For Office Use Only ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT OF BURDWAN COLLECTORATE 2010-2011. OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE & COLLECTOR, BURDWAN CONTENTS PAGE NO. HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP DISTRICT PROFILE BURDWAN COLLECTORATE GENERAL SECTION ESTT. SECTION JUDICIAL MUNSHIKHANA REVENUE MUNSHIKHANA ELECTION SECTION MOTOR VEHICLES SECTION PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEV. SECTION DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING SECTION NEZARATH SECTION DISASTER MANAGEMENT SECTION CIVIL SUIT SECTION FOOD SECTION SOCIAL WELFARE SECTION SC/ ST/ OBC SECTION BURDWAN TREASURY – I BURDWAN TREASURY – II MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS SECTION CERTIFICATE SECTION AMUSEMENT TAX SECTION RECORD ROOM R.R & R. SECTION ICDS CELL PUBLIC GRIEVANCE CELL LIBRARY SECTION POOL CAR SECTION COMPENSATION SECTION TANKS IMPROVEMENT SECTION EXCISE DEPARTMENT (EAST AREA) L.A. SECTION BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE SECTION FINANCE (SMALL SAVINGS) DEPARTMENT S.S.M. SECTION LITERACY/SAKSHARATA SAMITY SELF HELP GROUP & SELF EMPLOYMENT CENSUS SECTION MGNREGS RURAL DEV. SECTION NCLP SSK & MSK CELL. MINORITY AFFAIRS SECTION.. HEALTH SECTION. REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE. S.D.O. BURDWAN SADAR (NORTH) EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE COURT SADAR S.D.O. BURDWAN SADAR (SOUTH) ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE ASANSOL SUPDT. OF EXCISE WEST CIRCLE, ASANSOL DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE ASANSOL DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE DURGAPUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE KATWA DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE KALNA F O R E W O R D Annual Administrative Report is an important document for any institution as it reflects the administrative structure, quality & quantity of work done and the achievements & shortfall with its future plan. Burdwan Collectorate is one of the biggest Collectorates in the state of West Bengal having 6 Sub-Divisions and 31 Bocks. It is also the largest district in the state spreading across 7024 Sq. Kms in area with more than 70 lakh population and having industrial region in Western Zone and the agricultural soil in other four sub-divisions. It is well divided from other districts by Ajoy River in its North and Damodar River in the South. The district is called the “Granary of West Bengal”. The Collectorate is a Mini Secretariat of the Government discharging the regulatory functions, coordination among different field offices of the State Government and Central Government, implement infrastructutal projects, poverty alleviation and social security programmes and provides different citizen services to the public through its dedicated employees and officers. It is noted with appreciation that the “TEAM BURDWAN” endeavoured to discharge the responsibilities to utmost satisfaction within the limited resources and logisties available. The district maintained its status of one of the highest contributor to the State Revenue from Motor Vehicle, Excise, Land cess and royalty, commercial taxes and other state taxes of the Government. Efforts have been put in place to improve not only the collection efficiency but hassle free services to the public by way of computerization of the process and simplification of the procedures. Our field offices have improved the citizen services like Caste Certificates, mutation and conversion of land cases, Social security pensions, public grievances disposal etc. through various innovative approaches and are committed to further improve the quality of the services, particularly in minimizing the time taken to issue these certificates. In the current financial year a large number of major projects have started setting up in the sector of Thermal Plants, Steel Plants and Housing infrastructure. The Land Acquisition set up has done commendable work completing the land acquisition of the major projects in record time, despite several local problems at operational level. The district has also performed quite well under different flagship programme of the Government namely IAY, NREGS, RGGVY, SGSY, Total Sanitation Campaign, NRHM to name a few. I am sure the good work performed by the “TEAM BURDWAN” will further improve in the coming years. Recently steps have been taken to improve the general cleanliness of the Collectoreate and its field offices, disposal of dead stocks particularly the electronic items, improvement of work place facilities to the employees with the concentrated efforts of all. Photo Identity Card to all employees, e-salary and capacity building through Regional Training Centre are some of the initiatives which will go a long way in improving the functioning of the Collectorate with the satisfaction to the employees. I place on record my sincere appreciation and thankfulness to all the officers and staff associated with the compilation of this Annual Administrative Report. We also welcome suggestion for further improvement of this report. BURDWAN ………………….. 2011 (Onkar Singh Meena) District Magistrate & Collector, Burdwan. 1. DISTRICT MAP (S) & PROFILE: History & Geography The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC and belonging to the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age. The name Burdwan is an anglicized form of the Sanskrit word Vardhamana. The first epigraphic reference to the name occurs in a 6th. Century AD copper -plate found in the village of Mallasarul in Galsi Police Station. Burdwan district extends from 22o56' to 23o53' North latitude and from 86o48' to 88o25' East longitudes. Lying within Burdwan Division, the district is bounded on the north by Dumka (of Jharkhand), Birbhum and Murshidabad, on the east by Nadia, on the south by Hooghly, Bankura and Purulia and on the west by Dhanbad (of Jharkhand) districts. The river Barakar forms the State boundary to the west; the Ajay separates Birbhum and Dumka to the north with exception of a portion of Katwa subdivision; the Damodar forms a southern boundary with Purulia and Bankura, while Bhagirathi forms the main eastern boundary with a few exceptions. The maximum length from east to west is 208 Km while the maximum breadth from north to south is 112 KM. In shape the district resembles a hammer. Topography Burdwan district with its varied tectonic elements and riverine features, is a transitional zone between the Jharkhand plateau which constitutes a portion of peninsular shield in the west and Ganga-Brahamaputra alluvial plain in the north and east. In general the Jharkhand plateau consists of the metasedimentary rocks of precambrian age, Gondwana sedimentary rocks, Rajmahal basalts and upper tertiary sediments. Laterite has developed on these older rocks as well as on early Quaternary sediments. Towards south, the alluvial plain merges with Damodar-kasain-Subarnarekha deltaic plains. The western half of the district resembles a promontory jutting out from the hill ranges of Chotonagpur plateau and consists of barren, rocky and rolling country with a laterite soil rising into rocky hillocks, the highest being 227 m. These diversify the otherwise monotonous landscape and lend a special charm to the skyline around Asansol subdivision. Ajoy-barakar divide is a convex plateau, the average altitude being 150 m. The gradient is westerly to the west and to the east it is northerly towards Ajay and southerly towards Damodar below the latitude. The Ajoy- Damodar inter-stream tract is made up of several stows consisting of vales and low convex spurs which run in almost all directions except north-east and thus lends a very complicated character to local relief. Rivers The river system in Burdwan includes the Bhagirathi-Hooghly in the east, the Ajoy and its tributaries in the north and the Dwarakeswar, the Damodar and its branches in the south-west. Besides, there are innumerable Khals and old river 1 beds all over the area. The notable rivers and khals are Damodar, Bhagirathi, Barakar, Ajay, Dwarakeswar, Nonia, Singaram, Tamla, Kukua, Kunur, Tumuni, Khari, Banka, Chanda-kanki nala, Behula, Gangur, Brahmani, Khandesvari, Karulia nala, Dwaraka or Babla, Koiya nala, Kandarkahal, Kanadamodar, Kananadi, Ghea, Kakinadi etc. Soil Different types of soil are encountered in different topographical biological and hydrological as well as geological condition within the Burdwan district. In the west coarse gritty soil blended with rock fragments is formed from the weathering of pegmatite, quartz veins and conglomeratic sandstones, where as sandy soil characteristic of granite rocks and sandstones. This soil is of reddish colour, medium to coarse in texture, acidic in reaction, low in nitrogen, calcium, phosphate and other plant nutrients. Water holding capacity of this soil increases with depth as well as with the increase of clay portions. Towards the east alluvial soil attains an enormous thickness in the low level plains to the east. This alluvial soil is formed of alluvium brought down by the Ajay, Damodar, Bhagirathi and numerous other rivers. These soils are sandy, well drained and slightly acidic in nature. Minerals Burdwan is one of the premier districts in India in terms of value of mineral. The Raniganj coalfield was the birth place of the Indian coal industry. Besides coal ,important minerals found in the district are ,iron ores, calcium carbonate, abrasives, silica bricks and moulding sands, glass sands, building materials, Manganese, Bauxite, laterite etc. Water Resources There are many tanks, wells, canals, swamps and bils are found all over the district. Within the Damodar Valley region, there are around 17000 tanks. The Durgapur barrage and Mithon dam have formed two large reservoirs at the south-western and western periphery of the district. Forest The forest areas of the district are chiefly