.32

1998-99

444

260

15.29

260

49.31

1999-2000

(S.G.S.Y)

272

212

19.78

212

63.42

2000-2001

(S.G.S.Y)

540

428

46.03

428

120.97

            (Source: Additional Deputy Commissioner[ Dev] Nawashahr)

 


                                APPENDIX-I                   (Vide page 239)

 

Rates of fixed for the Class IV Government Servants working in the Nawashahr  District as on 31 March 2002.

 

Serial No.

Category of Labourers/Workers

Rates of  Pay

1

2

3

4

5

 

 

Per hour

Per day

Per month

1

Mason(a) Ist Grade

           (b)2nd Grade

14.00

12.00

112.00

92.00

3,360.00

2,760.00

 

2

Carpenter

(a)    Ist Grade

(b)   2nd Grade

 

13.00

12.00

 

107.00

92.00

 

3,210.00

2,760.00

3

Blacksmith

(a)    Ist Grade

(b)   2nd Grade

 

12.00

11.00

 

92.00

87.00

 

2,760.00

2,610.00

4

Painter

(a)    Ist Grade

(b)   2nd Grade

 

12.00

10.00

 

92.00

87.00

 

2,760.00

2,340.00

5

Lady Attendant, Chowkidar, Peon, Polisher, Assistant, Painter, Carrier, Ex-Serviceman Gunman, Mochi, Dhobi, Tailor, Cook with food, Grass Cutter, Cleaner, Fitter/Turner, Un-skilled Labour, Masalchi, Khansama/Waiter, Baildar,   Cleaner, Surveyor/Moulder, Skilled Khalasi, Washing Boy, Trollyman/Chainman, Bridge Jamadar, Bufferman/ Tyreman, Assistant, Helper I.T.I. Pass, Hostel Warder, Chemist, Beldar, Bhishati, Electrician, Ticket Verifier/ Booking Clerk, Laboratory Attendant, Security Guard/ SPO/ Security Supervisor, Art/Craft Teacher

10.00

78.00

2,340.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

Mali/Khalsi/Surveyor/Mates Light Vehicle Driver, Halwai, Engine Driver, Boilerman/ Hobee Driver/Jumper man, Quarry Operator, Telephone Operator

10.00

82.00

2,460.00

7

Cook Without Food

11.00

82.00

2,460.00

8

White Washer/Floor Polisher/ Bahishti, Road Roller Driver, Boatman, Draftsman

11.00

87.00

2,610.00

9

Refrigeration Operator

11.00

90.00

2,700.00

10

Pump Fitter, Water Pump Driver, Mechanical Driver/ Stone Crusher/ Mechanical Driver Operator, Refrigeration Mechanic, Distemper/Brick Layer Class-10, Stone Mason Class-11, Stone Chittel Class-1, Plumber Class-I, Plasteror, Spirit Polisher, Air Condition Operator/Tubewell Operator/ Electrician I.T.I.Pass.

13.00

107.00

3,210.00

                                    (Source: Deputy Commissioner, Nawashahr)

 

 

 

 

 

 



                                                                             

                                                                                APPENDIX-II                                           (Vide Page 243)

          Work Done by the District Employment Exchange, Nawashahr during 1995-96 to 2000-2001     

Year

Number of registrations during the year

Number of vacancies notified

Number of applicants placed in employment during the year

Number of applicants on live register at the end of the year

Monthly number of employees using the exchange

Vacancies being carried over at the end of the year

1995-96

2,041

49

76

5,164

2

44

1996-97

4,991

444

32

8,702

4

361

1997-98

3,695

190

50

9,021

4

316

1998-99

2,578

66

8

8,296

2

180

1999-2000

2,389

245

6

7,893

3

135

2000-2001

2,143

100

12

7,531

2

50

(Source : District Employment Officer, Nawashahr)

 

                                         APPENDIX III                                                                               (Vide page 244)

Volume of Employment both in Private and Public Sectors in the Nawanshahr  District, during 1996 to 2001

Serial No

Industrial Division

              Number of Establishment

             Number of Employees

 

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 -2001

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Public Sector

1

Manufacturing

1

1

1

1

1

 

998

981

943

440

853

 

2

Trade and Commerce

70

71

73

78

79

1,309

1,314

1,296

1,331

1,306

 

3

Transport, Storage and Communications

1

1

1

1

1

742

735

735

696

696

 

4

Services

151

152

162

163

164

6,815

7,265

7,561

7,933

7,951

 

Private  Sector

1

Manufacturing

14

13

13

13

13

 

5,709

5,707

5,656

5,586

5,694

 

2

Trade and Commerce

-

-

3

3

3

-

-

27

27

27

 

3

Transport, Storage and Communications

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

4

Services

13

28

36

38

39

776

768

1,072

1,199

1,219

 

(Source : District Employment Officer, Nawashahr)

 


 

Classification of Workers in the Nawashahr District according to 2001 Census

 

Serial No.

Classification of workers according to their profession 

Number of Persons of according to the 2001 Census

 

 

Rural

Urban

Total

 

 

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Persons

    (a) Main Workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cultivators

46,095

7,324

1,099

133

47,694

7,457

54,651

2

Agricultural Labour

17,397

3,984

1,199

201

18,596

4,185

22,781

3

Household Workers

2,821

1906

474

252

3,295

2,158

5,453

4

Other Workers

72,132

59,368

18,819

5,201

90,951

64,569

1,55,520

Total Main Workers

1,38,445

72,582

21,591

5,787

160,036

78,369

2,38,405

   (b) Marginal Workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cultivators

938

1,750

30

34

968

1,784

2,752

2

Agricultural Labour

2,631

2,732

103

88

2,734

2,820

5,554

3

Household Workers

204

912

29

257

233

1,169

1,402

4

Other Workers

5,517

8,194

965

909

6,482

9,103

15,585

Total Marginal Workers

9,290

13,588

1,127

1,288

10,417

14,876

25,293

    (c) Non Workers

1,16,780

1,55,717

19,669

31,604

136,449

1,87,321

3,23,770

Total Population (a+b+c)

2,64,515

2,41,887

42,387

38,679

306,902

2,80,566

5,87,468

(Source : Director Census Operations, Punjab, Chnadigarh)

 

 


                                                                               APPENDIX IV                                                         (Vide page 245)

 

Workdone By the Vocational Guidance Unit, Nawashahr during 1995-2001                          

 

Serial No

 

Dec.1995

Dec.1996

Dec.1997

Dec.1998

Dec.1999

Dec.2000

Dec.2001

1

Number of individuals provided group guidance

245

207

354

570

392

485

417

2

Number of persons given individual guidance

79

8

74

70

31

36

135

3

Number of persons given individual information

504

18

-

-

-

-

192

(Source: District Employment Officer, Nawashahr)

            

                                              

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