/ TAMIL NADU State Administration R eport 1976^77 1 TAMIL NADU STATE ADMINISTRATION REPORT 1 9 7 6 - 7 7 (Fjrom is t April 1976 to 31st March 1977) eOYEaNMBNT OF TAMIL NADU 1978 GOVERNMENT PRESS. MADRAS-600 001. 1»78 CHAPf eONTENTs. page List of Illustrations .................................................. .• •• ix Preface .. .. .. .. .. .. •. xi CHAPTER I ; Tamil Nadu—General Features • ...... 1 CHAPTER II—THE EXECUTIVE : Administration .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 5 Governor’s Tours • .. .. .. ................. •• •• 5 6HAPTER III—THE LEGISLATURE : The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly .. .......................... 9 The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council .. .. 9 Course of Legislation .. •• •• •• CHAPTER IV—THE JUDICIARY : CivilJustice .. .. .. .. ... 21 Criminal Justice .. ........................................................................ 24 CHAPTER V—FINANCE : State Finance .. .. .. .................................................. 27 Accounts .. .. .. .. .... .. • • • • 28 ft . Special Funds ..• .. .. ..' •• .......................... 2S State Borrowings' .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 29 Assets and Liabilities .. .. .. .................................... 30 Tamil Nadu Budget at a glance .. .. •• .. 31 Evaluation and Applied Research Department .. .. • . • 32 Directorate of Treasuries and Accouhts .. • • •• •• 34 Government Dat^ Centre .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 IlOE-2— 1 n CilAPTER V-FINANCE—com. Small Savings .. .. .. ........................ •• •• Tamil Nadu Raffle Scheme .. .......................... .. • • Stale Planning Commission .. .. .. .. • • ■ • CHAPTER VI—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION : Condition of Crops .. .. .. .. Sis Floods and Drought .. .. 52 , 56 Land Revenue A y Court of Wards .... ... v t-3- •• •• 55 r ‘ Old Age Pension .. .; ^f-h C •• ■ , ' Assignment of lands tolandless poor .. .. .. •• . 58 ) Agriculturallncome-tax ' .. •• 58 Stamps .. .. ...................................... -• •• 58 Settlement of E s t a t e s ........................ .. .. .. .. 59 District Gazetteers .......................... .. , .. 61- Survey and Maintenance of Revenue Records and Registration.. 61 Registration .. .... .. ........................ .. 2 64 Forest Pancbayats .. .. .. .. .. ... 65 Prohibition and Excise ........................ ................................ 67 Commercial Taxes ...................................... .......................... 71 j*Sjiles Tax Appellate T r i b u n a l .......................... 76 .. ............... .. .. C. 77 The Tamil Naduw^rcfeusing Corporation .. .. .. .. SI. Land Reforms ... .. .......................... 82 Jffaaaiaw^^j^?' .. .. .. .. .. 87 Rel^§iStaticm-of^Rcpatriafes from Burma and Sri Lanka . S9 Mass Contact Prograrnme ., ., ... .. ., .. 93 PAGE CHAPTER VII-PUBLIC SERVICES : •Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission . 95 Tamil Nadu Civii Services Joint Council . .. 97 Complaints Cel) . .. 98 Vigilance and Anti-Corruption .. .. „ •. 99 Tribunal for Disciplinary ProcccdiDgs .. .. ,, 100 Prices Statistics .. .. .......................... .. 101 Consumer Price index Nuinbets .. •• .. 102 CHAPFER VIII—POLICE, PRISONS AND EIRE SERVICES : Tamil Nadii Policc . .. .. «. t05. Madras City Policc .. .. •. .. •• •• 110 Tamil Nadu Forensic Science and Chcmical Laboratory .. .. 116 P r i s o n s ......................... .... ... .. .. 117 Probation Branch .................................. .. ,. .. 120 Vigi]ancc I n s tilu tio n s ................................................. .. .. \21 Hire Services .. .. .. .. .........................., .. 123 CHAPTER IX—PUBLIC HEALTH ANB MEDICINE : Births and Deaths .. .. .. ................ 127 ; 1 _ Control of Communicable D is e a s e s .................................................... 128 Tamil Nadu Medical Services and Family Welfare .. .. .. 132 Mental Hospital . .. ■................. 136 Medical Education ................................... .- • . J40 King Institute o f Preventive Medicine, Guindy ........................... 141 Dircctorateof Indian Medicine . .. .. 143 Department of Enviromncntal hygiene .. , . .. .. 149 H 0 - E 2 - U . -JV PAGE CHAPTER X-A(5RICtfLTt;RB, ANjMAL HUSBAHDRY ANO CO'OPBRATIOH ; Agricaiture .. •• •• 151 AgricaJturaUsjjsuts .. .. .. .. m fossasiviis Agricuttuja I Disirfct P/ograHime .. 153 IfiKSisiveAigcicaltealAreaProgramme *. Agricultural Education .. .1S4 Research. Activities ISS A^'icalturalEngiReerinsSch.ettiss 155 CropDsveiopnienSSshcftiSs 156 . Hbr&ufttttai DeveSopnjent Programtnes 157 Frii'rts W Cfetshsw Development Scbcrne .. m toegrsted T>ry L m d AgdOtt?tora} Development Prelect m Internationaf DevdopTOniAssodaiioa<MacJiia«s).. 160 Sft5a!f Farmers Development Agency .. I6i Maram Valarppu Vizha. 161 UiVectoratccf Veterioaiy Edueaijoit and Hesearcfe lS$ Food Pfoduction 165 Aatmal Hasbaftdry *, .. .. .156 Dia/yUev'clDpment ,, .. .. m Tamj) N ila Poultry Dsvdopmcnt Corporation Limited 177 Co-operalioa .............................................................. .. S78 CHAPTER Xt-E0UCA.TIOH, UBBAHY, MUSEUM AM? ARCHrVES: School gducatioii .. .. m Collegiate Education 189 Daparfmctjt o f Le§al E4uc?{)<>n m V 1-AOE :HA.PTER XI—EDUCATION. LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES-con<. Technical Education . .. ........................ 197 Government Examinations .. .. .. ^ . .. 200 The Connemara Pulbic Library .. .. .. .. .. 200 Pubb’c Library Service .. , . .. .. .. 2o 1 Government Museums .. .................................................. 202 Tamil Nadu Archives .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 Archaeology .. ................................................. .. .. 208 CHAPTER XII—IRRTGATION AND POWER: Irrigation .......................... ................................................. 211 Parambikulam-Aliyar Project .. .. .. .. .. 214 Electricity—Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ......................... 220 Electrical Inspectorate .. .................................................. .. 226 Ground Water Directorate ............................................................. 229 CHAPTER XIII—TRANSPORT; I I ■ ■ ' PaJlavan Transport Corporation Limited .. , . .. ,, 22i Motor Vehicles Administration .. .. .. .. 235 Motor Vehicles Maintenance O rg a n isa tio n ..................................... 244 CHAPTER XIV—PUBLIC WORKS AND HOUSING: Public Works (Buildings) .......................... .......................... 248 Port Trusts ................................................. .......................... 248 MinorPorts .. .. .. .. .. 4. .. .. 249 Tamil Nadu Housing Board .......................... .. .. .. 251 Town and Country Planning ■ .. ................................. .. 257 Madras Metropolitan Development Authority .... .. 259 National Highways .. .. .. .. .. 263 Highways and Rural Works Department ., .......................... 267 fAGB CHAPTER XV-NATURXl RESOURCES: Forests .. .. ■ .. •• ■ 275 Cinchona .. .. .. ... .. ‘ .. ‘28o Fisheries .. .. ' . ••.. .. .......................... 283 ^tatc Geology Braach . .. .. •• 289 CHAPTER XVI-INDUSTRIES, COMMERCE AND LABOUR ; Industries and Commerce ., .. .. .. .. .. 293 Industrial P ro d u c tio n ................................................. .. 300 AnnualSurveyoflndustnesin TamilNadu .. .. .. 301' Susarlndostry .. .. ..................................... .. .. 302' The Tamil {^adu Agro-rndustrtes Corporation Limited .. .. 305 Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation .. ., 308 TheTam il^adu Industrial Dsvelopmem Corporation Limited .. 3l2 The Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation Limited . 315 •Foreign Trade of Tamil Nadu .. .. .. .. .. .. 319, Handlooms and Textiles .. .. .. .. .. 320 KUadi and Village Industrias .. .. .. .. 326 Boilers .......................... .. .. 327 Review on Employment and Earnings of Workers in Plantations .. 329 Labour .. .. ................................... ... 33o Employment and Training ..................................... .. .. 336 CHAPTER XVII—PANCHAYAT AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION : Panchayat Unions and Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and S4i Fisheries.. .. .......................... .. .. .. .. Panchayat Unions and Elementary Education .. .. 343 Panchayat S5.dio Maintenance Organisation .......................... 344 Rural Manpower P ro g ram m e......................... .. .. 344 vii paQe CHAPTER XVll—PANCHAYAT A'NP LOCAL ADMINISTRATION—c<,n«. Ruial Industries Project Programm* .. .. .. 345 gaining Programme .. .. .. .. ., 345 Community Development Prosraimne ■ .. ... 348 Applied Nutritiott Pixtgramme .. .. .. .. 350 Civil Service Training ,. .. .. .. ,. 351 Local Administration .......................... .. .. .. ,. 353 Corporation of Madras .. .. .. ..' .. ... .. 355 Corporation of Madurai .. .. .. ... ... .. 358 The Tamil Nadu Water-Supply and Drainage Board .. .. 360 Local Fund Audit ' .. ., ' .. .. .. 365 Audit of State Trading Schemes ................................................. 368 CHAPTER XVIII-SOCIAL SERVICES: Social Welfare X . , . ...................................... .. 371 HarijanWelfare .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 376 Welfare of Backward C lasse s........................... .. .. .. 383 J^llar Reclamation .. .. .. .. .. .387 M izN agar Settlement .. .. .......................... 387 Bhoodan and Gramdhan .......................... .......................... 388 Directorate of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare ...................................... 393 The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board ...................................... 39"' Youth Service Corps . .. .• •. .. " t) CHAPTER XIX—ELECnONS : Elections . .. ...................................... 40."! Municipal Elections ‘ .. -• ......................... , 405 viii PaQE CHAPTER XX— miscellaneous