Origin of the name of the district

Location, boundaries, area and population

Location and boundaries-I,

Area-I, Population-2

History of the district as an

administrative unit

Topo~raphy

Natural drainage, rivers and other surface

water resources

Mammals-I8, Birds-I9,

Birds of economic importance-20,

Reptiles-'-2I, Fishes-23

Olimate

Temperature-23, Humidity-24,

RainfalI-24, Clouds-25.

Winds-25, Special weather

phenomena-25

The ancient period

The medieyal period

The modern period

1-2S

1

1

27-40

27

30

34

41-87

41

44

Religious groups-45, Superstitions-49,

Festivals and fairs-50

Social groups-52, Joint family

system-59, Iuheritance-60,

Marriage customs-62, Other rituals

a!ld customs-68, Position of women-69

Villages-7l, Dwellings,

furniture and utensils-n,

Dress and ornaments-74,

Food-76

Folk culture-77, Games and

recreation-80

Refugee camps-82, Rural rehabilitation-83, Urban

rehabilitation-84, Small urban and house-building

loans-85, Payment of compensation-86, Impact

of displaced persons on local population-8?

89-173

89

Irrigation

Canal irrigation in the district prior to the formation

of Haryana-93, Progress after the formation of HarylUla

State-96, New canal irrigation schemes-98, Well

irrigation-108, Tank irrigation-Il2, Minor irrigation

(ground water exploration and development)-l12,

Lining of kachcha watercourses-lIS, Cloud-seeding

experimental operations for inducing artificial

rainfall-117

Agriculture

Set-up of the agriculture department-lI8, Soils-120,

Crops-125, Fodder crops-128, Horticulture-l30,

Agricultural implements-131, Mechanised farming-l33

Seed-I36, Manuresand chemical fertiIizers-137,

Agricultural pests and diseases-l39, Marginal Farmers

and Agricultural Labourers Development Agency (MFAL),

Bhiwani-140, Agricultural cooperatives-146

Animal Husbandry

Cattle and buffaloes-150, Intensive Cattle Development Project,

Bhiwani-151, Dairy farming-152, Sheep breeding-153,

Piggery-,153, Camels-153, Horses and ponies- 153,

Donkeys-.153, Animal diseases and veterinary hospitals-153,

Slaughter houses-15ot, Poultry development-155, Problem of

strllY animals-155, Gaushala development-155

Forestry

Natural calamities (Famine and drought)

Common facility centres

Marke"ting assistance

Industrial areas

Commercial banks

Rural industries project

Industrial training

Source of power

Industries and manufacturell

Large and medium-scale industries-194. Small-scale

industries-204, Cottage industries-204

Regiltered factories

Industrial labour

Cooperative movement

155

157

165

175-208

175

182

183

187

188

189

189

190'

191

192

193

205

205

206

Small savings

School savings bank (Sanchayika) scheme-218, Pay roll

savings groups-219, Mahila pradhan kshetriya bachat yojna-219,

Agency system_219, Publicity-219

208

... 209-233

209

211

213

214

214

216

217

217

Money-lenders and agricultural indebtedness

Cooperative credit

Central cooperative bank

Primary land deTelopmcnt banks

Joint-stock banks

Regional Rural Bank, Bhiwani

Insurance

Currency and coinage

Trade and commerce

220

220

222

226

227

Regulated markets

Ca ttle fairs

Stat~ trading

Weights and measures

Storage and warehousing

CHAPTER VII_COMMUNICATIONS

Roads

National highway-238, State [highways-238,

Other roads- 239, Road beautification programme-239,

Canal inspection roads-240

229

232

232

•.• 235-255

235

Vehicles and conveyances

Passanger transport-240, Goods transport by road-245,

Railways-246, Transport by air-248

Facilities for travellers

Post offices

248

249

Telegraphs

Telephones

CHAPTER VIII-MISCELLANEOUS. OCCUPATIONS

Educational personnel

Engineering services

Transport

Personal services

Barbers-275. Washermen-275. Tailors-276

Livelihood pattern

Employment situation

Employment exchanges-286

Wages

Community development

DistriGt authorities

Deputy Commissioner-307. Sub-Divisional Officer-309.

Tahsildar (Mahal)/Naib TahsiIdar (Mahal)-309

General arrangement for disposal of business

General Assistant-31l. Additional General Assistant to

Deputy Commissioner-312

Other State and Central governmen~ officers

State government officers-313, Central government officers

(excluding military officers)-316

253

254

... 257-281

257

259

271

272

274

275

278

278

283-304

283

... 305-318

305

307

288

298

301

312

313

Development organization

Police

Judiciary

District Attorney

Oath Commissioner

CHAPTER XI-REVENUE ADMINISTRA nON

History of the revenue administrationSpecial assessment on land put to non-agricultural use-328,

The Punjab Land Revenue (Surcharge) Act, 1954-329,

Adhoc Special Assessment under Punjab Land Revenue Act,

No.6 of 1956-329, The Punjab Land Revenue (Special

Charges) Act, 1958-329, Punjab Revenue Act XIX

of 1958-329

Other enactments

Haryana Land-Holdings Tax Act, 1973-332

Land revenue and special cesses

Land revenue/land-holding tax-34/, Special cesses (Village

officers' cess-342, Local rate-342, Water rates-343,

Betterment charges --343)

Land reforms

Consolidation of holdings

Other sources of revenue, State and Central

State sources ofrevenue-359, Central sources of revenue-372

CHAPTER XII-LAW AND ORDER AND JUSTICE

Incidence of crime

Police

Jails

Justice

Public Works Department

Public Health Engineering-407, Buildings and Roads-408,

Irrigation-41O

316

317

317

317

318

318

318

318

319-374

319

336

338

341

343

357

359

375-406

375

387

396

399

407-428

407

Haryana State Electrtcity Board

Coopec:tive Department

Depntment of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and

Backward Classes

Finance Deparment

Public Relations Department

Fire Fighting Department

Food and Supplies Department

Planning Department

National Savings Organization

Departments of Town and Country Planning, Haryana

Urban Development Authority and Colonization

Krishi Gyan Kendra, Bhiwani (Haryana Agricultural

University)

Urb:lll local government

Historical background-429. Municipalities (Bhiwani-429,

Cbarkhi Dadri-432), Notifiod area committees (Loharu-435.

TOiiham- 436, Siwani-437. Bawani lChera-438)

Rural local government-Panchayati RajPanchayats-440, Panchayat Samitics-442. ZiJa Parishad-444

CHAPTER XV-EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Historical background

Education of women

Education of Scheduled Castses and Backward Classes

Literacy

Educational set-up

Medium of instruction

Incentives

Colleges (including technical and professional)

Technical schools

Oriental schools and colleges

Adult literacy and social education

Educa.ion of the physically handicapped

416

417

420

420

421

421

422

;423

424

427

.. 429-444

429

445-463

445

448

449

450

451

452

452

453

458

460

4tH

461

National Cadet Corps

Sports

Libraries

Education in fine arts

CHAPTER XVI-MEDICAL AND

SERVICES

Medical and health services

Diseases common to the district

Vital statistics

General standard of health

Preventive measures to promote public health

Water-supply (rural)

Water-supply (urba n)

Sewerage (urban and rural)

CHAPTER XVII-OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES

461

462

463

463

General

La bour welfareLabour legislation-512, Industrial relations-513, Works committees-513.

Strikes-513, Trade unions-513, Subsidized Industrial Housing

Scheme-514, Government Labour Welfare Centre, Bhiwani-515,

Employees' Provident Funds Scheme-515, Family Pension-cum-

Life Assurance Scheme, 1971-516 Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme,

1976-517, Employees' State Insurance Scheme-517

465-5O~

467

480

486

493

494

503

506

509

511-535

511

511

Social welfare

Old age pension-518

Advancement of backward classes

Haryana Harijan Kalyan Nigam Limited

Prohibition

Charitable organi~tions

CHAPTER XVIII-PUBLIC LIFE AND VOLUNT ARY

SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

51~

524

525

528

Representation of the district in the Union and

Sta te Legislatures

Lok Sabha-House of People (First General Elections,

1952-537, Second General Election~, 1957- 537,

Third General Elections, 1962-538, Fourth General

Elections, 1967-539, Fifth Gneral Election~, 1971-540,

Sixth Gegeral ElactioRs, 1977-541), R,ajra Sabha (CoWlcil

of States)-542, Vidhan Sablla-Legisll\tive Assembly (First

General Elections, 1952-542, Second GenllJal Blectipnl,

1957_543, Third Genera1 Elections, 1.962---643, FouAb

General Elections. 1967-544,Mid-Ten;.~ EleetiOllS.I96I-545,

Fifth General Electiooi, 19'n-S45. Sixth Goneta~ Elections,

1977-546 fn)

Political parties and organizations

Newspapers and periodicals

Voluntary S9cia1 service organizations

CHAPTER XIX-PLACES OF INTERESTBawani Khera-563, Bhiwani-564, Charkhi Dadri~567,

l'aliana_569, Loharu-569, Mitathal-571, Siwaai-572,

Tosham-573

APPENDIXContents of Tables-577, Tables I to XLYlII-580 to 701

-= BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY

INDEX

546

S~

551

563-575

703-706;

707-710

711-727

(x)

ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate 1- Stone Implements: ring stone, hammer stone, etc., andPlate 2- Copper Objects : riugs, celt, parsu; found in exca-vations at Mitathal-:- indicative of habitation at the site duringPre-Harappan to Late-Harappan times

Rock inscription of 4th-5th centuary A.D., Tosham Hill

Rural mela at village Nakta (tahsil Bhiwani)

Beginnings of the gigantic effort to bring water to the thirstyarid lands of the Bhiwani district

Water flows in one of the newly constructed channels to slakethe thirst of'the arid lands in the Bhiwani district

Water being lifted through a pump house - a special featureof the Lift Irrigation System

Bnergisa tio n of tubewells

Milk Plant, Bhiwani - a symbol of white revolution

Vaish College, Bhiwani

Government College, Bhiwani

Bringing of drinking water from far away places - an essential

part of living pattern that existed prior to the establishment of

Bapora Water Works in the seventies of the present century

A panoramic view of Bapora Water Works - biggest rural

\Vater-supply project

Drinking water goes to villages through taps

Old pakka tanks with covered storage wells (kunds) for coIlectingrain water for drinking (village Pokharwas) - now a thing ofthe past

Bhiwani Water Works - an aerial view

Gauri Shankar Mandir, Bhiwani

Dorothy Villa at Charkhi Dadri built by the Maharaja oferstwhile princely State of Jind - now PWD rest house

Newly built 19-suite PWD Rest House, Bhiwani

Shyamesar Tank, Charkhi nadri

Tosham Hill- resembling a sleeping camel

MAPS (General, IrrigatioD)

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730

731

734

735

736

737

738

740

741

742

743

744

745

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