TAMIL NADtJ STATE ADMINISTRATION REPORT 1972-73 (From 1st Aprii 1972 to 31st March 1973) © GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADff 10 7 5 PRINTED BY THE,DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, MADRAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 1975 P rick : 5 R u p e e s. ii P a g e CHAPTER VI—GENERAL ADMINIS­ TRATION- • Seasonal C o n d itio n s ..................................................... 1 87 Condition of Crops .. .! .. .. .. .. 88 Cyclone, floods and famine ; .. ............................ .. 89 Land Revenue .. .. .. .. 91 Court of Wards .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Old-Age Pension . .. .. .. .. .. 92 Assignment of lands to landless poor .. .. 93 Agricultural Income-Tax .. .. .. .. 93 Stamps .. .. .. .. ' .. 98 Settlement of Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 District Gazetters .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Survey and Maintenance of Revenue Records and Regist- 101 ration. Registration .. .. .. .. .. Forest Panchayats .. .. ■ .. 106 Excise and Prohibition 106 Commercial Taxes .. .. .. 107 Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 .. 1 0 8 - Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal .. , 11° Civil Supplies 112 The Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation Ryotwari tenures— (i) The Tanjore Pannaiyai Protection Act, 1952 .. U 6 (ii) The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants’Protection 117 Act, 1955. (iii) The Tamil N adu Cultivating Tenants’ (Protection 118 from Eviction) Act, 1966. (iv) The Tam il N adu Cultivating Tenants’ (Special 118 Provisions) Act, 1968. iii P a qe. CHAPTER VI—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—cont. Ryotwari tenures—cont. (v) The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants’ (Arrears of 119 Rent Relief) Act, 1972. (vi) The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants’ (Payment of l’i9 Fair Rent) Act, 1956. (vii) The Tiruchirappalli Kaieruvaram and Mattuvaram 120 Act, 1958. (viii) The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of 122 Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. (ix) The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu 124 (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1961. (x) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands Record of 125 Tenancy Rights Act, 1969 (Tamil Nadu Act X o f 1969). (xi) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourer Fair 126 Wages Act, 1969 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 1969). (xii) The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Con- 127 ferment of Ownership) Act, 1971. Urban Land Tax .. .. .. .............. 128 Relief and Rehabilitation of Repatriates from Burma and 131 Sri LanKa. Mass Contact Programme .. .. , .. .. • .. 135 CHAPTER VII—PUBLIC SERVICES. Tamil N adu Public Service C o m m is s io n ............................ 137 Civil Services Joint C o u n cil ............... .. .. .. 140 Complaints Cell .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 Cost of Public Services .. .. .. .. .. 144 Vigilance and Anti-corruption .. .. .. .. 145 Tribunals for Disciplinary Proceedings .. .. .; 150 IT P age OHAPTEB VII- -PUBLIC SERVICES—cont. Cost of Living Index .. 151 Prices Statistics 152 CHAPTER VIII- -POLICE, PRISONS AND FIRE SERVICES. Tamil N adu P o l i c e ....................... 155 M adras City P o l i c e ............................ 161 Tamil Nadu Forensic Science'Laboratory 167 Chemical Examiner’s Laboratory . .. 170 Prisons 172 Probation Branch 173 Approved Schools 174 Vigilance Institutions 178 Fire Services 180 CHAPTER IX—PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE. Vital Statistics .... .. ............................ 185 Administration of Special Acts on Births, Deaths and 186 Marriages. 1 Control of Communicable Diseases 187 Health Education 191 Medical Wing and Family Planning 194 Medical Education 203 Mental Hospital 209 King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guindy 213 CHAPTER X—AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CO-OPERATION. Agricultural Education ............................ 217 intensive Agricultural District Programme (PacKage 2j7 Programme), Thanjavur, V PAGB. CHAPTER X AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CO-OPERATION—cont. Intensive Agricultural Area Programme . .218 Seed Production and Distribution .. 221 Seed Certification Scheme 222 Farmer’s Training and Educat ion .. 223 Agricultural Information 224 Maram Valarppu Vizha ... .. .. .. 225 Agricultural Engineering . .. .. .. 226 Crop Development Schemes 229 Plant Protection Programme 233 Manures and Fertilizers 235 ^State Seed Farms .. ........................... 236 Food Production .. ... .. 237 Animal Husbandry 238 Directorate of Veterinary Education and Research 244 Dairying and MilK Supply .. .. .. 248 Co-operation .. .« ... 254 CHAPTER XI—EDUCATION, LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES. School Education .. .. ........................... 259 Welfare of Teachers ,. ........................................ 263 Collegiate Education .. ........................... 264 Legal Education .. .. 268 Technical Education ........................... 269 Government Examinations.. ... 272 The Connem ara Public L i b r a r y ........................................ 273 Public Library Service .. .. .. .. 274 fcioverninent Museums .. .... 276 National Art Gallery .. ........................... 282 Tamil Na^u Archives .. .. .. 282 .Archaeology' .. .. •• •• • • 284 vi PAGE. CHAPTER XII—IRRIGATION AND POWER. Irrigation . ____ .. .. .. .. 287 ParatnbiKulam-Aliyar Project ....................... .. 290 Electricity—Tamil Nadu Electricity Board .. .. 291 Electrical Inspectorate ... .. .. .. ... 295 CHAPTER XIII—TRANSPORT. Tamil Nadu State Transport ' .. .. .. 299 M otor Vehicles A d m in is tra tio n ........................ .. 302 Motor Vehicles Maintenance Organisation .. .. 308 CHAPTER XIV-PUBLIC WORKS AND HOUSING. Public WorKs (Buildings) . .. .. .. 311 Port Trust .. ........................... .. .. 313 Minor Ports .. .. ..- .. .. .. 316 Tamil Nadu Housing Board ... .. .. .. 317 Town Planning .. .. .. .............................. 328 National Highways . .. .. .. .. .. 330 Highways and Rural WorKs ... ... - .. .. 332 CHAPTER XV—NATURAL RESOURCES. Forests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 Cinchona .. .. .. .. .. ..... 342 Fisheries ...................................................... .. .... 345 Geology ............................... ... .. .. 347 CHAPTER XVI—INDUSTRIES, COMMERCE AND LABOUR. Industries and Commerce........................... .. .. 355 Industrial Production ., ,, ,, ,, 362 TiJ CHAPTER XVI—INDUSTRIES, COMMERCE AND LABOUR—■contd. P ages, Annual Survey of Industries in Tamil Nadu 363 D irectorate o f Sugar ........................................ 363 Tamil Nadu Agro-Industries Corporation 367 The Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corpo­ 369 ration. The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation 373 Limited. Foreign Trade of Tamil Nadu 377 Handlooms and Textiles .. .. .. .. 378 K hadi and Village Industries ........................................ 385 Boilers . .. .. 386 Review on Employment and Earnings of WorKers in 388 Plantations. L abour ........................... ........................... 393 Em ploym ent and Training .. ............................ 405 CHAPTER- XVII—PANCHAYAT AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION. Panchayat Raj 415 Panihayat Unions, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and 416 Fisheries. Agricultural Loans-.. .. - ............................ 419 Panchayat Unions and Elementary Education 422 RuralArts, Crafts and Industries Programme 424 Panchayat Radio Maintenance Organisation .. 425 Rural Industries Project Programme ........................... 426 Rural Manpower Programme .. .. .. .. 427 Prosperity Brigade . ..................................................... 428 Training Programme .. .. .. ... .. 429 Community Development Programme 432 CHAPTER XVII—PANCHAYAT AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION— cont. P ages. Community Development and Panchayat Development 4.34 Program me. Applied Nutrition P rogram m e ........................................ 435 Local Administration .. .. ........................... 435 Corporation of Madras .. ........................... .. 435 Corporation of M adurai ........................... .. .. 433 The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board .. 439 Local Fund A u d i t ..................................................... .. 442 Audit of State Trading Schemes .. .. .. .. 444 CHAPTER XVIII—SOCIAL SERVICES. Women's W elfare ......................... .. ... .. 447 fTarijan Welfare .. .. .. , .. .. 450 Welfare of BacKward Classes .. ............................ 454 K allar Reclam ation ..................................................... 456 Aziz N agar Settlement ............................ .. 457 Bhoodan and Gram dhan .. ............................ 45g Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Airmen’s Board Organisation .. 461 The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board .. .. 465 CHAPTER XIX—ELECTIONS. Electoral Rolls .. .. .. .. .. .. 471 Legislative Council .. • • . " ............................ .. 474 Bye-Elections ........................... .. .. 476 Municipal Elections ........................... .. 477 CHAPTER XX—MISCELLANEOUS. Indian Partnership Act, 1932 .. .. .. .. 479 Tamil Nadu Chit Funds Act, 1961 .. .. .. 479 Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945 .. .. 480 ix CHAPTER XX—MISCELLANEOUS -cont. P a g e Accommodation C ontrol .................................................... 482 Weights and Measures ........................... .. -. 483 Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments .. .. 484 W aKfs .. .. .. 485 Information and Publicity .. .. .. .. 486 Tourism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 488 Stationery and Printing .. ........................ ... .. 489 Carnatic Stipends .. ,.. ........................................ 491 Census Organisation ........................... .. .. 491 Civil Defence ............................ .. .. .. 492 National Cadet Corps .................................................... 493 Territorial Army .. .. ........................................ 500 Translation ...........................................