APPENDIX III

List of Hospitals/Primary Health Centres and Dispensaries in the Hoshiarpur District, as on January 1, 1976

Serial No	Name of Institution and Location	No. of Beds		Rural/Urban	Type of Management	Tahsil
		Male	Female
	UNDER THE CONTROL OF CIVIL SURGEON
	Hospitals
1	Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur	75	25	Urban	State Public	Hoshiarpur
2	Police Hospital, Hoshiarpur	18	-	Do	State Special	Do
3	Police Hospital, Jahan Khelan	18	-	Rural	Do	Do
4	Maternity Hospital, Hoshiarpur	-	23	Urban	Private Aided	Do
5	St. Joseph Hospital, Hoshiarpur	-	-	Do	Do	Do
6	Lala Chuni Lal Free Hospital, Bajwara	4	2	Rural	Do	Do
7	Civil Hospital, Dasuya	27	23	Do	State Public	Dasuya
8	Civil Hospital, Mukerian	24	8	Do	Do	Do
9	Canal Hospital, Talwara Townshp (under the control of Principal Medical Officer, Talwara Township)	64	60	Rural	State Special	Do
10	Civil Hospital, Garhshankar	27	23	Urban	State Public	Garshankar
	Primary Health Centres
11	Primary Health Centres, Bhunga	2	2	Rural	Do	Hoshiarpur
12	Primary Health Centres, Chakowal	4	4	Do	Do	Do
13	Primary Health Centres, Harta Badia	2	2	Do	Do	Do
14	Primary Health Centres, Tanda Urmar	6	4	Urban	Do	Dasuya
15	Primary Health Centres, Budhaber	2	2	Rural	Do	Do
16	Primary Health Centres, Hajpur	4	4	Do	Do	Do
17	Primary Health Centres, Mand Pander	16	8	Do	Do	Do
18	Primary Health Centres, Jaijon	4	4	Do	Do	Garshankar
19	Primary Health Centres, Paldi	10	6	Do	Do	Do
20	Primary Health Centres, Possi	16	8	Do	Do	Do
21	Primary Health Centres, Saroya	4	4	Do	Do	Do
22	General Bikram Singh, P.H.C., Balchaur	8	4	Do	Do	Balachaur
	Dispensaries/ Clinics
23	T.B. Clinics, Hoshiarpur	4	4	Urban	State Public	Hoshiarpur
24	Provincialized Dispensary, Janauri	2	2	Rural	Do	Do
25	Rural Dispensary, Dhut Kalan	2	2	Do	Do	Do
26	Provincialized Dispensary, Narunangal	2	2	Do	Do	Do
27	Mahala Ashram, Hoshiarpur	2	4	Do	Do	Do
28	Rural Dispensary, Chabewal	2	2	Do	Do	Do
29	Rural Dispensary, Lambra	2	2	Do	Do	Do
30	Rural Dispensary, Jandi	2	2	Do	Do	Do
31	Provincialized Dispensary, Badon	2	2	Do	Do	Do
32	Rural Dispensary, Behbalpur	2	2	Do	Do	Do
33	Rural Dispensary, Jandoli	2	2	Do	Do	Do
34	Provincialized Dispensary, Garhi Mansowal	2	2	Do	Do	Do
35	Rural Dispensary, Haibowal	2	2	Do	Do	Do
36	Rural Dispensary, Batwara	2	2	Do	Do	Do
37	Rural Dispensary, Ratewal	2	2	Do	Do	Do
38	Rural Dispensary, Dhamai	-	-	Do	Do	Do
39	Rural Dispensary, Bhol kalota	-	-	Do	Do	Do
40	Municipal Dispensary, Hoshiarpur	-	-	Do	Do	Do
41	Civil Dispensary, Gardhiwala	1	1	Urban	Municipal	Do
42	Civil Dispensary, Hariana	6	4	Do	Zila Parishad	Do
43	Civil Dispensary, Shamchaurasi	4	-	Do	Do	Do
44	Rural Dispensary, Bhambotar	2	2	Do	Do	Do
45	Civil Dispensary, Rampur Haler	2	2	Rural	State Public	Dasuya
46	Rural Dispensary, Beh Jogan Alias Karari	2	2	Do	Do	Do
47	Rural Dispensary, Behbal Manj	2	2	Do	Do	Do
48	Rural Dispensary, Naushahra	2	2	Do	Do	Do
49	Rural Dispensary, Nangal Jamal	2	2	Do	Do	Do
50	Rural Dispensary, Budhipind	2	2	Do	Do	Do
51	Rural Dispensary, Dadial	2	2	Do	Do	Do
52	Civil Dispensary, Badla	1	1	Do	Do	Do
53	Civil Dispensary, Miani	2	2	Do	Zila Parshad	Do
54	Canal Dispensary, Sansarpur (under the Control of Principal Medicial Officer, Talwara Township)	-	-	Do	State Special	Do
55	Provincialized Dispensary, Sahiba	2	2	Do	State Public	Garhshankar
56	Rural Dispensary, Binewa	2	2	Do	Do	Do
57	Rural Dispensary, Simbal Majara	2	2	Do	Do	Do
58	Rural Dispensary, kuthgarh	2	2	Do	Do	Do
59	Rural Dispensary, Mahandipur	2	2	Do	Do	Do
60	Civil Dispensary, Mahalpur	8	2	Do	Zila Parishad	Do
61	Rural Dispensary, Moranwali	2	2	Do	State Public	Do
62	Subsidized Dispensary, Kot Fatuhi	-	-	Do	Subsidized	Do
63	Subsidized Dispensary, Bhangala	-	-	Do	Do	Do
64	Civil Dispensary, Mahindpur	-	-	Do	State Public	Balachaur

(Directory of Medical Institutions in Punjab State, 1976, Issued by the Director, Health and Family Planning, Punjab, Chandigarh, pp. 22-24)

APPENDIX IV

Family Planning Clinics in the Hoshiarpur District as on January 1, 1976

Serial No	Name of Institution and Location	Rural/Urban	Type of Management	Tahsil
1	Urban Family Planning Clinic, Hoshiarpur	Urban	Government	Hoshiarpur
2	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Bhunga	Rural	Do	Do
3	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Harta Badla	Do	Do	Do
4	Maternity and Child Health Centre, Hoshiarpur	Urban	Red Cross	Do
5	Maternity and Child Health Centre, Hariana	Do	Do	Do
6	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Hajipur	Rural	Government	Dasuya
7	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Budha Ber	Do	Do	Do
8	Rural Family Planning Unit, Mand Pander	Do	Do	Do
9	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Tanda Urmar	Do	Do	Do
10	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Chakowal	Do	Do	Do
11	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Saroya	Do	Do	Do
12	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Mahalpur	Do	Do	Garshankar
13	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Possi	Do	Do	Do
14	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Paldi	Do	Do	Do
15	Rural Family Planning Clinic, Balachaur	Do	Do	Balachaur

(Directory of Medical institutions in Punjab State, 1976, issued by the Director, Health and Family Planning, Punjab, Chandigarh, pp,31)

APPENDIX V

(vide page 369)

Maternity and Child Health Centres in the Hoshiarpur District, as on January 1, 1976

Serial No	Name of Institution and Location	Rural/Urban	Type of Management	Tahsil
1	Maternity and Child Health Centre, Hoshiarpur	Rural	Red Cross	Hoshiarpur
2	Maternity and Child Health Centre, Hariana	Do	Do	Do
3	Maternity and Child Health Centre, Mukerian	Do	Do	Dasuya

(Directory of Medical institutions in Punjab State, 1976, issued by the Director, Health and Family Planning, Punjab, Chandigarh, p.49)

APPENDIX VI

List of Ayurvedic/Unani Institution in the Hoshiarpur District, as on January 1,1976

Serial No	Name/Place of Location	Ayurvedic/Unani	No. of beds	Rural/Urban	Type of Management	Tahsil
1	Bulhowal	Ayurvedic	..	Rural	Government	Hoshiarpur
2	Mahngarwal	Do	..	..	..	..
3	Korat	Do	..	..	..	..
4	Chak Sadu	Do	..	..	..	..
5	Nara	Do	..	..	..	..
6	Mona Kalan	Do	..	..	..	..
7	Bari Khad	Do	..	..	..	..
8	Hoshiarpur	Do	..	Urban	..	..
9	Patiari	Do	..	Rural	..	..
10	Dharma Pur	Do	..	..	..	Dasuya
11	Kamahi Devi	Do	..	..	..	..
12	Haler	Do	..	..	..	..
13	Nangal Bihalan	Do	..	..	..	..
14	Siprian	Do	..	..	..	..
15	Rampur	Do	..	..	..	..
16	Passi Kandi	Do	..	..	..	..
17	Bhatehar	Do	..	..	..	..
18	Datarpur (Hospital)	Do	..	..	..	..
19	Kandhala Jattan	Do	..	..	..	..
20	Serakwal	Do	..	..	..	..
21	Himmatpur	Do	..	..	..	..
22	Jaura	Do	..	..	..	..
23	Bariah	Do	..	..	..	..
24	Dhada	Do	..	..	..	Garhshankar
25	Meghowal	Do	..	..	..	..
26	Kot Fatuhi	Unani	..	..	..	..
27	Jangliana	Do	..	..	..	..
28	Kukran	Ayurvedic	..	..	..	..
29	Mahdud	Do	..	..	..	..
30	Nangal Khurd	Do	..	..	..	..
31	Fatehpur	Do	..	..	..	..
32	Maili	Do	..	..	..	..
33	Chahal	Do	..	..	..	..
34	Samundra	Do	..	..	..	..
35	Malewal	Do	..	..	..	..
36	Nighi	Do	..	..	..	..
37	Nanowal	Do	..	..	..	Balachaur
38	Kaul Garh	Do	..	..	..	..
39	Thopia	Do	..	..	..	..
40	Bana Taunsa	Do	..	..	..	..
41	Chandiani Khurd	Do	..	..	..	..
42	Bhaddi	Do	..	..	..	..

(Directory of Medical Institutions in Punjab State, 1976, issued by the Director, Health and Family Planning, Chandigarh, pp. 42-43)Chapter XVII

CHAPTER VII

OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES

(a)	Labour Welfare
(b)	Prohibition
(c)	Advancement of Backward Classes and Tribes
(d)	Other Social Welfare Activities
(e)	Public Trusts, Charitable Endowments and Muslim Wakfs

Social services comprise health education, housing, labour welfare, rehabilitation of displaced persons, handicapped military personnel and mentally deranged or related persons. The uplift of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, though essentially within the purview of the Social Welfare Department, has been incorporated in the Constitution of India for its effective implementation. It is obligatory on the part of a progressive and welfare State to ameliorate the lot of the down-trodden and the helpless. For this purpose, the State has to frame a strong net work of social services. With the decline of the impact of the joint-family system, a new problem to look after the aged and destitutes has emerged. The State has also to look after the orphans. In brief, the work done by the Christians Missions, philanthropists and other social organizations is to be stepped up by the State. In a Welfare State, all are to be assured of adequate help in case of need that might occur due to illness, physical or mental handicap or unemployment. State assistance is rendered as an obligation and not as charity. It is thus, the responsibility of the State Government to enforce the polices and programmes of social welfare for the uplift of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. The voluntary social welfare organization deal mainly with non-statuary service of general social welfare. These organizations share a major responsibility in the implementation of social welfare polices.

(a) Labour Welfare

the concept of labour welfare is a very wide one and one and covers a broad field. It is mainly concerned with the improvement of health, general well-being, safety and productive efficiency of the worker. It also includes the facilities the amenities as may be provided in, or in the vicinity of undertaking to enable the labour force to work in healthy and congenial atmosphere instrumental for increasing the efficiency. The welfare also includes provision of canteens and cafeterias, recreational facilities and provision of rest rooms. It also entails arrangements to and from work and the provision of residential accommodation, crèches, nurseries, primary and high schools, etc. for the children of the workers.

The Punjab is the first State to have set up the Punjab Industrial Safety Council in May 1969, on the pattern of the National Safety Council. It is a voluntary organization having no political affiliation whatsoever. Factory-owners and the associations of workers, government department and all other persons who are interested in safety measures can become members of the council which shall advise, organize, encourge and promote methods and procedures for assuring safety and health of the industrial workers.

Labour Legislation.- Labour legislation means legal enactments and measures based on judicial principles. It seals with the employment And non-employment, wages, working condition, industrial relations, social security and labour welfare of persons employed in industry. Labour legislation is an offshoot of the concept of social justice. The nature of legislation reflects the social, economic and political ideas current at a given time. Labour courts and industrial tribunals have a different approach to the settlement of disputes. They collect facts from the disputants and other sources with the purpose of forming an opinion, as to what compulsory solution or award would be just. The tribunal may modify existing contracts and create new provisions. The philosophy underlying labour laws is to be deliver justice not only by interpreting existing laws but also by creating new laws in the light of public policy and existing social environments. Labour legislation is that paramount efforts of the community which endeavours to grant equality to workers. It is an embodiment of the feelings of the people and gives practical shape to current human and social values prevalent in the community.

The State follows the labour policy of the Government of India, which is based on principles enunciated in the provisions laid down in the International Labour Code of the International Labour Organization. Under the Constitutions, the enactment as well as the administration of labour laws is the responsibility of both the union and State Government.

The various Central and State Labour Laws in force in the district are: the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923; the Trade Union Act, 1926; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Employment of Children Act, 1938; the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; the Factories Act, 1948; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Working Journalists’ (Condition of Service and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1955, the Working Journalists’ (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1956; the Punjab Industrial Housing Act, 1956; the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958; the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961; the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; the Punjab Labour Welfare Funds Act, 1965; the Punjab Industrial Establishments (National and Festivals Holidays, Casuals and Sick Leave) Act, 1965; Contractors Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970; and the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972; and Fair Wage Clauses and East Punjab Public Welfare Works Department Contractors Labour Regulation.

These labour enactment contain various measures for the labour and inter alia, provide for regulation of condition and hours of work, rest interval, leave with wages, national and festival holidays casual and sick leave, overtime payment, safety from accidents, health and sanitation, prohibition of employment of children below certain age and of women at night, regular payment of wages, payment of minimum wages, payment of minimum bonus, formation of trade unions for the purpose of collective bargaining, certification of standing orders by employers for clearly defining the service conditions of workers, redressal of grievance, settlement of industrial disputes, etc.

Before the independence, there was no separate organization in the State to look after the interests of the industrial labour and other workers and to deal with their day-to-day problems. It was only in 1949 that a separate Labour Department was set up under the charge of a Labour Commissioner. The primary functions of the State Labour Department to maintain peaceful industrial relations and also to further the labour welfare measures, both statutory and non-statutory. Subject to certain limitations, it ensures that the working conditions for labour conform to a certain minimum of safety and comfort; that the wages are adequate and regularly paid; and injuries sustained during the performance of duties are properly treated and suitably compensated. The department also seeks to provide for medical care and model living for as many labourers and their dependants as possible. The prevention of industrial disputes and their settlement, as possible, as and when these arise, form the main function of the department.

In order to secure to proper benefit under the labour enactments, an adequate enforcement machinery functions under the Labour Commissioner, Punjab, Chandigarh. At the district level, Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer, Hoshiarpur, is responsible, for the enforcement and administration of Labour laws. He exercises jurisdiction over the district of Hoshiarpur, Nawashar, Sub-Division of Jullundur District and Phagwara, Sub-Division of Kapurthala District. He is assisted by one Labour Inspector Grade I and one Labour Inspector Grade II. The Labour Inspector Grade II deals with the labour employed in the shops and commercial establishments as covered under the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958, and the remaining labour works comes under the jurisdiction of the Labour Inspector Grade I. The Factories Act, 1948, is enforced in the district by the Factory Inspector, Phagwara, there is no independent Factory Inspector for the Hoshiarpur District.

The Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer also deals with the Industrial disputes on receipt of demand notices by the workers and employers. Under the law, he can also intervene, if there is an apprehension of occurrence of dispute. He maintains liaison with the with the workers and resolves the differences which might take a serious turn. In case he fails to settle disputes, the matter is referred through the Government to the Labour Court, Jullundur or the Industrial Tribunal, Punjab, Chandigarh. Constituted under Section 7-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Industrial Tribunal, Punjab, Chandigarh plays an important role in redressing the grievance of the industrial workers in the State.

The salient features of the Central and State Labour Acts in force in the district are given below:

Central Legislation.- The Factories Act, 1948, provides for health measures, safety from the canteens, shelters, rest rooms, working hours, intervals for rest, leave with wages, etc. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, provides for dealing with industrial Disputes through conciliation machinery, works committees adjudication and arbitration. The payment of Wages Act, 1936, regulates the payment of wages to the workers employed in establishments covered under the Act. The inspectorate staff are required to deal with complaints regarding non or less or delayed payments of wages. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, is intended to provide for the payment of certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by accidents. The Indian Trade Unions Act, 1926, provides for registration of trade unions and certain rights and privileges to the registered trade unions. It gives immunity from civil and criminal liability to trade union executives and members for bonafide trade union activities. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, requires the employers, employing 100 or more employees, to define wit sufficient precision and conditions of employment and to make the said conditions known to the workmen employed by them. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961, marks another milestone in the field of labour legislation as it seeks to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of workers in the transport undertaking employing five or more workers.

The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, contains the provisions regarding the payment of bonus to the employees by the employer from his share of profits. The Employment of Children Act, 1938, prohibited the employment of young children below the age of 15 years in certain risky and unhealthy occupations. The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, contemplates the provision of medical benefits and payment of sickness benefit to insured workers in case of sickness, indisposition disability, etc. The Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952, seeks to make a provision for the future of the industrial workers after he retires or for his dependents in the case of his early death. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, provides for the payment of maternity benefit to women workers for the period of 12 weeks. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, provides for a scheme for the payment of gratuity to employees, engaged in factories, mines, ports, oilfields, plantations, railway companies, shops or other establishments and in the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. For the administration of this Act, the Labour-cum-Conciliation Officers are the controlling authority.

State Legislation.- The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958, regulates working conditions, hours of work, rest interval and weekly rest as also holidays, leave and overtime of workers employed in the shops and commercial establishments. The Act also provides for opening and closing hours of establishments and entitling the employees to go to courts to get their grievances redressed. The Punjab Labour Welfare Funds Act, 1965, provides for the setting up a Labour Welfare Board and appointment of a Welfare Commissioner. The unclaimed wages of the employees and the accumulation of fines have to be credited to the Labour Welfare Fund, out of which the Board if to finance various labour welfare activities sponsored by the Board. A Labour Welfare Board is already functioning in the State. The Labour Commissioner under the Act. The Punjab Industrial Establishments (National and Festivals Holidays, Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965, provides for the grant of 7 days national and festivals holidays, 7 days casual leave on full wages and 14 days sick leave on half wages to all the employees covered under the Act.

In order to secure proper benefits under the labour enactments, an adequate enforcement machinery works under the Labour Commissioner Punjab, Chandigarh. He is assisted, at the district level, by Labour-cum-Conciliation, Officer, Factory Inspector, Labour Inspector and others miscellaneous staff.

Industrial Relations.- The objective of industrial relations is to facilitate production and to safeguard the interests of labour and management by securing their co-operation. The industrial relations between the employees and employers are governed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The objectives of this Act is to maintain industrial harmony by proper adjustment of relation between labour class and capitalist class. The industrial relations machinery set up under the Act, is of two types: one for the prevention of disputes by providing works committees within the industrial units, and the other for the industrial relations machinery outside the industry comprising conciliation officer, boards of conciliation, courts of enquiry, labour courts, industrial tribunals and national tribunals.

On the whole, the relations of employers and employees in the district have been normally peaceful.

The table below gives particulars regarding the industrial disputes in the Hoshiarpur District under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, form 1971 to 1975 :

Year	Number of disputes raised	Number of strikes and lock-outs	Number of workers involved on strikes	Number of mandays lost
1971	23	-	-	-
1972	15	-	-	-
1973	20	-	-	-
1974	13	-	-	-
1975	28	-	-	-

(Source : Labour Commissioner, Punjab, Chandigarh)

The Factories Act, 1948.- The Factories Act, 1948, codified for the first time the old international principle that none should employ any worker on any manufacturing process without ensuring his health, safety and welfare. It was enforced in the State in April, 1949. All the factories which are driven with power and have on roll 10 workers or otherwise employ 20 persons are covered under this Act. Under the Act, the employer is required to send the details of the factory to the Chief Inspector of Factories. It provides for the maintenance of sanitation, safety measures, prevention from the over-crowding, taking of precautionary measures against fire, dangerous and injuries fumes and explosives or inflammable dusts. It is the duty of the concerned Inspector to visit the factories off and on to ensure that the owners abide by the provisions of the Act. In case of default, the management is warned and asked top provide the required facilities to the workers and if violation continue prosecutions are launched. The factories falling within the purview of the Act are inspected at least twice a month.

In 1975, the number of working factories registered under the Act in the District was 119, and the average number of workers employed in these factories during the year was 1,744.

Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme.- Compulsory provident fund has been introduced in certain specified industrial establishments under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Family Pension Funds Act, 1952. Every employee of an establishment covered under the provident fund scheme is eligible for membership of the fund after one year’s continuous service or 240 day of actual work during a period of twelve months. Contribution at the rate of 6¼ per cent is deducted from the basic pay, dearness allowance (inclusive of cash value of food concession, if any admissible) and retaining allowance of employees who get pay up to Rs. 1,000 per month or less. The employer contributes equal amount, thereof, and the account of the subscriber is opened in the State Bank of India in the name of employee.

Under the scheme, provision has been made for the grant of advances under certain conditions to the members for financing life insurances policies, construction of houses and to defray medical expenses, from their share of contributions to the funds.

The number of factories, establishments covered the Act in the Hoshiarpur District, as on March 31, 1975 was 77.

For the execution of the said scheme, the Regional Commissioner, Chandigarh, is incharge for the States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh. He is assisted by a number of Inspectors in the field who execute government policies. The employers are required to maintain contributory cards of the employees and are to effect entries therein. These cards are open to inspection by the executive staff of the Regional Commissioner.

Death Relief Funds was set up in 1964 for Assisting the nominees/heirs of the deceased members. At least Rs. 500 are disbursed as relief. A non-refundable advance is also granted in case of individual’s retrenchment from service.

(b) Prohibition

Since, there is no dry district in the State, Hoshiarpur too is wet like others. On April 1, 1975, there were 93 country liquor vends, 1 wholesale bhang vend and 23 foreign liquor vends in the district.

The consumption of exciseable articles in the district during 1970-71 to 11974-75, is given below:

Year	Country Spirit (Proof Litres)	Foreign Spirit (Proof Litres)	Wine and Beer (Bulk Litres)	Opium (Kg)	Bhang (Kg)
1970-71	5,54,509	18,833	47,636	4.643	-
1971-72	5,50,911	29,189	68,726	3	51,035
1972-73	5,70,946	68,854	1,31,359	4	52,555
1973-74	5,75,719	76,165	78,822	-	63,000
1974-75	5,89,000	1,22,276	11,706	3.164	62,000

(Statistical Abstracts of Punjab, 1971 to 1975)

Hoshiarpur District falls under the jurisdiction of Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Jullundhur. The Excise and Taxation Officer, Hoshiarpur, administers the Excise and Opium Acts, in the district. He is assisted by 1 District Excise Inspector, 5 Excise Inspectors, besides other miscellaneous staff.

The Number of cases registered under these Acts in the district, during 1970-71 to 1974-75 is given below:

Year	Number of Cases Registered
	Excise Act	Opium Act	Total
1970-71	577	131	708
1971-72	470	216	686
1972-73	763	112	874
1973-74	717	152	869
1974-75	845	112	957

(Source: Excise and Taxation Officer, Hoshiarpur)

(c) Advancement of Schedule Caste and Backward Classes

The Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes had been poverty-stricken people in the Indian Society. In order to raise their standard of life, the Government of India and the State Government evolved a number of developmental schemes. There are no persons belongs to the Scheduled Tribes in the Punjab.

Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes

Out of the total population of 12,33,493 in the district (1961 Census), there were 2,99,314 Scheduled Castes persons (1,61,020 males and 1,38,294 females) who formed 24.3 per cent of the total population of the district. Out of these, 18,211 (10,566 males and 7,645 females) lived in the urban areas, and 2,81,103,(1,50,454 males and 1,30,649 females) lived in the rural areas. due to the transfer of certain areas of the district to Himachal Pradesh and Rupnagar District on the re-organization of the Punjab State in 1966, there was a decrease in the population of the district. Out of these 282754 persons (150627 males and 132127 females) lived in the rural areas and 20767 (11232 males and 9535 females) in the urban areas)

The names of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes inhabiting the Hoshiarpur District, and their main professions, are given in the Appendix at the end of this chapter at page 407 and 408.

Measures adopted for betterment of the Scheduled Castes and Backward classes

The Constitution of India Provides for special safeguards for the Backward Classes which include Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, donetified tribes and other backward classes. The interests of the Scheduled Castes have been protected by including them in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes )Order,1950 .The Constitution provides that no discrimination can be made against them in any shape of form, Articles 5(a)of the Constitution bestows powers on the States to make schemes for the uplift of the Scheduled Castes.

Under the division of powers, welfare of Harijans was made the responsibility of the State. The States enacted Legislative measures for the abolition of untouchability and removal of other hardships confronted by them .The State Government passed the Punjab Removal of the Religious, and Social Disabilities Act,1948, for ensuring free and un-hindered access to shrines and public places by the Harijans . Further the Government enacted the Untouchability (Offences ) Act,1955,which recognizes the practice of untouchability, in any form, as a cognizable offence.

The Directive Principles embodied in the Constitution empower the States to undertake special measures for improving the lot of these neglected and down-trodden classes and tribes. Efforts have been made to improve the socio-economic conditions of the members of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. The Directorate of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Punjab, Chandigarh, works for the uplift of these classes in the State.

The office of the District Welfare Officer was established at Hoshiarpur in 1955-56to look after the work at district level. He is assisted by 4 tahsil Welfare Officers, posted one each at the tahsil headquarters, viz. Hoshiarpur, Dasuya, Garhshankar and Balachaur. He is also assisted by 1 Accountant ,11 Lady Social Workers, 11 Lady Attendants, besides other miscellaneous staff.

Under articles 330 and 332 of the Constitution ,provision has been made for the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and among others, in the Parliament as also in the State Legislatures on population basis. The reservation was for a period of 10 years i.e. upto 1960. The period has further been extended upto 1980. In order to provide employment to the educated persons of weaker section, 25 per cent vacancies have been reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 5 per cent for the Backward Classes in all government departments and establishments. To ensure proper implementation of the reservation policy in service, a special cell has been created in the Department of Social Welfare. No department can recruit a non-scheduled caste candidate against a post reserved for Scheduled Castes unless a certificate is obtained from the cell to this effect that no suitable Scheduled Castes candidate is available. The Scheduled Castes candidates also enjoy age relaxation concession in regard to recruitment to service.

The schemes implemented for the uplift of the Scheduled Castes, Vimukt Jatis and Backward Classes are as follows : -

1. Social Welfare Schemes

The State Social Welfare Department has implemented the following schemes : -

Subsidy for Construction of New Houses for Scheduled Castes and Vimukt Jatis.- Mostly, the Scheduled Castes and Vimukt Jatis reside in slums in the urban and rural areas of the district. They are unable to build better houses due to their poverty. The Government, therefore, gives subsidy to them for construction of new houses. Each deserving and needy person is given Rs. 900 as a subsidy for the purpose. On their part, the beneficiaries are required to provide unskilled labour and sites. The houses built under the scheme consists of a room, a verandah, a kitchen and court-yard, with a total area of 5 or 6 marals.

Under the scheme, the beneficiaries are bound not to alienate the properties so acquired by them. The property rights of the houses are fully vested in Government for a period of 20 years, and thereafter, the houses becomes the property of the beneficiary. The recipient, however, enjoys free use of the houses during this period.

The amount of subsidies granted and the number of beneficiaries under the scheme in the district, during 1970-71 to 1974-75, were as under:

Year	Amount disbursed (Rs)	No. of beneficiaries
Vimukt Jatis
1970-71	900	1
1971-72	900	1
1972-73	900	1
1973-74	900	1
1974-75	-	-
Scheduled Castes
1970-71	-	-
1971-72	10,800	12
1972-73	9,000	10
1973-74	9,900	11
1974-75	-	-

(Source: District Welfare Officer, Hoshiarpur)

Heretofore, this scheme was a Centrally sponsored one. Since no provision was made by the Government of India during 1974-75, the State Government included this scheme in the State sector for 1975-76.

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