FARIDKOT

APPENDIX V

Post offices in the Faridkot District, as on 31 March 1995

Post offices	Branch post offices
Faridkot, Head Post Office, Higher Selection Grade –II	1 Raiyanwala (EDBO)
	2 Bhagthala kalan
	3 Bilewala
	4 Chandbaja
	5 Dip Singhwala
	6 Dhudike
	7 Dhulkot
	8 Ghugyana
	9 Golewala
	10 Gurdwara Jand Sahib
	11 Janerian
	12 Kamyana
	13 Kanianwali
	14 Machaki Kalan
	15 Mamara
	16 Moranwali
	17 Pakhi Kalan
	18 Pipli
	20 Qila Nau
	21 Rajuwala
	22 Sadiq
	23 Sirwali
	24 Sukkhanwala
	25 Tehna
Sub Post Offices
1 Alamwala	1 Aspal (EDBO)
	2 Bodiwala/Kharksingh
	3 Patti Karam
	4 Katyanwali
	5 Midda
	6 Mohlan
	7 Pakki Tibbi
	8 Paniwala Fatta
	9 Kabarwala
	10 Rattankhera
	11 Raniwala
	12 Ratta Tibba
	13 Sarawan
	14 Urang
2 Baja Khana	1 Dod
	2 Fatehgarh
	3 Romana Albel Singh
	4 Sada Singhwala
	5 Wara Bhaika
3 Bargari	1 Bhamai Bhai (EDBO)
	2 Behbal Khurd
	3 Sahoke
	4 Wandar
4 Bariwala	1 Asa Buttar
	2 Bhuttiwala
	3 Harike Kalan
	4 Khara
	5 Khokhar
	6 Sarai Naga
	7 Surewala (EDBO)
5 Bhaika Khera	1 Dabwali Dhab
	2 Gursar Jodheke
	3 Khemankhera
	4 Mehna Khera
	5 Shamkot
	T Trimalla
6 Doda	1 Bhullar (EDBO)
	2 Chhatiana
	3 Ghuri Sanghar
	4 Kaoni
	5 Mallan
	6 Sukhna Ablu
	7 Butter Sarian
7 Faridkot Mandi, Non-delivery, public Call Office
8 Faridkot Secretariat, Non-delivery
9 Giddarbaha, Lower Selection Grade, Sub-Office	1 Bhalaiana (EDBO)
	2 Channu
	3 Dhola
	4 Ghagga
	5 Husnar
	6 Kot Bhai (DPCO)
	7 Lal Bhai
	8 Madhir
	9 Peori
	10 Sahib Chand
	11 Thraj
10 Jaito Lower Selection Grade, Sub-Office, Public Call Office	1 Bishnandi (EDBO)
	2 Chand Bhan
	3 Chaina
	4 Gumti Khurd
	5 Kotli
	6 Kasimke Bhatti
	7 Madhak
	8 Ramiana
	9 Rori Kapura
11 Kot Kapura, lower Selection Grade, Sub-Office, Public Call Office	1 Dhilwan (EDBO)
	2 Dhaipai
	3 Hari Nau
	4 Matta
	5 Maur Samagh
	6 Romana Albel Singh
	7 Sarwan
	8 Koharwala
12 Lambi, Public Call Office	1 Banwala (EDBO)
	2 Bhittiwala
	3 Badal
	4 Bring Khera
	5 Fatuhi Khera
	6 Ghumiara
	7 Hakuwala
	8 Kandu Khera
	9 Killianwalai
	10 Khudian Gulab Singh
	11 Lohra
	12 Mehna
	13 Maan
	14 Midu Khera
	15 Pajawa
	16 Roranwala
	17 Sikhwala
	18 Singhwala (EDBO) Public Call Office
13 Malaut, Lower Selection Grade, Sub-Office, Public Call Office	1 Bhagwanpura (EDPO)
	2 Burj Sidhwan
	3 Chhapanwali
	4 Fakarsar
	5 Kamharkhera
	6 Jandwala Charhatsingh
	7 Malaut Village
	8 Birk Khera
	9 Dabwali, Roheranwali
14 Mandi Harzi Ram Malaut, Non-Delivery
15 Muktsar, Lower Selection Grade, Sub-Office	1 Akalgarh (EDBO)
	2 Badal
	3 Balamgarh
	4 Bhagsar
	5 Jhabelwali
	6 Goniana Village
	7 Lakhewali
	8 Madarsa
	9 Mangat Ker
	10 Nandgarh
	11 Rahuyrianwali
	12 Sammwali
	13 Jhandewala
	14 Ude Karan
	15 Sango Dhoon
16 Muktsar Kty., Non-Delivery
18 P.G. Kalan, District	1 Aulakh (EDBO)
	2 Bhalur
	3 Jiwanwala
	4 Ghanyewala
	5 Kot Sukhia
	6 Malke
	7 Panjgirain
	8 Sibian
19 R.B. Kot Kapura, Lower Selection Ghade, Sub-Office, Non-delivery, Public Call Office
20 Ram Nagar, Public Call Office	1 Baddian (EDBO)
	2 Bhuleryan
	3 Bundar
	4 Inakhera
	5 Gurusar
	6 Jhorar
	7 Khaneke Dhab
	8 Kuraiwala
	9 Khunan
	10 Lakkarwala
	11 Malwala Katorewala
	12 Tarkhanwala
21 Rupana, Public Call Office	1 Bam (EDBO)
	2 Bhang Chari
	3 Chak Dohewala
	4 Chak Sherewala
	5 Chack Maha Bhadar
	6 Dhigana
	7 Giljianwala
	8 Maha Badar
	9 Sotha
	10 Tamkot
22 Sandhwan, Public Call Office	1 Dhimanwala (EDBO)
	2 Wandar Jatana
	3 Wara Daraka
	4 Machaki Mal Singh
23 Tappa Khera, Public Call Office	1 Abul Kharana
	2 Adhnian
	3 Dewan Khera
	4 Dhola Kingra
	5 Fatehgarh Minian
	6 Kuttyanawal
	7 Phullukhera
	8 Ratharyan
	9 Mahuana
	10 Shena Khera
24 Moga, Higher Selection Grade-II Head Office, Public Call Office	1 Budh Singhwala (EDBO)
	2 Chand Nawan
	3 Chirak
	4 Dhalleke
	5 Dosanj
	6 Jaimalwala
	7 Landeke
	8 Raoli
	9 Singhwala
	10 Tatareywala
25 Badhni Kalan, Public Call Office	1 Badhani Khurd (EDBO)
	2 Bir Raoke, Public Call Office
	3 Lopon
	4 Malliana
	5 Raoke Kanlan
26 Bagha Purana, Lower Selection Grade, Sub-office, Public Call Office	1 Alamwala
	2 Baraghar
	3 Budh Singhwala
	4 Chand Singhwala
	5 Chanuuwala
	6 Jai Singhwala
	7 Kaleki
	8 Kotla Mehrsingwala
	9 Langiana Nawan, Public Call office
	10 Langiana Purana
	11 Langiana
	12 Malka Kalan
	13 Mandhiranwala
	14 Nathoki
	15 Nathuwala (West)
	16 Rajiana, Public Call Office
27 Bilaspur, Public Call office	1 Bude (EDBO)
	2 Bhagike
	3 Himmatpura, Public Call office
	4 Kussa
	5 Lohara
	6 Machhike, public Call office
	7 Minian
	8 Nangal
	9 Raman
28 Buttar	1 Malliana
	2 Ramuwala Harchoke
	3 Ramuwala Kalan
	4 Ramuwala Nawan
29 Dala	1 Bahona (EDBO)
	2 Bughipura
	3 Dhulkot
	4 Mehna
	5 Mehron
30 Dhudike, Public Call office	1 Ajitwal (EDBO)
	2 Chuhar Chak (EDBO) Public Call office
	3 Daodhar (PCO)
	4 Jhandiana Sharki (East)
	5 Killichahlan
	6 Madoke
	7 Matwani
	8 Nathuwala jaded
	9 Tikhanwad
31 Ghal Kalan, Public Call Office	1 Bhukanwala (EDBO)
	2 Chotian Kalan
	3 Dadahur
	4 Dagru
	5 Darapur
	6 Daroli Bhai
	7 Jandiana Garbi
	8 Jogewala
	9 Kaliawala
	10 Daulatpur Niwan
	11 Khosapandu
	12 Khokharana
	13 Koera Kalan
	14 Mahesri
	15 Nidhanwala
	16 Ratia
	17 Saddasinghwala
	18 Safuwala
	19 Salina
	20 Thamanwala
32 Gholia Khurd	1 Gholia Kalan (EDBO) Public Call Office
	2 Phulewala
	3 Rania
33 Grain market Moga, Non-delivery, public call office
34 G.T. Road Moga, Non-delivery, public Call Office
35 Guru Teg Bahadurgarh, Public Call office	1 Lande (EDBO)
	2 Mari (Mustafa) public Call office
	3 Rode
	4 Samalsar
	5 Sakha kalan Public Call Office
	6 Sukhanand
	7 Thathi Bhai
	8 Wairoke
36 I.A. Moga, Non-delivery
37 Kokari Kalan, Public Call Office	1 Chuganwan (EDBO)
	2 Kapura
	3 Kokari Heran
	4 Puranwala
	5 Kokari Khurd
38 Manuki	1 Kishangarh (EDBO)
	2 Raonta
39 Moga kty, Non-delivery, public Call Office
40 Nihalsinghwala, Public Call Office	1 Dhulkot Kalan (EDBO)
	2 Ghaziana
	3 Mahadeoke
	4 Saidkot
	5 Takhtpura
	6 Ransi Khurd
41 Patto Nirasingh, Public Call Office	1 Didarwala (EDBO)
	2 Dina, Public Call office
	3 Khota, Public Call Office
	4 Khai
42 Purana Moga, Non-delivery, public Call office
43 Ram Ganj Area Moga, Non-delivery
44 Samadh Bhai, Public Call Office	1 Gulab Singhwala (EDBO)
	2 Jita Singhwala
	3 Kotla Raika
	4 Maur Nauabad
	5 Sangatpura
	6 Thiraj

(Source: Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Faridkot Division, Faridkot)

FARIDKOT

APPENDIX VI

Telephone Exchanges with their capacity and number of working telephones in the Faridkot District as on 31 March 1996

Number of Connections
Sr. No.	Telegraph Division	Telegraph / telephone sub division	Name of exchange	Capacity	Working
1	Faridkot	Faridkot	Faridkot	4000	3771
			Sadiq	152	140
			Golewala	56	55
			Machaki kalan	56	54
			Kaler	56	55
			Chambell	56	54
			Simerwla	56	33
			Mallewala	56	47
			Sikhanwala	56	37
		Kot Kapura	Kot Kapura	5000	4668
			Jaito	1400	1350
			Rameana	88	56
			Bargari	184	178
			Panjgirain	184	182
			Baja Khana	184	183
			Khara	56	55
			Dhaipai	56	55
			Dabrikhana	56	43
			Maur	56	51
			Jiwanwala	56	53
			Wander jatana	56	51
		Moga	Moga	8000	7564
			Bagha purana	1400	1239
			Nihalsinghwala	384	383
			Badhni kalan	384	336
			Mahna	88	88
			Dala	184	168
			Ajitwal	184	173
			Samalsar	184	174
			Bilaspur	158	158
			Chugawan	184	166
			Dhudike	88	87
			Manuke	88	88
			Daroli Bhai	56	54
			Maihianwala	56	47
			Daodhar	88	85
			Samad Bhai	56	56
			Gholi Khurd	56	55
			Jhandiana (west)	56	54
			Nathuwala	56	22
			Talwandi Bhangerian	88	86
			Singhwala	56	56
			Saidoke	56	34
			Jhandiana Shakti	152	150
			Lopon	56	50
			Kaliawala	56	40
			Ghal kalan	56	48
			Chirak	88	87
			Himatpura	88	55
			Mari Mustafa	184	80
		Muktsar	Mukatsar	3272	3224
			Bariwala	384	233
			Lakhewali	184	178
			Chaksherewala	184		174
			Bhagsar	88		84
			Lubanianwali	152		110
			Mahan Bhadur	88		69
			Malan	88		65
			Kanianwali	56		49
			Doda	88		84
			Kaoni	56		56
			Rupana	184		176
			Ramgarh Chughan	56		52
			Fattanwala	88		87
Khunde Halal	56		56
Chhapianwali	56		49
Hari Ke Kalan	56		48
Bhangihari	88		56
Dohak	56		25
Khirkianwali	56		22
Lambi Dhab	56		20
Malaut	Malaut	2800		2677
	Giddarbaha	1400		1381
	Lambi	192		190
	Sarwan Bodla	88		88
	Tappakhera	184		183
	Kot Bhai	88		81
	Phakersar	184		142
	Lal Bhai	184		128
	Bhaika Khera	88		88
	Badal	88		84
	Ramnagar	88		88
	Tarkhanwala	88		88
	Sikhwala	88		88
		Alamwala	88		79
		Urang	56		48
		Fatehpur Manianwala	88		76
		Chhatiana	56		51
		Malkatora	88		61
		Bhaliana	56		44
		Virk Khera	88		62
		Gurusar	56		47
		Pakki	56		37
		Khunan Kalan	88		67
		Mohalan	88		60
		Aspal	56		33
		Peori	56		17

(Source: General manager, Tele Communications, Firozpur)

CHAPTER VIII

MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

	CONTENTS
F	Public Administration
F	Learned Professions
F	Personal and Domestic Services
F	Miscellaneous Services

MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

Faridkot is primarily an agricultural district. According to 1992 Census, 74.59 per cent of the total population of the district reside in villages. As per the Census of 1991, the number of main workers in the district was 5,39,924. Out of these workers 68.37 per cent were engaged in agricultural pursuits, 8.39 in trade and commerce, 6.58 in manufacturing, Processing and repairs, 2.63 in transport and storage, 1.25 in construction and the rest 12.73 per cent are engaged in other occupations, such as law, medical education and engineering.

Besides agriculture, industry, trade and commerce, there are some other occupations which are also the source of livelihood. These occupations are the result of economic development of the particular region. These occupations are inter-dependent on one another and often one creates a place for another. The existence of these occupations is mostly felt in the urban areas. Change in the social structure such as standard of living of the people, free movement of labour, etc. have provided good chance for the structure of miscellaneous occupations to create a position of importance in the socioeconomic field. Tailoring, laundry work, carpenters, domestic servants etc. A brief description of some important occupations which have not been mentioned else where has been given in this chapter.

(a) Public Administration

Central, State and Local Government Services– After the Independence government have started various schemes/projects for the welfare of the people. This expansion in developmental activities has led to the creation of more and more offices of different departments. To execute the development works, a large number of Boards and Corporations have been set up in the State. Most of these Boards hand Corporations have their offices at district level. As a result of this expansion, the number of persons entering in Government services is also increasing. As on 31 March the number of persons working in the State Government offices 27,373 as compared to 18,473 as on 31 March 1980. The Department-Wise distribution of Government employees in the District and in the Appendix-I at pages 307 to 309.

A number of semi-Government establishments have also been providing employment to the people. The number of semi-Government employees working in Corporations and Boards, Municipal councils. Improvement Trusts, Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samities and Market Committees in Faridkot district in comparison to State as on 31 March 1993 is given in Appendix-II at page 310. A large number of people are entering in Government services keeping in view the security of service and other amenities available to the employees. The Central, State and Local Government provide dearness allowance, house rent, besides providing loans recoverable in easy installments to their employees for the purchase construction of houses and purchase of vehicles etc. residential accommodation to the extent available is also provided to the employees. The employees of the police department are provided with rent free accommodation, whereas those of the railway department are provided quarters on nominal rent. The railway employees and their families are provided free and and privilege passes for travel. They are also provided various benefits, such as family pension on death, pension on retirement, gratuity, general provident fund, medical reimbursement, casual and earned leave etc. female government employees are entitles to maternity leave up to 180 financial relief to its employees so as to bring them at par with Central Government Employees in regard to grant of dearness allowance and other benefits.

Free liveries are provided to class IV employees. The employees of both the Central and State Governments are provided Leave Travel Concession alongwith members of their family to visit any place in the country in a block of four years. Class III and Class IV employees are provided, Home Travel Concession after period of two years for a minimum distance of 300 kms and 150 kms respectively. The Punjab Government introduced Group Insurance Scheme in 1982 for State government employees. Under this scheme a fixed amount is deducted from the employees pay, and provisions have been made to pay fixed insurance amount to the family of the employee who dies while in service.

Public Employees’ Organizations– Various employees` Organizations have been formed by the employees of different departments for the redressal of their grievances. The following public employees organizations were functioning in the Faridkot District as on 31 March 1993: -

S.No.	Name of the Union
	Moga Central Co-operative Bank Employees Union, Moga
	Municipal Employees` Union, Malaut
	Markfed Plant Workers Union, Giddarbaha
	New Bank of India Officers, Association, Moga
	National Textile Corporation D.P.G. Ltd., Staff Association, Malaut
	Nagar Palika Fire and Lok Sewak Union, Moga
	Octoi Municipal Union, Muktsar
	Octroi Employees` Union, Moga
	Punjab Roadways Coolies` worker Union, Moga
	Punjab Animal Husbandry Class IV Employees` Union, Moga
	Transport Employees` Union, Moga
	UCO Bank Offices` Organisation (Punjab), Moga
	Water Supply and Sewerage Karamchari Union, Moga
	MES Civilian Workers Employees` Union, Faridkot
	Punjab Wan Vibhag Worker` Union` Moga
	PSEB Bahujan Employees` Union, Kot Kapura
	Punjab Government Mechanical Workers, Union, PWD (B&R) Moga
	Punjab Roadways, S C Employees` Union, Punjab, Muktsar
	PRTC SC Employees` Union, Faridkot
	Central Warehousing Corporation Labour, Union, Moga
	Municipal Safai Karmchari Union, Moga
	Punjab Health Guide Workers` Union, Punjab, Moga
	Railway Platform Union worker` Kot Kapura

(b) Learned Professions

Teachers, medical practitioners, advocates, engineers, architects, journalists having specialization in their respective, fields come under this category. They have a good educational qualifications and specialization in their respective fields. The information available regarding the role played by these professionals in the district is given hareunder:

Teaching Profession– With the growth of population and expansion of education system the number of school/college going students have gone up. As a result more and more educational institutions are being opened by the Government as well as by private organizations, which require a large number of teachers. The pay-scale of the school/college teachers are now fairly attractive. As a result more and more people are taking up the teaching as a profession. As on 30 September 1992 there were 1,160 number of recognized educational institutions in the district. The number of teachers working in these institutions was 9,496 (5,397 males and 4,099 females). Besides a large number of persons were engaged in this profession in the various colleges functioning in the teaching profession are much respected by the people.

Medical Profession– This profession includes physicians and surgeons, dentists, ayurvedic and homoeopathic doctors, nurses, etc. A large number of medical and para-Medical persons are working in various hospitals and dispensaries in the district. A number of doctors have also opened their private clinics and nursing homes.

During the year 1992, 893 doctors, 946 midwives, 415 Allopathic medical institutions functioning in the district. Besides, 28 Ayurvedic/Unani Medical Officers, 28 dispensers and 28 dais were working in 28 Ayurvedic/Unani medical institution.

Legal profession – This profession includes judges, barristers, advocates, pleaders and munshis, Lawyers represent the cases of the litigants before the courts. This profession has attracted a good number of persons during the recent years, due to increase in litigation and being a paying profession. Besides being a remunerative profession, it commands a good social status. Persons opting for legal profession are mostly concentrated in urban areas of the district. As on 31 March 1993 a number of bar associations were functioning in the district one each at Faridkot, Moga, Muktsar, Giddarbaha and Malaut.

Engineering Profession – People are adopting engineering as a profession, because it gives a respectable status in the society besides being a paying profession. It is due to the availability of these services that development works, such as the opening of canals, the construction of roads and the extension of electricity installations to the remote corners of the area, are being completed. Details of the persons employed in engineering services in various Government departments have been given in Chapter XIII `other Departments`. Besides, a good number of persons of this profession have adopted the profession of contractors and architects of consulting engineers.

(c) Personal and Domestic Services

Personal Services – These include services of barbers, washermen, launderers, tailors, weavers, cobblers, carpenters, etc. a large number of persons are engaged in these personal services which are detailed below:

Barbers– The old practice of having family barber (nai) has almost vanished due to the opening of hairdressing saloons or beauty shops in the urban areas. Even rural areas. Even rural areas are also having small shops of barbers. The rates of barbering services in the rural areas are comparatively lower than in urban areas. The charges vary from Rs 10 to Rs 15 for haircut and Rs 5 to 7 for shave in urban areas.

The earlier practice of conveying and sending messages through the barber on the occasion of marriage/death etc. has become to a large extent out-dated, because other prompt means of performing these chores have become quite popular. Awareness loving has also changed the mode of this profession. The new generation does not like to stick to this profession. The other functions performed by the (nain) at the time of marriage occasion, has also been outdated due to change in marriage system and rites and customs. Even then some social occasions have given a secured position to the barbers.

The barbers in the towns have formed their unions to look after their interests. Tuesday is usually observed as holiday by them.

Washermen – Washermen or dhobis form an important occupational class. This service in these days include dhobis (washermen), launderers, dry cleaners and dyers. Earlier their work was to collect clothes from the houses of their customers and return these after washing and pressing. But this practice has adversely been affected with the emergence of laundary shops in urban areas. The charges of laundaries are higher, but their services are prompt and efficient. Their washing charges vary from Rs 5 to Rs 10 per piece and pressing from 50-75 paise per piece. These laundaries switch over to dry-Cleaning in winter. Generally the laundaries employ washermen for washing and pressing of clothes. Besides laundaries there are a number of exclusive dry-cleaning shops in all the towns and large villages of the district. The dry-cleaning charges vary from Rs 20 to Rs 50 per suit.

Tailors – The old practice of the tailors (darzis) going to different houses on the occasion of marriage has become outdated. Now-a-days tailoring is a paying profession i.e. it has attracted more and more educated people. The work done by the tailors differs according to the tastes of the people of a particular region. The urban tailors prepare fashionable clothes whereas the rural tailors prepare ordinary suit worn by the ordinary villagers. Most of the tailors have their own sewing machines and work independently. There are also some big tailoring concerns which get the work done on commission-basis.

Carpenters – The carpenter or Tarkhan make and repair wooden structures such as agricultural and domestic articles, doors, windows, furnitures etc. there are certain carpenters who make and repair sophisticated furniture also. Earlier the rural carpenters were paid at the time of harvests. This practice has been changed and now they get their remuneration in cash.

Cobblers – The cobblers or mochis recondition old, wornout, defective footwears to make them serviceable. In past, they got payment in kind, in lieu of these services, at the time of harvests in rural areas. But this practice has come to an end and the experienced shoe-makers have opened their own shops to make new footwears. Some of them have set up small establishments in urban areas to make shoes, chappals and desi jutties. The desi jutties of Muktsar and Malaut are famous all over the state. But recently this business has been adversely affected due to the availability of mechanized footwears manufactured in large factories.

Domestic Servants – Cooks, malies, utensil cleaners, washermen, maid servants, cleaners,etc. constitute this group. Practice of having domestic servant is prevatent in rural as well as in the urban areas. In the rural areas well to do families employ these servants on permanent or on part-time basis. The full-time servants reside in the house of the owners. The part-time servants work as utensil cleaners, washermen/washerwomen and malies (gardeners) etc. the wages of domestic servants in whole-time employment vary from Rs 300 to Rs 500 in addition to free meals and clothing.

In the urban areas females from poor families adopt this profession to supplement their income. They are employed to do specified jobs, such as washing of clothes, sweeping of houses or cleaning of utensils etc. these maid servants are paid Rs 100 to Rs 150 per month in addition to sundry facilities provided by their employers.

(d) Miscellaneous Services

Transport has gained a place of importance both in the economic as well as social life of the people. Since Independence every village has been linked with the main road or railway station in the district. The development of transport has opened up avenues for employment, where as improved communications have led to amelioration of the condition of the people. As 31 March 1993 there were 78 registered private transport companies operating in the district besides Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Faridkot, Punjab Roadways, Moga and Punjab Roadways, Muktsar. A number of transport workers, such as drivers, conductors and cleaners, are employed by these transport companies. They are provided with various facilities viz. free uniforms, bonus, allowances for over time etc. in addition to the bus services, the other modes of transport like taxis, three-wheelers, tongas and cycle-rickshaws also render such services. As on 31 March 1993 the number of trucks, three-wheelers and taxis providing transport facilities to the public services in the district was 4,344, 782, 508 respectively.

For the carriage of goods, hand-carts and animals driven carts are used where the load is light and the distance to be covered is short. However, for heavy loads and longer distance, the services of goods transport companies are utilized.

APPENDIX I

Department-wise distribution of Government employees in Faridkot District and in Punjab State as on 31 March 1993:

Number of Government employees
S. No	Name of the Department	Faridkot District	Punjab State
	General Services
1	Vidhan Sabha	--	314
2	Raj Bhawan	--	116
3	Legal Remembrance	--	80
4	Advocate General	--	146
5	Prosecution and litigation	52	584
6	Justice	243	3,476
7	Election	7	314
8	Language	4	418
9	Financial commissioners` Secretariat	--	915
10	Revenue	741	3,834
11	Excise and Taxation	264	3,243
12	Punjab Public Service Commission	--	90
13	Civil Secretariat	--	2,581
14	Police	3,786	65,269
15	Home Guards	72	7,295
16	Jails	179	3,098
17	Treasury and Accounts	71	1,135
18	Local Fund Examiner	71	1,135
19	Controller of Internal Audit Organization	6	168
20	Institute of Finance and banking	--	41
21	Printing and Stationery	7	1,084
22	Local Government	--	180
	Social Service
23	General Education	10,574	1,19 163
24	Technical Education and Industrial Training	338	3,948
25	Sport	22	206
26	Youth Services	4	188
27	Cultural Affairs, Museum Archaeology and Archives	1	303
28	Medical, Health and Family Welfare	3,019	35,111
29	Water Supply (Public Health)	1,467	7,908
30	Housing and Urban Development	--	35
31	Town and Country Planning	--	694
32	Architecture	--	236
33	Information and publicity	47	860
34	Social Welfare and Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes	597	5,630
35	Labour	17	612
36	Employment	27	514
37	Subordinate services Selection Board	--	--
38	Sainik Welfare	15	270
39	Hospitality	10	331
40	Administration General and Official Trustee and Treasurer Charitable Endowment	--	20
	Economic Services
41	Agriculture	485	5,179
42	Horticulture	46	826
43	Soil Conservation	186	2,149
44	Animal Husbandry	493	6,512
45	Dairy Development	21	303
46	Fisheries	13	377
47	Forest	143	1,977
48	Co-operation	248	3,708
49	Rural Development and Panchayats	240	3,475
50	Consolidation	--	189
51	Colonization	--	79
52	Irrigation	1,001	26,516
53	Chief Electrical Inspector	--	89
54	Industries	108	2,213
55	Transport	1,215	12,813
56	Civil Aviation	--	65
57	Public Works (B&R)	1,073	12,760
58	Tourism	--	42
59	Economic and Statistical organization, Punjab	25	668
60	Food and Supplies	475	3,790
61	Punjab State Planning Board	--	153
62	Lotteries	--	55
Total		27,373	3,71,062

(Source :Economic & Statistical Organization, Punjab Chandigarh)

APPENDIX II

Number of Semi-Government Employees working in Corporations and Boards, Municipal Committees, Improvement Trusts, Zila Parishads, Market Committees and Panchayat Samities as on 31 March 1993 in Faridkot District and in Punjab State

Faridkot District Punjab State
S. No.	Name	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1	Corporations/ Board	…	…	…	26,290	4,973	31,263
2	Municipal committees/ Corporations	1,720	343	2,063	86,271	9,672	95,943
3	Improvement Trusts	20	2	22	666	72	688
4	Zila Parishad	63	3	66	824	39	863
5	Market Committees	562	34	569	4,547	300	4,847
6	Panchayat Samities	147	33	180	2,148	405	2,553
Total		2,512	415	2,9271	0,696	15,461	1,36,157

(Source : Economic and Statistical Organization, Punjab, Chandigarh)

CHAPTER IX

ECONOMIC TRENDS

	CONTENTS
F	Livelihood Pattern General Level of Prices and Wages and Standard of Living
F	Employment Situation
F	Planning and Rural Development

Economic development means a process in which an economy’s real national income increases over a period of time. Economic progress of a region depends upon a number of factors such as development of natural resources, discover of new resources, capital formation, discovery of new resources, capital formation, population growth, innovations and technical changes, widening of markets, improvement of skills and other institutional and organizational modification. Size and age composition of population plays an important role in the economic development of an area, because the human beings are not only responsible for production but are also the final consumers of the produced goods. Whereas the labour force makes positive contribution in the development of an area but at the same time a rapid growth of population adversely affects this pace of development. Alongwith slow and gradual rise in population, quality of population is also a significant feature. Capital accumulation which is an import determinant in economic development is possible only if output exceeds consumption. Capital accumulation results in more capital goods and employment.

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

Livelihood Pattern– Faridkot being predominantly an agricultural district, a large chunk of its population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. According to the 1991 Census, 74.59 per cent of the population of the district lived in the rural areas which was higher than the percentage for the State, (70.45). According to the 1991 Census, the total population of the district was 17,30,876 out of which 5,39,924 were main workers, 24,494 were marginal workers and the remaining remaining 11,66,458 were non-workers. The percentage of main workers of total population was 31.19 per cent as against the State percentage of 30.07. If the marginal workers are also taken into account then the percentage of workers to the total population rises to 32.61.

Out of the total working force, 37.74 per cent were engaged as cultivators, 30.23 per cent as agricultural labourers, 12.73 per cent as other workers, 8.39 per cent in trade and commerce, 6.58 per cent in manufacturing processing and repairs, 2.63 per cent in transport and storage, 1.25 per cent in construction work, 0.40 per cent in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting and plantations, etc. and negligible in mining and quarrying.

The workers ( classified into nine industrial categories ), marginal workers and non-workers in rural and urban areas of Faridkot District are shown with following statement: -

Classification of workers in the Faridkot District according to the 1991 Census

Number of persons according to the 1991 Census
Rural Urban
Classification of Workers according to their profession	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Persons
I Cultivators	1,90,863	3,621	9,032	224	1,99,895	3,845	2,03,740
II Agricultural laborers	1,40,450	10,039	11,985	760	1,52,435	10,799	1,63,234
III Workers in live-stock, forestry, fishing, hunting, and plantation, orchards and allied activities	1,442	49	629	44	2,071	93	2,164
IV Mining and Quarrying	10	--	5	--	15	--	15
V Manufacturing, processing and Repairs A Housing Industry B Manufacturing other than household industry	3,374 11,024	416 666	2,237 17,433	300 360	5,611 28,461	716 1,026	6,327 29,487
VI Construction	3,234	21	3,409	90	6,643	111	6,754
VII Trade and Commerce	10,130	145	4,507	414	44,637	659	45,296
VIII Transport	5,255	23	8,842	50	14,037	73	14,170
IX Other workers	26,712	3,044	2,145	6,836	58,857	9,880	68,737
Total Main Workers (I to IX)	,92,498	8,024	1,20,224	9,178	5,12,722	27,202	5,39,924
X Marginal Workers	735	22,889	167	702	903	23,591	24,494
XI Non Workers	2,93,339	5,63,552	1,12,716	1,96,851	4,06,055	7,60,403	11,66,458
Total Population	6,86,572	6,04,465	2,33,108	2,06,731	9,19,680	8,11,196	17,30,876

(Statistical Abstract of Punjab 1994)

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