Foreword

Preface

CHAPTER I GENERAL

Origin of the name of the district

Location, boundaries, area and population

History of the district as an administrative unit

Sub·divisions, tahsils and thanasTopography

River system and water resources

Natural drainage, lakes and ponds and under

ground water resources

Geology

Mineral wealth 9, Seis:nicity-9

Flora

FaunaAnimals-l~, Birds-15

Climate

CHAPTER II-HISTORY

The ancient period

The medieval period

The British periodUprising OC 1857 26, Political upheava.l 29

CHAPTER Ill-PEOPLE

Population

Language

Religion and casteFestivals 40, Caste an:dsocial groups 42

Social lifeJoint family system 44, Inheritance 45, Marriage 46,

Prostitution 49, Position of women 49, Rituals and

customs-50

Home lifeFurniture and utensils 51, Dress and ornaments 52,

Fuod-54

Community lifeFolk culture-55, Ga:nes and recreations 57

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Land utilisation

Irrigation

Canal irrigation-63, Well irrigation 66

Agriculture including horticulture 70

Soils--·70,Crops-7l, Fruits-74, Agricultural implements

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co-operatives-83, State assistance to agriculture-84,

Pests and diseases-8 !

Animal husbandry 85

Cattle and Buffalo'es-86, Dairy farming 90, Sheep

breeding, donkeys and mules, camels and poultry farm

ing-91, Animal diseases and veterinary hospitals-92

Fisheries

Forestry

Natural calamitiesFloods 96, Famines and Droughts-99

CHAPTER V-INDUSTRIES

Background

Source of power

New manufacturing industries

Government assistance to industries

Roll of the co-operative movement

Industrial labour

Banking and financeIndIgenOUSbanking-124, Joint stock banks-125, Co-

operative credit-126, Insurance-127, Small savings

128,Currency and coinage 129

Regulated markets-129, Centres of wholesale and retail

business-131, Co-operation in trade 132, State trad-

ing-133, Marketing intelligence-133, Weights and

measures-134, Storage and warehousing-135

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rAPTER VII COMM.UNICATIONS

General

Road transportNational and state highways and major district roads

137, Effect of floods on road transport-140, Vehicles and

<conveyances 140, Public tn:.nsport 141, Goods trans-

port by road 145

Rail-roads

Rail-road competition

Waterways and fenies

Transport by air

Facilities for travellers

Posts, telegraphs and telephones

Radio and wireless stations

;HAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

Public services

Defence services

Educational personnel

Medical profession

Legal profession

Engineering services

Transporters

Personal services

CHAPTER IX ECONOMIC TRENDS

Livelihood patternPrices, wages and standard of living 166

General level of employment

Planning and community development

CHAPTER X GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Administrative division

District authorities

Development organization

General arrangement for disposal of business

Other State and Central Government Officers

Police

Judiciary

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CHAPTER XI-REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

Fiscal history

Special assessment on land put to nOJ;l..a~ricultural

use

Collection of land revenue

Administration of land revenue and record of rights

Land revenue and special cesses

Land reforms

Other sources of revenue, State and CentralState sources of revenue-205, C entral sources of

revenue 214

CHAPTER XII-LAW AND ORDER AND JUSTICE

Law and orderIncidence of crime 217

Police

District jail

JusticeCivil courts-231, Criminal courts 232, Revenue courts-

233, Bar Associations-234

CHAPTER XIII OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Public Works Department

Haryana State Electricity Board

Cooperative Department

Directorate, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Back-

ward Classes

Finance Department

Public Relations Department

Food and Supplies Department

Plannin~ Department

CHAPTER XIV-LOCAL GOVERNMENT

History of the Local GovernmentMunicipal Committees: Rohtak 243, Bahadurgarh 244,

Bed and Jhajjar-245, Sonepat, Maham and Gohana

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Town plannin~

Fire service

Panchayati Raj

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CHAPTER XV-EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Education of women

Education of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes ...

Educational set-up

General education

Professional and technical educationMedical education 263, Teachers training 264,

Engineering and toechnical education 266

Education of the handicapped

Gurukul type of education

Social education

National Fitness Corps

National Cadet Corps

Sports

Libraries and museums

CHAPTER XVI-MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH

SERVICES

Medical and health services

Diseases common to the district

Vital statistics

Preventive measures to promote public health

Labour welfareLabour legislation 288. Employees' Provident Funds

Scheme 290, Employees' State Insurance Scheme-292,

Subsidized industrial housing scheme 1::ndlabour wel-

fare centre-293

Prohibition

Advancement of backward classes

Chatitable organizations

CHAPTER XVIII-PUBLIC LIFE AND VOLUNTARY

SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Representation of the district in the State and Union

le~islatures

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302, Third General Elections-304, Fourth General

Elections 3Q7

Political parties and organizations

Newspapers and periodicals

Voluntary social service organizations

CHAPTER XIX-PLACES OF INTEREST

Bahadurgarh 324, Bohar 325, Dujana .326, Gohanc:-

326, Hussaingunj alias Jahazgarh-328, Jhajjar 328,

Mc:ham-329, Rohtak 330, Sonepat-332, Banyani, Beri,

Kundli, Lakhan Majra, Mohanbari and Sanghi 333

CHAPTER XX REHABILITATION

Refugee camps

Emigration and immigration

Rural rehabilitationGarden colonies-337, Agricultural 10ans-338, Rural

housing 338

Urban rehabilitation

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Housmg schemes-339, House building and small urban

loam-340

Payment of compensation 342

The impact of refugees on the local population 342

BIBLIOGHAlHY

GLOSSARY

ERRATA

MAPS (GENERAL AND ECONOMIC)

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Printing on a wall of a chopal

Charas or Mot

Shri Mastnath Ayurvedic Degree Colleie, Asthal Bohar

Idol of Parsvanath

Idol of Jain deity (male)

Idol of Jain deity (female)

Kushana Pillar Capital

Dini Mosque, Rohtak

Gaokarn Tank, Rohtak

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