Employment Market Information Scheme – The scheme for the collection of employment market information was introduced as one of the development schemes under the second five year plan ( 1956-61). It has been designed to ensure that adequate man power man-power data is made available to the Planning and Development Departments, authorities concerned with technical education and vocational training, bodies responsible for imparting vocational guidance and the employment service itself to serve as a basis for its continued development. It is also intended to supply comprehensive information to persons seeking work and to employers seeking workers. It gives on a continuing basis as appraisal of trends and conditions in as employment market are, the relationship between the supply and demand for workers, the occupational and industrial disposition of the labour free and the type of personnel that are persistently in short supply.

Introduced into the State in 1957-58, the scheme is operated under the Director of Employment, Punjab, Chandigarh. Intially, it covered only the public sector, but, from 1960-61. It was also extended to the private sector.

Under the Employment market Information Scheme, The data is collected from all the public sector establishments and those employing 10 or more persons in the private sector (but including all registered factories irrespective of the number of their employees ). In case of construction activity, the coverage is restricted to only those engaged in contract work on public account. The information, however, limited to only whole time employees; part-time employees or independent workers are not covered.

A comparative analysis relating to the volume of employment, bot in private and public sectors, as in December 1967 and December 1968, is given below :

Industrial Division		No. of establishments		No. of employees
Industrial Division		December 1967	December 1968	December 1967	December 1968
Manufacturing	..	75	72	14939	14483
Trade and Commerce	..	40	41	1607	1511
Transport, Storage and Communication	..	28	29	6452	6476
Services	.	297	303	22471	23155

The above table reveals that with the exception of transport, storage, communication and services, the employment decreased in manufacturing, trade and commerce. The maximum increase, as shown under services, was due to the expansion in the educational, medical and health services. The decrease in employment relating to manufacturing was effected in the art- silk industry as a result of the shortage of raw material needed by the industries.

Vocational Guidance Scheme- Vocational guidance is a development of the twentieth century and is typical of the complicated pattern of modern civilization. In India, the need for vocational guidance has been felt since long. In order to give it a concrete shape, a committee headed by Shri Shiv Rao, popularly called the Shiva Rao Committee, was appointed. It submitted its report on April 28, 1954. The Training and Employment Service organisation Committee, inter alia, recommended a wide range of functions for the Employment Echanges, viz. The collection of employment market information, employment counselling, occupational research and anlysis and occupational testing. The recommendations of this committee were implemented in the Punjab in the Second Five Year Plan. Each District Employment Exchange, functioning at the district headquarters, has a Vocational Guidance Section, which functions under the immediate supervision of an Employment Counsellor. The Vocational Guidance Unit at Amritsar was set up on February 1, 1961.

The vocational guidance programme is jointly operated by the Directorate of Employment Exchanges of the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Directorates of Employment in the States. The Ministry of Labour and Employment, through the Director of Employment Exchanges, is responsible for the general policies and procedures. The Director is also responsible for the training of special staff, the preparation of tools and materials for the services and for coordinating the service at the national level with the guidance Service under the educational authorities. The State Directorate of Employment administers and service through Employment Exchanges, co-ordinating if with the Guidance Service of the Educational Department of the State Government.

The functions of the Vocational Guidance Unit are : to provide vocational guidance and employment counselling for the youth and adults in groups and individually, to assist in the placement of the youth in institutions or establish training centres, apprenticeship or entry jobs and to follow up and review the progress of the guided youth and adults. It also assists in collection and compilation of uo-to-date and accurate information on occupations, training facilities , educational courses, employment trends and employment outlook for disseminating to adults and other groups. It maintains a regular and well-equipped occupational information room for the use to applicants and visitor seeking information, and educates the public by under- taking publicity measures in vocational guidance principles with a view to encouraging community consiousness.

The Employment Counsellor, on invitation, visits schools and colleges to give talks on different carrers. These talks cover educational and training facilities and job opportunities available in the area and emphasize the importance of vocational planning. He renders all possible assistance to the educational authorities in organizing career conferences, career exhibitions, parents meetings and other guidance programmes.

The following table shows the work done by the Vocational Guidance Unit at Amritsar during 1965-1968:

Year		Number of individuals provided for
Year		Group guidance talks	Individual guidance cases	Individual information
1965	..	146	142	967
1966	..	148	111	149
1967	..	89	47	214
1968	..	20	6	32

(C) Planning and Community Development

Planning - The rural life in India has been organized on the community basis since very early times. The British discovered a powerful community organization in the villages functioning from time immemorial. Under the British rule, however, the old pattern of rural life in India disintegrated . The development of transport removed the isolation and economic self sufficiency of the rural community organizations. The partition of the country in 1947 and the consequent wholesale 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. An acute shortage of labour and capital was felt in the industrial sector. The newly constituted State of Punjba (India) experienced deficit in agricultural priduction, because the fertile and surplus areas were left behind in Pakistan. In order to check the economic deterioration efectively, planned development on a country wide scale was undertaken by the Government of India was entrusted with the task of drawing up the Five -Year Plan. Due stress was to be laid on the improvement of all the sectors, especially agriculture, in view of the pressing food problem created in the country as a result of the partition. During the period of planned development, from 1951-52 to 1960-61, covering the first two Five Year Plans, the district regained its stability in a large measure. Against this background, it became possible for the Government to lay more stress on industry in the third Five year Plan (1961-66). Consideration surplus and waste lands were brought uder the plough. With the provision of extensive agricutural facilities and the use of improved types of implements and fertilizers, there has been a tremendous increase in the production of various agricultural comodities. With the introduction of modern agricultural implements, new scientific techniques and fertilizers, agriculture has been revolutionized in the new district.

The Community development Project Scheme owes its origin to the recommendations of the Planning Commission. The main object of the scheme, according to the planning Commission, is to secure the fullest development of the material and human resources of the particular area of a district. The scheme makes a comprehensive approach to the social and economic aspects of rural life and includes within its scope activities relating to agriculture, education, co-operation, animal husbandry, minor irrigation, communications, employment, housing, cottage industries and social welfare.

Community Development – The Community Development Programme was started to raise the living standard and to ameliorate the lot of the rural population. Amritsar is a progressive district in the field of agriculture. The entire district has been brought under the Community Development Programme and has 15 Blocks, wiz Verka, Jandiala Guru, Majitha, Rayya, Tarsikka, Patti, Bhilhifwind, Valtoha, Tarn Taran, Khadur Sahib, Nayshehra Pannuan, Chohla, Gandiwind, Ajnala and Chogawan. Appendix V on page 321 gives the category of the 15 Community development Blocks along with the area, villages and population covered by each of these.

The people in the district have extended commendable co-operation and have also contributed liberally, as and when they were required to do so. The organisation of the Community Development Scheme has been largely responsible for bringing about a change of outlook in all spheres of life in the rural areas of the district. The farmers are now greatly enlightened about the latest methods of cultivation and improved agricultural practices. The community development has infused the spirit of self-help and self-reliance among the rural folk and widened their outlook.

The detail regarding the people’s contribution to the community Development Programme in the different blocks in the Amritsar District, upto march 31, 1968, are given in Appendix VI on pages 322-323.

The physical achivements of the Community Development Blocks in the Amritsar District, from the time of the inception of the scheme, are shown in Appendix VII on pages 324-325.

APPENDIX II

Rates of pay fixed for the class IV Government servants working in the Amritsar District during 1967-68 and 1968-69

Sr. No	Name of Post		Rate Fixed for 1967-68	Rate Fixed for 1968-69	Pay	D.A.	Remarks
			Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
1.	Bhishti	..	84.50	84.50	15.00	69.50
2.	Sweeper	..	114.50	114.50	45.00	69.50
3.	Pankha Coolie	..	114.50	105.50	35.00	69.50
4.	Tailor	..	143.50	143.50	62.50	81.00
5.	Head Cock	..	14.50	114.50	45.00	69.50
6.	Assistant Cock	..	109.50	109.50	40.00	69.50
7.	Head mochi	..	136.00	136.0	55.00	81.00
8.	Assistant mochi	..	19.50	19.50	50.00	69.50
9.	Lampman	..	14.50	114.50	45.00	69.50
10.	Bearer	..	117.50	17.50	48.00	69.50
11.	Head dhobi	..	119.50	19.50	50.00	69.50
12.	Assistant dhobi	..	114.50	114.50	45.00	69.50
13.	Mate khidmatgar/ cartman	..	99.50	99.50	30.00	69.50
14.	Cartman with his own bullock	..	19.50	119.50	50.00	69.50
15.	Kahaf/oilman/cleaner/dye attendent/ dak runner	..	99.50	99.50	30.00	69.50
16.	Weaver	.	163.50	163.50	82.50	81.00
17.	Barber/ waterman /mali	..	114.50	114.50	45.00	69.50
18.	Chowkidar	.	104.50	104.50	35.00	69.50
19.	Boatman	..	95.00	95.00 fixed			As recommended by the L.A.C., Amritsar
20.	Chairman	..	99.50	130.00 fixed
20.	Sweeper/ storeboy/ mali/ ploughman/ greasemen/ chowkidar/ khalasi/ mortar khalasi/ assitant welder/ coaltar- aprayer/ labourer	..			3.00 per day (now 3.50)		As reccomended by the Department

Sr. No	Name of Post		Rate Fixed for 1967-68	Rate Fixed for 1968-69	Pay	D.A.	Remarks
22.	Carpenter/ painter/ mechanic/ mason/ borer/electrician/ radio rapairer/ blacksmith/ turner/ tinsmith/ driver/ donkey man with four donkey / driver	..	..	6.00 per day	7.00 per day		As recommended by the Railway Department
23.	Tyreman/ vulcanizer/ starter / dent beater/ upholster/battery attendent /fitter	..	..	5.00	5.50		As recommended by the Railway Department
24.	Hamerman/ conductor/ assistant painter/ assistant mason/ welder/ caner	..	..	4.00	4.50		As recommended by the Railway Department
25.	Ticket verifier	..	..	4.50	4.50		As recommended by the Railway Department
26.	Moulder/ aligner/ aligner mistry/ mate skilled labourer/ waterman	..	..	3.50	4.00		As recommended by the Railway Department
27.	Ploughman with bullocks and plough	..	..	7.50	7.50

(Source: Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar.)

APPENDIX III

(Vide page 309)

Work done by the Sub-Regional Employment Exchange, Amritsar,

1958-59 to 1967-68

Year	Number of registration during the year	Number of vacancies notified	Number of applicants placed in employment during the year	Applicants on the live register at the end of the year	Monthly number of employers using the Exchange	Number of vacancies being carried over at the end of the year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1958-59	14570	4149	2297	4794	84	390
1959-60	15736	3763	2126	5201	96	797
1960-61	16243	3090	2042	5389	58	695
1961-62	18843	4239	3179	5279	72	416
1962-63	21548	3986	2915	7502	91	409
1963-64	21045	5522	3682	4831	97	412
1964-65	21655	6135	4525	6832	81	383
1965-66	17138	4296	2640	6267	94	488
1966-67	18942	5569	3454	6203	71	611
1967-68	23671	5604	3570	8760	74	777

(Source : Sub-Regional Employment Officer, Amritsar)

APPENDIX IV

(Vide page 309)

Work done by the District Employment Exchange, Amritsar,

Year	Number of registration during the year	Number of vacancies notified	Number of applicants placed in employment during the year	Applicants on the live register at the end of the year	Monthly number of employers using the Exchange	Number of vacancies being carried over at the end of the year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1961	511	167	30	245	7	15
1962	1229	417	195	270	7	15
1963	810	327	120	201	5	13
1964	1672	427	142	403	9	59
1965	2493	653	288	820	15	110
1966	2609	615	309	814	12	136
1967	3299	794	478	1383	16	170
1968	4396	954	612	1421	18	144

(Source : Sub-Regional Employment Officer, Amritsar)

APPENDIX V

Population, area, village and panchayats covered by the Community Development Blocks in the Amritsar District, as on March 31, 1970

( Vide page 314)

Sr. No.	Subdivision/Tahsil/Block	Date of start	Present stage	Population 1961	Area (sq. km.)	Number of villages	Number of panchayats
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Amritsar Subdivision
1.	Verka	-- Ist October, 1962	II	103873	318.00	71	67
2.	Jandiala Guru	-- Ist October, 1962	II	72071	281.90	68	64
3.	Majitha	-- Ist April, 1962	II	68917	264.33	89	79
4.	Rayya	-- 2^nd October, 1961	II	68538	172.80	78	67
5.	Tarsikka	-- Ist October, 1960	II	63257	251.60	81	71
Patti Subdivision
6.	Patti	-- ist October, 1957	III	53111	355.30	74	54
7.	Bhikhiwind	-- Ist October, 1957	III	65197	307.55	60	53
8.	Valtoha	-- Ist April, 1959	II	49652	147.00	68	45
Tarn Taran Subdivision
9.	Tarn Taran	-- 2^nd October, 1953	II	77803	307.49	76	72
10.	Khadur Sahib	-- Ist April, 1957	III	66954	307.23	75	62
11.	Naushehra Pannuan	-- Ist April, 1957	III	62634	272.51	64	56
12.	Chohla	-- Ist April, 1957	III	56532	294.16	50	45
13.	Gandiwind	-- 2^nd October, 1961	III	64120	342.25	74	66
Ajnala subdivision
14.	Ajnala	-- Ist October, 1958	III	77376	388.50	200	119
15.	Chogawan	-- Ist October, 1959	II	87254	525.44	189	89

( Annual Administration Report of the Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab, for 1969-70)

APPENDIX VI

People’s Contribution to the Community Development Programme in the

Sr. No.	Name of Block	Agriculture and animal husbandry	Irrigation and reclamation	Health and rural sanitation	Education	Social education	Comm-unity recreation centres
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
		Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
1.	Verka	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Jandiala Guru	25580	10120	22220	23920	22620	-
3.	Majitha	-	-	20000	5000	13500	1250
4.	Rayya	2236	-	6707	36106	-	-
5.	Tarsikka	-	3000	-	30762	3470	-
6.	Patti	-	-	-	1350	-	-
7.	Bhikhiwind	182456	75482	285983	145419	75681	15420
8.	Valtoha	-	24500	41600	31930	25600	-
9.	Tarn Taran	2060	-	3500	7550	2800	9800
10.	Khadur sahib	22870	-	123479	107257	18459	13567
11.	Naushehra Pannuan	6689	-	32067	55120	5005	-
12.	Chohla	-	-	-	-	-	-
13.	Gandiwind	-	10000	45200	-	-	-
14.	Ajnala	10620	-	4000	4000	3220	-
15.	Chogawan	64855	6060	43484	88098	13331	-

different Blocks in the Amritsar District up to March 31, 1968

(Vide Page 314)

Communication	Village and small industries	Housing	Other works programme	Total	Cash and other contributions	Labour
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
-	-	-	-	-	-	1000
22920	17000	-	-	144380	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-
47308	-	-	59273	151632	121306	30326
-	-		-	37232	19851	25375
15000	-	-	-	16350	-	120
182425	64585	-	-	1027451	-	-
27400	23000	-	-	174030	-	-
4000	75000	-	-	104710	-	8975
87936	-	-	94870	468438	242578	28567
15322	-	-	-	114203	119399	12870
-	-	-	-	5000	-	-
16400	-	-	-	68900	50000	18200
6280	-	-	13274	41394	21530	19864
13916	-	-	-	229744	-	-

APPENDIX VII

Physical achivements of the community Development Blocks in the Amritsar District up to March 31, 1968

(vide Page 314)

Sr. No.	Name of the Block		Chemical fertilizers distributed (quintals)	Number of agricultural demonstrations held	Improved seeds distributed (quintals)	Number of maternity and child welfare centres	Number of rural latrines constructed	Number of wells sunk	Pucca drains constructed (km.)	Number of schools converted into basic ones
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1.	Verka	--	7413	-	1020	3	6	-	15	-
2.	Jandiala Guru	--	89039	30	945	1	-	120	-	64
3.	Majitha	--	20581	805	3720	5	2	809	3.6	3
4.	Rayya	--	49650	399	1129	2	25	-	1785	2
5.	Tarsikka	--	918920	-	923	2	36	-	1773	1
6.	Patti	--	2895	-	1758	6	-	-	480	1
7.	Bhikhiwind	--	150485	945	30485	15	208	3476	151	1
8.	Valtoha	--	294500	205	4750	1	-	-	1750	-
9.	Tarn Taran	--	53408	394	4279	52	16	6	-	-
10.	Khadur sahib	--	126946	3920	23051	-	11	163	2.01	-
11.	Naushehra Pannuan	--	50600	26	867	2	5	2	3877	-
12.	Chohla	--	56360	2	482	-	3	-	900	-
13.	Gandiwind	--	48500	10	380

Total Rural / Urban		Total numbers of household	Total numbers of members		Total number of rooms	Households with no regular room				Households with one room
			Males	Females			Number of households	Number of members		Number of households	Number of members
			Males	Females			Number of households	Male	Female	Number of households	Male	Female
1		2	3	4	5	6		7	8	9	10	11
Rural	..	36041	111774	97362	83800	87		254	218	12683	31567	26712
Urban	..	17019	48390	39759	33876	54		134	58	8514	20481	15761
Total	..	53060	160164	137131	117676	141		388	276	21197	52048	42473

Household with two rooms			Household with three rooms			Household with four rooms			Households with five or more room
Number of households	Number of members		Number of households	Number of members		Number of households	Number of members		Number of households	Number of members
Number of households	Males	Females	Number of households	Males	Females	Number of households	Male	Females	Number of households	Male	Females
12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
11016	33397	29385	6033	21106	18585	3169	12163	10521	3053	13287	11941
4501	13277	11473	1963	6599	5650	975	3564	3118	1012	4335	3738
15517	46674	40858	7996	27705	24235	4144	14727	13639	4065	17622	15679

December

APPENDIX I

Rural

Household with three rooms

APPENDIX II

APPENDIX III

APPENDIX IV

Patti Subdivision

Tarn Taran Subdivision

Ajnala subdivision

Name of the Block