Growth of Co-operative Society in the District :

Co-operative Society play a vital role in the economic development of an area. The co-operative movement was launched in our country with the passage of the Co-operative Credit Societies Act, 1904. Since then, the progress made by these societies in Jalandhar District was very impressive and this helps a lot in eliminating the malpractices of private money landers. The money – landers use to cheat the farmers by charging exorbitant rate of interest and the using many malpractices. During 1993-94 there was 362 co-operative Agriculture Societies and 235 co-operative Non-agricultural Societies in Jalandhar district. The agriculture societies provide credit for fertilizers, improved seeds, agricultural implements etc. and the non-agricultural societies cater to the credit needs of persons outside agriculture. These societies also mobilize the savings of their members.

The detail regarding the working of agricultural and non-agricultural co-operative societies functioning in the district is given in the following table :

Work done by the agricultural and non-agricultural co-operative societies in Jalandhar district during 1979-80,1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94

1979-80

1984-85

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

Co-operative Non-Agricultural Credit Societies

1979-80

1984-85

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

Co-operative Agricultural Credit Societies

Co-operative year ending June

240

235

334

339

357

362

Number of co-operative societies at the end of the year

27,908

29,480

36,645

36,707

37,696

38,307

36,261

2,38,889

3,97,715

2,85,699

2,98,792

3,00,996

3,09,595

3,10,482

Membership individual

64.87

92.10

89.54

84.87

79.24

86.60

68.08

Government (Rs in lakhs)

Share Capital

25.81

38.75

144.71

137.03

154.02

184.74

201.87

631.51

741.13

671.79

738.10

788.07

839.63

886.61

Others (Rs in lakhs)

189.45

275.93

348.82

154.02

184.74

201.87

595.21

1,483.53

5,268.29

7,860.24

6,732.22

6,982.04

Loan advances during the year (Rs in lakhs)

264.51

273.35

369.80

393.43

455.58

608.25

674.34

1,293.83

2,424.56

3,174.26

3,543.74

4,155.08

Deposits (Rs in lakhs)

(Source : Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jalandhar )

Co-operative Marketing Societies – The District wholesale co-operative Marketing and Supply Society is functioning at Jalandhar and 12 Co-operative Marketing Societies are functioning at the places where there are regulated markets in the district. These societies keep a check against under-weighing, unauthorised deduction and delayed payment by the artias (commission agents). The cultivator can also store their produce, if they don’t want to sell it at the time of harvest in the godowns of these societies. The work done by the co-operative marketing societies in the district during 1979-80, 1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94 is given below:

year

Number of co-operative societies at the end of the year

Membership individual

Paid up share capital

Working capital (Rs in Lakhs)

Value of good market

1979-80

1984-85

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

9,104

9,406

9,585

10,415

10,484

10,512

10,575

15.00

13.94

13.42

12.86

12.60

16.71

17.44

20,806

18,503

18,482

19,186

6,344

1,26,436

2,85,763

2,86,847

(Source : Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jalandhar )

Small Savings - The gross and net achievements under the small saving in the district during 1974-75, 1979-80, 1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94 are given below :

year

Gross achievements

(Rs in lakhs)

Net achievements

(Rs in lakhs)

1974-75

1979-80

1984-85

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

423.75

1,520.60

3,088.34

8,830.68

9,078.28

9,488.73

10,792.36

14,474.52

23.45

231.42

1,691.17

5,541.86

5,039.10

3,989.76

4,656.17

6,504.30

Regulated Markets - Keeping in view the malpractices suffered by the cultivators in the marketing of their produce in hands of traders, the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act 1961 was passed under this Act the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board was setup by the government to regulate the marketing activities of agricultural produce. The activities of agricultural markets are : regulated by the Board under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Act, which provides for regulation of markets and formation of market committees. As on 31 March 1991, 12 regulated markets were functioning in Jalandhar district.

CHAPTER VII

Communications

v Railways

v Roads

v Shipping and air traffic

Railways

Jalandhar is an important railway junction being by connected by seven branch lines. All these lines are broadgauge lines. The main line is Amritsar- Ambala Cantonment line. It is a double line and the station located on it in the district are : Kartarpur, Sura Nussi, Baba Sodal Nagar, Jalandhar city, Jalandhar Cantonment, Chaheru, Goraya and Phillaur. The Jalandhar city – Jaijon Doaba and runs from Phagwara to Nawashahr via Banga. The stations falling on this line in the district are : Jalandhar city, Jalandhar Cantonment, Mandhali, Kultham Abdula Shah (halt), Bahram, Malupura, Banga, Khatkar Kalan, Jhandaji, Karian, Nawashahr Doaba and Rahon. The stations falling on Jalandhar City-Hoshiarpur line in the district are : Jalandhar Cantonment, Dolina Doaba, Khurdpur and Sham Chaurasi. Jalandhar-Mukerian-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi line are serves the northern portion of Jalandhar Tehsil. The stations falling in it in the district are : Dhogro, Alawalpur, Suchipind, Kala Bakra, Machrowal, Bhoghpur, Sirwal and Cholang. Another railway line connects Jalandhar with Nakodar. The station falling on it in are : Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar (halt), Jamsher Khas , Thabalke Shanker and Nakodar. The Jalandhar-Firozpur Cantonment line serves between the western part of the Jalandhar Tehsil on its way to Kapurthala and further south-west, the eastern portion of Nakodar Tehsil. The stations falling on it the district are : Lohian Khas and Giderpindi. Lohian khas-Nakodar-Ludhiana line serves Nakodar and Phillaur tehsils. The stations on it the district are : Kang Chard, Sindhar, Mulewal Khera, Malsian Shahkot, Gahndran, Nakodar, Sidhwan, Nurmahal, Gumtali (halt), Bliga, Partappura and Phillaur.

Roads

Roads play a pivotal role in the economic development of a reign. A well-knit road system helps in improving the efficiency of output and input markets. A well conceived network of roads accelerates the economic growth. The roads in the Jalandhar district are fairly well developed. The length of roads maintained by both the government and local bodies has increase substantially and this had led to the construction of more bridges and other transport facilities. The total length of road maintained by the public works department ( b & r) in the district as on 31 march 1894 was 3,456 kms.

The type and length of roads maintained by public works department ( B & R ) in the district is given below :

(kms.)

Year

National highways

Provincial highways

Black top

Water bound macadam roads

Total

Black top

Water bound macadam roads

Total roads

1974-75

1979-80

1984-85

1985-86

1986-78

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1,545

2,550

2,795

2,852

2,940

3,015

3,059

3,343

3,351

269

1,895

2,691

2,920

3,013

3,091

3,140

3,428

3,456

(statistical abstracts of Punjab, 1975, 1980, and 1985 to 1994)

Road transport.- Efficiency transport system plays the role of a kingpin in the process of rapid economic development. In the absence if navigable rivers and little prospectus of further expansion of railways in Punjab, the road transport proves to be more economical, quick and convenient over short distance, both of the movement of passengers and goods.

State transport- The major responsibility of the state transport is to meet the transport needs of the urban and rural areas by providing them transport infrastructural facilities necessary for the growth of the economy. Punjab roadways, Jalandhar –I , Punjab roadways, Jalandhar –II, Punjab roadways, Nawashahr serve the passenger traffic in the district. The bus rout maintained by Punjab roadways Jalandhar I, II, alongwith route length is given in appendix-I at the end of the chapter on pages 97 to 102. The station regarding progress of state transports are given in Appendix-II on page 103.

Private transport.- Beside the state transport, private transport also plays a key role in the growth of economy. Private bus transport, taxies and autorickshaws are other means of passenger traffic. Private bus transport operates mainly in the interior parts of the district. The bus routes maintained by the private transport companies in the district is given in appendix-iii on pages 104 to 115.

The number of different types of motor vehicles registered and the number of different type of motor vehicles on roads in the district during the year, 1947, 1979, 1984-85 to 1990-91 are given in the following tables:

Year

Buses

Cars and station wagons

Jeeps

Taxies

Three wheelers

1974

1979

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

647

700

719

737

763

820

822

929

993

1,036

267

297

6,001

6,637

7,007

7,918

8,754

10,181

11,317

12,178

13,317

14,425

1,247

1,347

1,560

1,708

1,952

2,282

2,500

2,644

3,029

3,207

239

263

271

272

274

298

316

325

388

413

1,263

1,633

2,081

2,529

2,646

2,765

2,945

3,124

3,292

3,458

Two whee-lers

Total passenger vehicles

Four wheelers and above truck and lorries

Three wheelers

Total goods vehi-cles

Tractors

Others

1,460

3,408

18,856

93,111

1,07,785

1,23,232

1,35,422

1,53,008

1,70,977

1,84,477

2,01,978

2,14,410

88,253

1,03,691

1,19,423

1,36,396

1,49,811

1,69,354

1,88,937

2,03,677

60,199

2,36,949

217

5,144

5,646

6,346

7,321

7,864

8,590

9,191

9,911

2,594

10,785

979

1,004

1,021

1,042

1,163

1,235

1,295

1,426

268

1,574

6,123

6,650

7,367

8,363

9,027

9,825

10,486

11,337

2,862

12,359

440

900

15,037

15,809

16,748

17,811

18,804

19,912

21,049

22,278

12,256

24,380

145

165

177

1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94	Year
732 797 792 812 811 865 923 1,001 1,067 1,112	Buses
8,298 9,188 9,749 10,707 11,857 13,115 14,448 15,540 16,776 17,958	Cars and station wagons
1,737 1,920 2,201 2,412 2,706 3,116 2,452 2,725 3,142 3,338	Jeeps
317 335 343 349 297 323 340 352 422 447	Taxies
1,360 1,731 2,14 2,636 2,763 2,896 3,063 3,245 3,414 3,584	Three wheelers
85,638 1,00,437 1,16,156 1,32,706 1,45,807 1,66,454 1,83,166 1,97,089 2,15,038 2,27,696	Two wheelers
98,082 1,14,408 1,31,425 1,49,622 1,64,242 1,86,769 2,04,392 2,19,952 2,39,859 2,54,135	Total passenger vehicles
7,656 8,375 9,083 10,051 7,958 9,352 9,952 10,848 11,537 11,833	Four wheelers and above truck and lorries
1,674 1,732 1,752 1,784 1,478 1,602 1,663 1,794 1,354 1,461	Three wheelers
9,330 10,107 10,835 11,835 9,436 10,954 11,615 12,642 12,891 13,294	Total goods vehicles
15,115 15,857 16,796 17,997 19,038 20,146 21,084 22,337 23,729 24,537	Tractors
-- -- 63 84 97 100 147 159 168 171	Miscellaneous

Statistics on road accidents,- the statistics regarding the road accidents in the district of the year 1974-75, 1979-80 and 1984 to 1992 are given below :

Year

Accidents

Vehicles involved

Persons killed

Persons injured

1974-75

1979-80

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

103

134

130

115

146

135

157

175

152

197

134

130

115

146

135

157

116

152

108

137

105

146

125

146

103

107

Shipping and air traffic.- There is no port the Jalandhar district as Punjab is not a costal state. The district is having only one aerodrome at Adampur, which is not used for civil purposes.

The Northern Indian Flying club has been functioning in the district at Jalandhar cantonment since 1947, with the help of the local army authorities. The main function of the club is to impart flying and gliding training to civil, N.C.C cadets and army officers to obtain Students Pilot’s Licence, Commercial Pilot’s Licence and Glider Pilot’s Licence. So far the club has trained more then 200 commercial pilots.

Travel and Tourist Facilities.- It is State Government’s Andover to develop tourist facilities at exiting places with a view to ensuring that the available potential for growth of the tourist industry is fully exploited. In Jalandhar District, there are two tourist resorts, one at Kartarpur and other at Jalandhar, being run by the Punjab Tourist Development Corporation.

Besides, there are number of Dharamshalas and Serais in the district for travelers, tourists and visitors. A number of rest houses are maintained by Government / Corporation/Boards for the use of their employees while on the tour of the district. A list of rest houses in the district along with their reservation authority is given in Appendix IV .

Underground Pipe Line.—The underground pipeline is the fourth latest means of transportation after road, water and airways. This is the cheapest and quickest means of transportation. The Mathura-Jalandhar pipeline starts form Mathura Refinery and terminates at Jalandhar Terminal Station. It has two Delivery-cum-Pumping Stations at Bijwasan and Ambala on its way from Mathura to Jalandhar. The yearly section wise capacity of Mathura-Delhi Station, Delhi-Ambala Station and Ambala-Jalandhar Station is 3.7 million metric tonnes, 2.2 million metric tonnes, 1.35 million metric tonnes respectively. The Petroleum products supplied with this pipeline are aviation turbine fuel, superior kerosene, motor spirit and high speed diesel. The quantity of different petroleum products supplied by this pipeline to Jalandhar during the year 1993-94 were, aviation turbine fuel 23,557.620 kiloliters, superior kerosene 3,72,611.597 kiloliters, motor spirit 2,89,877.559 kiloliters and the high speed diesel 11,68,181.023 kiloliters.

Post, Telegraphs and Telephone – As on 31 March 1994 there were 3 Head Post Offices, 132 Sub Post Offices and 340 Branch Post Offices function in the district. A list of these post offices, public call offices and combined post offices is given in Appendix V.

Telephones .-- A list of telephone exchanges with telephone connections in the district as on 31 March 1994 is given in Appendix VI.

Radio and Television. – The district is having one Radio Broadcasting Station, named ‘All India Radio’, Jalandhar, which came into existence 1984. It relays three different programmes, viz. ‘Vivid Bharti’, ‘Jalandhar Service’ and ‘Urdu Service’ from the different transmitters one at Jalandhar relays ‘Jalandhar Service’ and its Range upto 500 km. The transmitters at Goraya relays ‘Vivid Bharti’ and ‘Urdu Programmes’.

A special feature of All India Radio, Jalandhar is that it relay Gurbani Vichar from Golden Temple, Amritsar, daily in the morning and evening.

Doordarshan Kendra.- The Doordarshan Kendra at Amritsar came into Existence on 23 September 1973, which was shifted to Jalandhar on 13 April 1979. The Doordarshan Kendra at Jalandhar covers whole Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Chandigarh. The programmes of Doordarshan Kendra are relayed from three different stations, viz Amritsar, Kasauli and Bathinda.

Appendix –I

Bus routes operated by Punjab Roadways in the Jalandhar District as on 31 March 1994

Serial No.

Name of the Depot

Name of Rout

No. of daily trips

Route length (kms)

Total daily services (kms)

Punjab Roadways –I Jalandhar

Punjab Roadways –II Jalandhar

Delhi –Jammu

Jalandhar –Delhi

Ludhiana – Ambala

Jalandhar–Yamuna Nagar

Jalandhar – Jammu

Beas –Udhampur

Beas – Jammu

Jalandhar – Chintpurni- Jawalaji

Jalandhar – Kalka

Jalandhar- Shimla

Jalandhar – Patiala

Amritsar- Patiala

Dera Beas – Patiala

Jalandhar- Chandigarh

(via. Ludhiana)

Toderpur – Chandigarh

(via. Nawashahr)

Begowal – Chandigarh (via. Nawashahr)

Alawalpur – Chandigarh (via. Nawashahr)

Jalandhar – Ludhiana

Ludhiana – Chandigarh

Jalandhar – Hoshiarpur

Jalandhar – Hoshiarpur (via. Hargarh)

Jalandhar – Bhogpur

( via. Adampur)

Adampur – Bhogpur

Jalandhar – Daroli

(via. Adampur)

Jalandhar – Nadalon- Adampur

Jalandhar – Ghaial

Jalandhar- Shamchaurasi

Jalandhar – Padhiana

Jalandhar – Thein Dam

Jalandhar – Talwara (via. Mukerian - Pong Dam )

Jalandhar –Talwara

(via. Goraya)

Dasuya – Talwara

Tanda – Dasuya

(via. Thatha Monda)

Jalandhar – Datarpur

Jalandhar – Mukerian (via. Dhonoa)

Begowal – Dasuya

Gardhiwal – Khudda

Jalandhar – Dasuya

Tanda – Koi

Tanda – Pandori – Atwal

Tanda – Phulwaha

Jalandhar – Tanda

Jalandhar – Munkan

Jalandhar – Khojpur

Jalandhar – Gardhiwal (via. Darapur)

Jalandhar – Gardhiwala ( via. Ambala Jattan)

Jalandhar – Kandhala Jattan

Jalandhar – Rehran

Jalandhar – Begowal

Jalandhar – Begowal (via. Bhogpur)

Jalandhar – Bulowal

Jalandhar – Bulowal (via. Sikri)

Jalandhar – Bulowal (via. Kathar)

Talwan – Bulowal

Jalandhar – Subhanpur

Subhanpur – Nadala

Jalandhar – Anandpur Sahib

Jalandhar – Raipur Doaba

Jalandhar- Apra

Jalandhar- Bhasm Phagwara

Jalandhar – Panshta (via. Phagwara – Nadalon )

Jalandhar – Mahalpur

Jalandhar- -Todarpoorwa (via. Badha)

Jalandhar – Amritsar

Jalandhar – Jandiala

Jalandhar – Rayya

Kartarpur – Janday Sarai

Kartarpur – Bhulath

Jalandhar – Pathankot

Jalandhar – Shivdaspur

Jalandhar – Batala

Jalandhar – Kharlon

Jalandhar – Mustfapur (via. Kala Bakra)

Jalandhar – Sadana

Jalandhar – Boolay

Jalandhar – Dolikay

Jalandhar – Soosan (via. Adampur)

Bham – Ghadial

Adampur – Sehlon

Jalandhar – Alawalpur

Jalandhar – Adampur – Bhogpur

Jalandhar – Nakodar

Jalandhar – Shankar

Jalandhar – Nurmahal (via. Nakodar)

Jalandhar – Mahatpur

Jalandhar – Sangowal

Jalandhar – Shahkot – Malasian

Jalandhar – Talwandi Madho

Nakodar – Gidharpindi (via. Nahl Manak)

Jalandhar – Jandiala

(via. Samrai)

Jalandhar – Nurmahal (via. Samrai)

Jalandhar – Kapurthala

Jalandhar – Talwan

Jalandhar – Bilga

Jalandhar – Goraya (via. Rurka)

Jalandhar – - Pasla (via. Rurka)

Jalandhar – Nakodar (via Mithapur)

Jalandhar – Shahkot ( via. Parjian)

Jalandhar – Punian

Jalandhar – Gidarpindi

Gidarpindi – Firozpur

Jalandhar – Sultanpur (via. Phatudhinga)

Jalandhar –Palara ( via. Nakodar – Khiva)

Jalandhar – Pattan

Jalandhar – Faridkot

Nakodar – Delhi

Jalandhar – Ganganagar

Jalandhar – Kot Badal Khan (via. Nurmahal)

Jalandhar – Sultanpur ( via. Palar)

Jalandhar – Abohar (Sangrian)

Jalandhar – Patti Sadik

Jalandhar – Chandigarh (via. Ludhiana)

Kapurthala – Chandigarh

Jalandhar – Sangrur

Jalandhar – Amritsar

Jalandhar – Gurgaon

Jalandhar – Ludhiana

Jalandhar – Chintpurni- Jawalaji

Nakodar – Jawalaji

Nakodar – Patiala

Nakodar – Chandigarh (via. Nawashahr)

Jalandhar – Snadhuwali

Jalandhar – Moga

Jalandhar – Bathinda

Jalandhar – Shahkot (via. Pandori)

Nakodar – Mahatpur

Jalandhar – Delhi

Jalandhar – Yamuna Nagar

Lohian – Chandigarh (via. Nawashahr)

Jalandhar – Jammu

Jalandhar – Dharamshala

Jalandhar – Nurmahal (via. Phillour-Chima)

Jalandhar –Shantalai

Nakodar – Talwara

Jalandhar – Batala

Jalandhar – Shimla

Ludhiana – Shimla

Jalandhar – Hisar

Ludhiana – Hisar

Jalandhar – Patran

Nakodar – Phagwara

Jalandhar – Muktsar

Jalandhar – Firozpur (via. Dharamkot)

Jalandhar – Kalka (via. Nawashahr- Chandigarh)

Jalandhar – Haridwar

1/2

1 ½

512

774

118

250

231

278

215

124

182

281

165

248

213

173

159

197

174

106

045

156

107

100

107

123

133

370

301

321

287

172

195

149

419

67.5

123

149

152

159

259

184

381

237

211

231

168

145

260

222

313

238

191

160

135

181

108

1,024

3,970

944

1000

924

278

215

248

364

562

990

496

852

2,076

318

788

348

952

424

540

100

246

180

174

216

264

216

198

312

642

396

144

192

200

182

126

100

264

252

504

110

704

200

384

110

384

186

428

110

208

212

336

124

172

4,814

528

384

140

150

738

192

1,280

192

256

128

192

104

396

110

246

988

160

117

152

180

100

168

276

124

210

960

132

296

236

464

390

280

244

100

110266

740

1,204

424

642

574

1,032

390

298

5,146

1,676

810

246

298

304

318

518

664

736

320

240

762

474

844

924

336

270

292

960

520

442

1,252

954

768

120

320

362

216

(Source : General Manager, Punjab Roadways, Jalandhar I and II)

APPENDIX II

Progress of Punjab Roadways, Jalandhar –I, Jalandhar –II, Nawashahr in Jalandhar District during 1974-75, 1979-80 and 1984-85 to 1993-94

1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94	Year
190 89 130 130 130 135 135 135 135 135 135 135	Jalandhar -I	Fleet (Number)
-- 89 123 124 122 123 125 125 125 125 125 125	Jalandhar -II
-- 131 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 158	Nawashahr
143.33 129.48 110.06 122.86 122.17 127.52 127.44 135.67 122.10 125.59 123.13 126.42	Jalandhar -I	Effective Kilometers (Lakhs)
-- 41.62 102.53 269.55 104.35 111.83 113.81 127.64 106.63 110.86 109.80 190.73	Jalandhar -II
-- 114.59 132.16 139.18 136.72 142.55 140.22 144.36 131.35 133.46 135.28 141.71	Nawashahr
0.90 0.80 0.62 0.64 0.70 0.46 0.46 0.56 0.68 0.47 0.48 0.52	Jalandhar -I	Daily Passengers carried (Lakhs)
-- 0.43 0.36 0.58 0.51 0.53 0.43 0.47 0.46 0.48 0.57 0.63	Jalandhar -II
-- 0.31 0.34 0.34 0.39 0.38 0.54 0.50 0.47 0.52 0.52 0.53	Nawashahr

APPENDIX – III

Bus Routes Operated by the Private Transport Companies in Jalandhar District as on 31 March 1994

Serial No.

Name of Transport Companies

Mane of Rout

No. of daily trips

Route length (kms)

Total daily services (kms)