1-33

1 Loca tion, bounda ries , ar ea and pop ulat io n

Locati on and boundari es- l Area-l, Popul ation -2 Hi story of district as an ad minis tra tiv e un it Ad min istra tive hist or y of Sub -Divi sions, ta bs ils and thanas Topogr aphy Nat ural drai nage

Mamm als-I7 , Bird s-17 ,Re pti le s-20,- Fi sh-20

Rain fall-20, Temperature -2I, Humi dit y-2 2,C1oudin ess -22, Specia l Weather Ph en ome na-22 34 -55

The Anc ie nt period 34 The Medi eval period 38

The Mod ern period 45 Area and population Language Religious life -61, Jains-63, Muslims- 64, Christians-64, Sikbs-64 Superstitions Fairs and Festivals

Social groups-67, Joint Family sysr em- 70, Marriage cu stom s-71 , Divorce-74

Vill ages -76, Dwellings, furniture and decorations-76, Dress and ornaments-78, Food-78, Folk culture-79, Folk songs-79, Folk dances-8!

Rural rebabilit ation-83, Urban rehabilitation-83, Urban loans-84, House building advanc e-84, Socio -- economic trends 84 87-127

Introd uction 87 Land utilization 87 Irrigation 89

Irrig ation facilitie s-90 Rainfall-90, Can als-90, Wells and Tub ewell s-91 , Tanks and bunds-93, F1o -d embankments and marginal bunds-94, Mas ani Barrage-94, Hamidpur bund-94 Set up of Agriculture Department-94, Soils-95, Crops-96 , Cropping pattern. ,-99. Rotation of crops-·IOO, Fodder crops-l 00, Dry farming-IOO

Regional Research Station, Bawal 102

Krishi Gyan Kendra, 103

Horticullure-I05, Vagetables-l05, Agricultural implements- 106, Manures and chemical fertiliz ers-I09

Livest9ck popul3 .tion-115. Cattle and buffaloes-116. Sheep and wool development-117. Piggery-117. Camels-117, Animal diseases-lIS. Slaughter Houses-119, Poultry development-119, Problem of stray animals-119. Gaushala development-l20. Dairy farming-l20

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126

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129

131

Financial assistance-I31, Commercial banks-I32, Financial Corporation-l32

Small scale Industries 135 Village industries 135

Mineral based Industries 136 Rur al Indu stri aliz ation Pr og ramme 136

Sou rce of powe r 137

Indu stri al Cooperatives 137 139-154

Banking and fi na nce 139

Indi geno us bank ing 139 Joint St ock Banks- 14l ,Coopera ti ve Cr edit-142, Pr imary lan d de vel opm ent banks-14 ~ 144 144

Scho ol Savi ngs bank (S anchayik ••)Schem e-144. Pay Rol l Saving s Gro ups- 14 5, MahiJ a Pra dhan Kshe triya Bachat Yojn a- 146, Agenc y s>s tem-1 46. Ext ra-de pa rt mental branch Postm aster s-147. Pu bl ici ty -147 A'o 'ar ds-14 7

Trade and co mmerce Re gula ted Mark ets-148 149

Cooperat ion in trade 150 Storage and wareho using- 15l, Consumers Coope rative Stor es-15L St ate trading- l52

We ights and meas ure s 152

Cu rre ncy an d co in age 153 155-172

In troduction Agr a-Delbi rout e-155. Delh i-Aj rner rout e-155

Road s and ro ad transp ort Ro ads-I 57. Nationa l Hig hwa ys-158 , St ate hi ghways. 158 . Other roads- l 59, Can al inspectio n roads-1 59, Road Transp ort -160, Pa sse nge r tra ns po rt-161 , Goods transport -165

Rail wa ys Delh i-Re wari Railway lin e-1 66, Re war i-Bh atind a- Fazilk a railw ay line -16 7. Bikane r-Delh i ra ilway line- 167, Phu lher a-R ewari rai lway line -1 67. Delhi -Bandikui- Ajrn er-Ahemdab ad railway line -167 Transpo rt by air 167

Tr ave l/Touri st fac ilit ies 167

Pos ts, te lep ho nes an d tel eg raph 168 Pos ts-168- Telephones -I71 , Telegrap h-l7 2 173-181

173 174

Services in the pri vat e se ctor 176

Personal se rvi ce s 177 Barbers- I77, Wa sherm en -177 , Tailor s- 177 178 181 183-196

183

Pr ice s an d wages 184 Prices.184, Narna ul Mlndi -18 5, Mahe ndragar h Ma ndi -186, Ateli maod i-186, Kanina ma ndi -1 87, Rewari mandi -187 , Wages -190

Employment situation 191 Community development 194 197·202

Adm ini strati ve di vision s 197 Di str ict aut hori ti es 198 Dep uty Commissoner- 19 8. Sub -Di visi on al Officer-200, Tah sil dar jNaib Tah si ld ar-20 0

General arrangem ent for disposal of bu siness 201 Development organisation 201 Judic iary 202 Dis tr ict Atto rney-202, Oat h Commis sioner -202, Public Notar )'-202 203-230

Fiscal history 203 Haryana Land Holdings Tax Act-210 Special cesses and collection of land revenue

Sar-i-deh-212. ItJaq-212. Begar-212. Lamberdari-212. Sarrafi-212, Maskirat-212, Nankar-213 Mandir Hari Dass-213, Gaushala-213, Bhet Gurdwara-213 Revenue administration and land records Land record-218. Punjab Acts-218, Pepsu Acts-218 Consolidation of holdings Land ceilings-221 Other sources of revenue, State and Central State sources of revenue-221, Stamp duty-222, Registration fees-222, Excise and Taxation-223, Sales tax-225 , Central Sales tax-225, Property tax-226, Passengers and goods tax-226, Entertainment duty-227. show tax-227, Motor spirit tax -228, Profession tax-228 Central sources of revenue Central excise duties-229. Income tax-229, IEstate duty-230, Wealth tax-230, Gift Tax-230

231-242

231 Incidence of crime 231 Murder-232, Dacoity-232 ; Robber y-232, Burglary-233, Rioting 233, Sex crimc-233, Theft-233, Cattle theft-233, Cheating-233. Smuggling in foodgrains-233. Offences under Excise Act, Arms Act and Police Act-233, Road Traffic and Transport-234

Org anisation of Police-235, Civil police-235. Mounted poJice-236. Railway Police-236. Police wireless starions-236. Village Police-236. Home guard-237

Sub-jail. Mahendragarli-237. Sub-jail. Narnaul-238. Sub-jail. Rewari- 238. Welfare of prisoners-238

History-238, Narnaul and Mahendragarh ,~ Tahsils-138, Bawal tahsil-240, Rewari Tahs il-241,Revenue Courts-242, Bar associations-242 (vii)

CHAPTER XIII-OTHER DEPARTMENTS 243-252 Public Works Department 243 Public Health 243 Public Health Division, Rewari-243, Public Health Division, Charkhi-Dadri-243 Irrigation Jawahar Lal Nehru Construction DivisionNo. 1, Rewari-244, Jawahar Lal Nehru Construction Division No.2, Rewari-244, Mahendragarh Canal Divisi on No.2 at ·244, Mahendragarh Canal Division No.3, Narnaul- 245, Mahendragarh Canal Division No. 4- 245. Bunds and Investigation Division, Narnaul-245 Buildings and Roads Provincial Division, Narnaul-246. Provincial Division, Rewari-246

Haryana State Electricity Board 246

Co-operative Department 247

Department of Welfare of Scheduled Castes 248 and Backwards Classes Finance Department 249 Public Relations Department 249

Food and Supplies Department 250 Planning Department 251 CHAPTER XIV-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 253-263 History of Local Government 253 Narnaul Municipality-254, Rewari Municipality-255, Notified Area, Mahendragarh-256, Notified Area, Bawal-257, Notifid Area, Kanina-258, Notified Area, Ateli-258 Town Planning 259 Panchayati Raj-Rural Local Government 260 Panchayats-260, Functions-260, Judicial powers-261, Income-262, Panchayat Samitis-262, Duties-263 (viii)

CHAPTER XV -EDUCATION AND CULTURE 265 -282

His to ri cal ba ckgr ound 265

Medium of Ins truction 267

Educ ation of Sc heduled Cas tes 267 and oth er Bac kward Cl ass es

Incen tiv es-268, Educ ational Set-up-269

Governmen t Co llege , Na rn aul -270, Government College, Mahendragar h-27 1, Rao Bi render Sin gh Co ll ege of Educ ation. Rew ari-271, Ahir Col lege, Rewari- 271, Kri shan Lal Pub lic Co llege. Rewari-27 2, Salis h Public Coll eg e of Ed ucation. Rew ari-2/2 , Rashtriya Jublee Co ll ege . Rew ari 272, Jant a Co lleg e (Gov ernmen t Col lege), Bawal-272, Shri Krishna Col lege, Kanwali-273, Orien ta l Co lle ge , Nar naul- 27 3

Technic al Education and Indu stri al Tr aining 273

Physical educat ion 275

National Cadet Corps 27 8

National Service Schem e 278

Jain Libra ry, Narnaul -279, Jain Libr ary . Re war i- 27 9. Jain Library, Mahen dr agar h- 279 , Ba I Ch aritra Nirm an Sabha Li bra ry. Mah endra- garh- 27 9, Navyuv ak Lib ra ry. Re war i-279. Jain Librar y.Bawa l- 280. Agg arw al Lib ra ry. Re wa ri- 280. Ma Bh art i Li brary . Ka nina- 280. Mu nicip al Libr ary . Narn aul- 28 0. Munic ip al Librar y. Ateli -280 . Muni cipal Libr ary . Rew ari-2 80. Muni ci pal Library. Bawal-280. Municipal Libra ry. Mahendragarh -280 . Municipal Library. Kan ina-28L District Librar y. Narnaul-28L Bar Library. Narnaul-281 . Bar Library, Rewari- 281 . Bar Library, Mahendragarh- 281

CHAPTER XVI-MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES Indigenous system of medicine 283

Medical and Health Services 285

Civil Hospital . N arnaul-285 Civil Hospital . Mahendragarh-286. Ci Iii Hospital . Rewari-286. Railway Hospital. Rewari-286. T.B. Clinic. Narnaul-286

Malaria-287. Tuberculosis-28B. Trachoma-288. Gastro-enteric diseases-289. Vital statistics- 289. General standard of health-289

Preventive measures to promote public health

School health services-290, General health education-29L Family welfare-292, Maternity services-293. Prevention of food adulteration-293, Nutrition-294. Water Supply-294. Sewerage-294

295-312

295

Labour legislation-296. Industrial relations-300. Strikes-30l. Trade Unions-30t . Employees Provident Funds Scheme-30L Family Pension-cum- Life Insurance Scheme' 1971- 302. Employees. State Insurance- Scheme-302 Old Age Pension-3M. Scholarships to the Physically handi capped- 305. Nutrition programm-305. Child . welfare-305

Scheme for welfare of Harijan widows-307. Subsidy for house sites-307. Subsidy for the construction of the new bomes-307. Drinking water amenities-307. Award of scholarship and re-imbursement of fees-307. Facilities for industrial training-308. Grant of 'interest free loan-308. Subsidy/lo~n for the purchase of agricultural land-308. le ~al assistance-309. Subsidy for the purchase -of pigs-309. Subsidy for construction/repair of Chaupals-309

Lala Radha Kishan Kandia Dharmada Trust-3l1. Seth Tara Chand Trust-3! L Shri Gujarmal Sirohiwal \Trust-31 L Mahadev Parsad Dharmarth Trust-31l. Dadu Dyal Trust-31! . Satkabir Dharmarth Trust-3!] ' Girdhari Trust. Narnaul-312. Mandir Deviji Trust at Dhosi hi1l1- 3!2

CHAPTER XVIII-PUBLIC LIFE AND VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS

Representation of the district in the State and Union Legislatures Fourth General Elections, 1967- 313, Fifth General Elections, 1971-314, Sixth General Elections, 1977-314 Vidhan Sabha First General Elections, 1952·315, Second General Elections, 1957-315, Third General Elections, 1962-316, Fourth General Elections, 1967-316 Mid-term Elections. 1968-317, Fifth General Elections, 1972-317, Sixth General Elections, 1977-318

Political parties 318

Voluntary Soci11 service 320 Organisations District Red Cross Society, Narnaul-320, Hospital Welfare So ciety, Narnaul-32L St. John Ambulance Association, Narnaul-322, District Olympic Association, Narnaul-322, Zila Sainik Board, Narnaul- 323, District Child Welfare Council, Narnaul-323. Newspapers and periodicals 324 CHAPTER XIX-PLACES OF INTEREST 325-343 Ateli (Narnaul tahsil) 325 Bawal (Bawal tahsil) 325 Bagot (Mahendragarh tahsil) 326 Bamanwas (N arnaul tahsil) 326 Bharawas (Rewari tahsil) 327 Dhosi Hill (Narnaul tahsil) 328 Gokalgarh (Rewari tahsil) 329 Kamania (Narnaul tahsil) 329 Kanti (Narnaul tahfil) 329 Kund (Narnaul tahsil) 330 Kanina (Mahendragarh tahsil) 330 Mahasar (Narnaul tahsil) 331 Mandola (Mahendragarh tahsil) 332 Narnaul (Narnaul tahsil) 332 Nasibpur (Narnaul tahsil) 338 Rewari (Rew ari tahsil) 338 Rampura (Rewari tahsil) 341 Sehlong (Mahendragarh tahsil) 341 Gurawada (Rewari tahsil) 342 Sw arg Ashr am, Narga rh 342 Khol Ashram (Rewari tahsil) 342 Vedant Ashram, Seehma 342 Bhagwat Sewa Ashram, Darauli 343 APPENDICES 345-364 Ta ble-I(Frequency of annual rainfall 345 in the district) Table-II (Normals and extr emes of rainfall) 346 Table-III (The bunds and flood protection 348 scheme) Table-IV (Veterinary hospitals and Veteri- nary dispensaries) Table- V (Artif icial insemina tio n Centres and stockman Centres in the key village Scheme) Table- VI (Haryana Khadi and village Indus- tries Board) . Table-VII (Joint Stock Banks) 354 Table-VIII (Rest Houses) 355 Table-IX (Dharamshalas in the district) 356 Table-X (Achievements under Community 358 Development Programme) Table-XI (Income and Expenditure of the Panchayats) Table-XII (Medical institutions with strength of beds and medical officers) Table-XIII (Monuments and better known places of worship or tourist interest in the rural areas) Bibliography 365-366 Glossary 366-368 Index 369-~79 IIlustrations 380