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District Profile

Darjeeling – Queen of Hills

Administrative Set Up of the District

Backward Classes Welfare

Certificate

Civil Defence

Compensation

District Land & Land Reforms Department

Darjeeling Improvement Fund

Development and Planning

Election

Establishment

Excise

Food

Forms

General

Hill Affairs Department

Integrated Child Development Schemes

Judicial Munshikhana

Land Acquisition

Motor Vehicles

Nazarath

Nepali Cell

National Informatics Centre

Panchayat and Rural Development

Passport

Pool

Public Grievance & Assistance Office

Registration

Relief

Revenue Munshikhana

Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation

Regional Training Centre

Record Room

Social Welfare Department

Touzi

Treasury

West Bengal National Voluntary Force

West Bengal Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe Finance

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DISTRICT PROFILE

Darjeeling, the northernmost district of the Jalpaiguri Division, roughly resembles an

inverted wedge with its base resting on Sikkim, its sides touching Nepal, Bhutan and the

Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal.

LOCATION : 27 Deg. 13 Min. N to 26 Deg. 27 Min. N Latitude.

88 Deg. 53 Min. E to 87 Deg. 59 Min. E Longitude.

ALTITUDE : 6710 Feet. 2042.5 Meters (Darjeeling Town)

AREA : 3149 Square Kms.

TEMPERATURE : Annual Mean Max. Temperature 14.9 Degrees Celcius.

(Darjeeling Town) Annual Mean Min. Temperature 8.9 Degree Celsius.

Lowest Minimum Temperature -5 D. Celsius on 11th

February 1905.

RAINFALL : For Darjeeling Town

Average Annual Rainfall 3092 MM

Average Number of Rainy Days 126 Days.

For Siliguri Town

Average Annual Rainfall 3620 MM

Average Number of Rainy Dys 113 Days.

SUB DIVISOINS : (a) Darjeeling (Sadar)

(b) Kalimpong

(c) Kurseong

(d) Siliguri.

BLOCKS :

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Panchayat

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Darjeeling – Pulbazar

Rangli – Rangliot

Jorebunglow – Sukhiapokhri

Kalimpong – I

Kalimpong – II

Gorubathan

Kurseong

Mirik

Matigara

Naxalbari

Kharibari

Phansidewa

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POLICE STATIONS :

POPULATION : Male - 830644

(As per 2001 Census) Female - 778528

Total – 1609172

DENSITY : 413 persons per Sq. K.M.

SEX RATIO : 1 : 1

BIRTH RATE : 2.69 % PER Annum.

DEATH RATE : 2.40 % per 1000.

INFANT MORALITY RATE : 67 PER 1000.

NO. OF VILLAGES / TOWN : Corporation - 01

Municipalities - 05

Gram Panchayats - 134

Irrigated Area - 4.8 Thousand Hectares.

LITERACY : Male _ 581420

Female _ 426868

Total _ 1008288

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Sadar

Jorebunglow

Pulbazar

Sukhiapokhri

Lodhama

Rangli-Rangliot

Mirik

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Gorubathan

Siliguri

Matigara

Bagdogra

Naxalbari

Phansidewa

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Length of International & State Borders

Nepal Border (Partition river Mechi) 62.75 mile or 101.02 km.

Bhutan Border (Partition River De Chu) 18.75 mile or 30.18 km.

Bangladesh Border (Partition River Mahananda) 12 mile or 19.32 km.

Sikkim Border (Partition Rangit, Teesta, Rango, River) 33.75 mile or 54.33 km.

Bihar Border 30 mile or 48.30 km.

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DARJEELING – “QUEEN OF HILLS”

At a Glance

The name ‘Darjeeling’ came from the Tibetan words ‘dorje’ meaning thunderbolt

(originally the scepter of Indra) and ‘ling’ is a place or land, hence ‘the land of the

thunderbolt’. The topography of Darjeeling District is unique in many respects. The

district comprises of four Sub-Divisions out of which three, viz., Darjeeling, Kurseong

and Kalimpong are covered by hilly terrain and mountains. On the contrary, Siliguri

Sub-Division comprises of plain areas, which is totally different from the above three

Sub-Divisions in respect of topography, climate and population.

Darjeeling also known as the “Queen of the Hills” has some of the most attractive tourist

attractions which results in inflow of large number of tourists each year to enjoy a

vacation in this beautiful city in West Bengal. Darjeeling owes’ its grandeur to its natural

beauty, its clean fresh mountain air and above all, the smiling resilient people for whom it

is a home. Known for its natural splendor, Darjeeling’s best gift to its’ visitors is the

dawn of a new day. The mountains awaken first with a tentative peeking of the sun. A

steep ride, five kilometers form Ghoom, or an invigorating walk up a steep incline, leads

sun worshippers to Tiger Hill. The air is chilly with darkness and damp. To the east, a

dull orange sun emerged painting the sky with brilliant strokes of magenta, gold, orange

and fuchsia. The snow capped Everest, Kabru, Kanchenjunga, Jannu and other peaks

slowly emerge from slumber to start a new day. The visitors gasp at the magnificent

sight. As the fog lifts in the slowly penetrating sun, the town gradually comes alive.

Amidst brewing of tea, the sing-song Gorkhali which is the local dialect, rises and falls

like music.

Darjeeling also has its name listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites for its

Himalayan Railways. The Darjeeling Himalayan railway is the first, and still the most

outstanding example of a hill passenger Railway. Open in 1881, it applied bold and

ingenious engineering solution to the problem of establishing and effect rail link across a

mountainous terrain of great beauty. It is still fully operational and retains most of its

original features intact.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a work of genius and technological achievement of

1881. It has social and cultural importance. It is beautiful and has out-standing universal

appeal. As one of the outcomes of the Industrial revolution and based on its unique

features, it is considered to be a lasting significant to mankind. It must be saved for

posterity. These are all the criteria necessary for World Heritage.

National Rail Museum (India), the focus of India’s Rail heritage, submitted a proposal to

UNESCO on 29th

June 1998 for inscribing the Darjeeling Himalayan railway (DHR) as a

World HERITAGE Site. Accordingly, UNESCO’S World Heritage Committee inscribed

DHR as a World Heritage Site on 2nd

December 1999. The DHR has popularly known by

the name as ‘Toy Train’ which is in fact was never an official term it is just a popular

expression found in literature.

Darjeeling tea, which is one of the most exported items from Darjeeling, occupies a

place of pride in the entire world for its fresh aroma and taste. The history of tea

production in Darjeeling dates back to1841 when Dr. Campbell, a civil surgeon of the

Indian Medical Service, was transferred from Kathmandu to Darjeeling in 1839 as

Superintendent of this new territory and of the Sanitarium. Dr. Campbell brought China

tea seeds in 1841 from the Kumaon region and started growing tea on an experimental

basis near his residence at Beechwood, Darjeeling. This experiment was followed by

similar efforts by several other British. The experiments were successful and soon several

tea estates started operating commercially. Darjeeling stands today one of the quality tea

producer in the world.

PLACES OF INTEREST

Tiger Hill : Situated at an altitude of about 2590 m (8482 ft.) and 13 Kms from town, this

spot has earned international fame for the magnificent view of the sunrise over the

“Kanchanjunga” and the great eastern Himalayan Mountains. Even Mount Everest, the

world’s highest peak, is visible from here. The hesitant rays of the early morning sun

paint these peaks in pale gold.

Batasia Loop and the War Memorial : The Batasia loop situated almost 5 km away from

the town is a gigantic railway loop where the Toy Train makes a 360 Degree turn. It was

basically built to make it possible for the Toy Train to cut the deep ascend. Strategically

located the Batasia Loop offers a panoramic view of the Kanchanjunga Range. A War

Memorial constructed in the memory of the brave sons of the soil who laid down their

lives in the different wars since the independence of the nation adds to its attraction.

There is also a well furbished market where visitors can buy locally made purses, bags

and other decoratives items.

Chowrasta and Mall : Chowrasta, a wide promenade atop a ridge lines with shops and

restaurants is taken to be the heart of the town. Here people gather to chat, spend time

basking in the sun or just to snatch a moment of peace. The Brabourne Park is attached to

the Chowrasta and now features a musical fountain. This place is an open place and free

from vehicular movements from where one can watch the scenic beauty of the mountain

range and take charm of walking at the Darjeeling Mall. Chowrasta is the central place of

the Mall Road.

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park : Established on the 14th

of August, 1858,

the zoo was dedicated to the memory of Padmaja Naidu, former Governor of West

Bengal on the 21st November, 1975. Considered as one of the best zoos in the country, it

is the only centre that breeds the Tibetan wolf in captivity. Breeding programmes for the

endangered red panda, snow leopard and the Siberian tiger are also carried out at PNHZP.

The zoo is open on all days except on Thursdays and other national holidays.

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute : It is the oldest Mountaineering Institute and was

set up following the successful ascent of the Mt. Everest by local hero Tenzing Norgay

Sherpa and Sir Edumund Hillary on 28th

May 1953. The mountaineering institute in the

country carries out various mountaineering courses every year. Apart from Tenzing,

legendary mountaineers like Nawang Gombu (the first man to climb Everest twice) and

Lattoo Dorjee Sherpa have helped build the reputation of this pioneering institute. The

institute is presently under the purview of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India

and its museum is worth a visit.

Nightingale Park / Shrubbery Park : It is about 2-5 kms from Drjeeling Railway Station

and walkable from the Chowrasta, It is a beautiful park with a package of cultural

programmes performed daily during the tourist season and its opening time is 4.00 p.m.

and closing time is 8.00 p.m. the prk has recently been extensively re-developmed, and

now comprises of a giant Statue of Lord Shiva, a temple, and provisions for live-

interactive entertainment. The best time to visit the park is in the evenings.

Botanical Garden : It is the oldest Botanical Garden names as Lloyd Botanical Garden

with varieties of flora and is famous for two living fossils. It is located just below the

Eden Sanatorium (Saheed Durga Malla District Hospital) on an open slope covering an

area of about 40 acres. Lloyd Botanical Garden is open seven days a week. There are no

entrance fees. A camera, a small note book for a botany enthusiast and couple of hours to

spare, is a must.

Rock Garden and Ganga Maya Park : Situated 10 km from town, Rock Garden and

Ganga Maya Park has now developed iinto a very attractive picnic spot with natural

water falls. The park offers boating fcilites and is endowed with great scenic beauty.

Ample eateries are available for visitors to indulge in local delilcacies and one can even

buy souvenirs. No fees are charged for taking photographs. Visitors are however,

required to make arrangements for transportation. A two way travel arrangement is

advisable.

Darjeeling-Rangit Valley Cable Car : Popularly known as ropeway, it is situated at

North Point. The oldest passenger ropeway connects Darjeeling with Singla Bazaar at the

bottom of the valley. The present ropeway has been extensively modernized and visitors

can now safely travel over the clouds to witness the aerial view of the lust green tea

gardens below.

Other important sites in Darjeeling include the Raj Bhawan, Ava Art Galley, Senchal

Lake, Peace Pagoda, Observatory Hill & Mahakal Temple, Dhirdham Temple, Ghoom

Monastry, Happy Valley Tea Garden, and other Monasteries.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP OF THE DISTRICT

Darjeeling District is divided into four sub divisions. Namely, Darjeeling Sadar, Kurseong,

Kalimpong and Siliguri. Darjeeling Sadar is the district headquarters. Siliguri Sub Division is

the largest of the four sub divisions and Kurseong is the smallest. The district has 12

development blocks out of which three are in Sadar sub divison. 3 in Kalimpong Sub-Division,

2 in Kurseong Sub Division and remaining 4 in Siliguri Sub Division. The sub division wise

distribution of blocks is as follows :

Sadar Sub Division 1. Darjeeling Pulbazar Block

2. Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri Block

3. Rangli Rangliot Block

Kalimpong Sub Division 1. Kalimpong I Block

2. Kalimpong II

3. Gorubathan Block

Siliguri Sub Division : 1. Matigara Block

2. Khoribari Block

3. Naxalbari Block

4. Phansidewa Block

Kurseong Sub Divisoin : 1. Kurseong Block

2. Mirik Block

The administrative set up of the district is as follows :

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Addl. Dist. Magistrate Addl. Dist. Magistrate Addl. Dist. Magistrate

(General) (Land Reforms) (Development)

S.D.O DMDC T.Os Dy. DLLRO S.D.O DPLO DPRDO

B.D.O. SDLLROs BDOs

BLLROs Jt. BDOs

SROs & R.O.s

The details of the officers posted in the district are as follows :

District Magistrate : Sri Soumitra Mohan, IAS

Addl. District Magistrate (General): Sri Rajat Kr. Saini, IAS

Addl. District Magistrate (Dev) : Smt. Pranita Sewa, WBCS (Exe)

Addl. District Magistrate (LR) : Sri Gopal Lama, WBCS (Exe)

Sub Divisional Officer, Siliguri : Sri V. Srivastava, I.A.S.

Sub Divisional Officer, Kalimpong : Sri Lakpa Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)

Sub Divisional Officer, Kurseong : Sri Ranjan Kr. Jha, WBCS (Exe)

Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar :

General Administration :

Senior Deputy Collector: Sri W.N. Foning, WBCS (Exe)

Officers posted in district

Headquarter :

Sri W.N. FoningWBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri Sri Topden Lama, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri Juliana Lepcha, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri Sonam Bhutia, WBCS (Exe) DPLO

Sri Samden Dukpa, WBCS (Exe)Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Smt. N.L. Sherpa, WBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri Topden Lama, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Sri Arindam Biswas, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Officers posted in Siliguri

Sub Division : Smt. D.L. Phinjo, WBCS (Exe), P.O. cum D.W.O

Sri Gautam Ghosh, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Smt. Kesang Doma Bhutia, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri Suman Bagdas, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri Barden Tshering Lepcha, WBCS (Exe.) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector

Sri P.L. Rongong, WBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Sri Virupakshya Mitra, WBCS (Probationer)

Officers posted in Kalimpong

Sub Division :

Smt. Dicky Bhutia,WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Sri Thendup Namgyal Sherpa, WBCS (Exe). Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Sri Hirak Kr. Roy, WBCS (Exe), Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Officers posted in Kurseong

Sub Division : Smt. Dichen Ongmu Sherpa, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Smt. Sonam Doma Bhutia, WBCS (Exe) Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector.

Sri Anirban Dutta, WBCS (Probationer)

In the district administrative set up Darjeeling district has five Treasuries. Darjeeling,

Kurseong and Kalimpong have three treasuries and Siliguri has tow treasuries namely

Treasury I and Treasury II. The names of the Treasury Officers and Addl. Treasury Officers

are as follows :

Darjeeling Treasury : Sri Nimesh Sundas, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.

Sri Bedajyoti Mondal, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer.

Sri Sonam Wangdi Bhutia, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Siliguri Treasury I : Sri Siddhartha Kr.Biswas, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.

Sri Rajiv Kr. Mandal, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Sri Sudeep Minj, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Siliguri Treasury II : Sri P.T. Sherpa, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.

Sri Prashanto Nandi, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Sri Manas Kr. Barman, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Kalimpong Treasury : Sri Sangay Sherpa, WBA & AS, Treasury Officer.

Sri Anjan Kr. Saha, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Sri Nadim Akhtar Hossain, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Kurseong Treasury : Sri Gautam Hore Roy, In charge of Treasury Officer.

Sri Anurag Ghissing, WBA & AS, Addl. Treasury Officer

Establishment of District Land and Land Reforms Department :

The District has a separate Land Reforms set up which consists of one District Land and Land

Reforms Officers who is also the Addl. District Magistrate (LR). There is one Deputy District

Land and Land Reforms Officer and four Sub Divisional Land & Land Reforms Officer in

each sub division of the district. In addition, there are SROs, Block Land and Land Revenue

Officers and Revenue Officers.

District Land and Land Reforms Officer

& Addl. Dist. Magistrate (LR) : Sri Gopal Lama, WBCS (Exe)

Deputy Dist. Land & Land Reforms Officer : Sri D.T. Bhutia, SRO-I

Sub Divisional Land & Land Reforms Officers : Sri Dorjay Tashi Bhutia, SRO-I

Darjeeling : Sri Pema Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)

Kurseong : Smt. Karma Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)

Kalimpong : Sri Tashi Tshering Bhutia, WBCS (Exe)

Siliguri : Sri N.D. Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)

The District Magistrate is also the Land Acquisition Collector of the district. Under the Land

acquisition set up there are following officers :

Special Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling : Sri Topden Lama, WBCS (Exe)(Incharge)

Additional Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling : Sri Dawa Tsh. Dukpa, WBCS (Exe)

Sri Pavitra Lama, WBCS (Exe)

Special Land Acquisition Officer, Teesta Barrage : Sri N.D. Sherpa, WBCS (Exe)

In addition to the district administration set up, Darjeeling has a separate administrative set up

named Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council which had been formed for development of the three

hill sub divisions of Darjeeling district.

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BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE

1. General information, brief history

of the Department

: Earlier department was known as “Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department all over West Bengal. But with the introduction of the integrated set up in the district levels vide memo. no. 577-TW dt. 31.3.95 the nomenclature of the department has been changed into the office of the Project Officer-cum-District Welfare Officer, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare every Headquarter.

Moreover, in terms of Notification No. 1769-BCW/SE-91/97 dt. 17.12.1997 of the Principal Secretary of this department, the name of the department at the district and sub-divisional level has been changed as Backward Classes Welfare Department.

Again, as per the Notification No. 3962-BCW/SE-76/95 dt. 11.9.2000, of the Principal Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal, Backward Classes Welfare Department, Kolkata the Headquarters of the Project Officer-cum-District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare, Darjeeling has been shifted from Darjeeling proper to Siliguri I.T.D.P. area within Siliguri sub-division

Apart from this in terms of the Notification NO. 4422-BCW/5E/46/2000 dt. 24.10.2000 of the Principal Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal, Backward Classes Welfare Department, Kolkata, the office of the District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare, Darjeeling and the Additional District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare, Kalimpong have been transferred to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, Darjeeling w.e.f. 01.06.2001

2. Administrative set up : This Department has two offices headed by :

i) The District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare, Darjeeling.

ii) The Additional District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare, Kalimpong.

3. Major Activities of the Department :

: a. To ensure overall development of SC, ST & OBC residing in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling.

b. To promote Educational Scheme for SC, ST & OBC in Pre- matric and Post-matric stages.

c. To supervise issue of Caste Certificate of SC, ST & OBCs

d. Running and supervising Central Hostels and Ashram Hostels

e. To grant Sale Permission of Tribal Lands

f. Programmes for cultural and social development of SCs and STs

g. To deal with OBC loan scheme for economic upliftment of OBC.

h. Execution of Community Development scheme for the benefit of SC/ST people

i. Grant Old Age Pension to ST beneficiaries (BPL) living in rural areas.

j. Implementation of Scheduled Tribes & Other Traditional

Dwellers Forest Rights Act, 2006 & Rule, 2008.

k. Miscellaneous works relating to the Welfare of SC/ST and OBCs.

4. Name of the Secretary : Shri Don Bosco Lepcha, I.A.S.

5. Name of A.D.M.-in-Charge : Shri Gopal Lama, W.B.C.S. (Exe.)

6. Name of the Officer a. The District Welfare Officer

b. The Additional District

Welfare Officer

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Shri Don Bosco Lepcha, I.A.S. Shri Don Bosco Lepcha, I.A.S.

7. Staff strength sanctioned in

Annexure A and in position. In

case of vacancies mention step

taken to fill up.

: In Annexure A

8. Nature of the work preformed

by the section in brief

: In Annexure B

9. Acts, Rules, Regulation

: West Bengal Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Reservation vacancies in services and posts) Act, 1976 and the Rules framed there under. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act under Chapter II A. The West Bengal Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribe Identification Act, 1994 & OBC under Notification No. 346/T.W./ EC dt. 13.7.1994. Implementation of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Dwellers Forest Rights Act, 2006 & Rules, 2008.

10. Name of registers it maintains

in terms of the Bengal

Registers and Return Manual

: Attendance Register, Cash Book Register, Stock Register, Allotment Register, Receive Register, Issue Register, Bill Register, Cheque Register, Bill Transit Register, Group D – G.P.F. Register, Leave Register, Dead Stock register, Service Postage Stamp Register, Group D G.P.F., G.P.F. Advance Register, Movement Register.

11. Name of receipts and issue in

the year

: No. of receipt : 512 No. of issued : 1297 During ( 03.01.2011 to 31.12.2011)

ANNEXURE – ‘A’

Staff position of Backward Classes Welfare Department, Darjeeling.

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1. District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare 1 NIL 2. Sub-Assistant Engineer 1 1 3. Inspector, B.C.W. (Reservation Cell) 1 NIL 4. Inspector, B.C.W. (Attached to S.D.O.) 3 1 5. Inspector, B.C.W. (H.Q.) 1 NIL 6. Upper Division Clerk 4 1 7. Cashier NIL NIL 8. Accounts Clerk NIL NIL 9. Inspector, B.C.W. (Attached to Block) (One per

Block) 8 3

10. L.D.C.-cum-Typist 4 4 11. Group ‘D’ 3 NIL 12. Chainman to S.A.E. 1 NIL

Staff position of A.D.W.O., Backward Classes Welfare, Kalimpong.

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1. Additional District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes Welfare

1 1 Shri Don Bosco Lepcha, I.A.S.,

D.W.O. is in charge of ADWO

2. Sub-Assistant Engineer 1 nil 3. Head Clerk 1 nil 4. Upper Division Clerk 1 1 5. L.D.C. 1 1 6. Social Worker 1 1 7. Orderly Peon 1 Nil 8. Chainman to S.A.E. 1 1 9. Night Guard 1 1 10. Helper to Social Worker 1 Nil

Staff position of T.C.P.C., Backward Classes Welfare, Darjeeling (closed)

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1. Lady Instructor-in-Charge 1 1 After the retirement of Lady Instructor-in-Charge on 30.4.2008 the TCPC Centre is closed.

2. Night Guard 1 Nil His service is utilizing in the office of the D.W.O., B.C.W. Darjeeling

A. Central Hostel for ST boys (40 bedded), Kalimpong.

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1. Superintendent 1 Nil 2. Caretaker 1 Nil 3. Night Guard –cum-Darwan 1 1 4. Cook 1 1 5. Helper to Cook 1 1

B. Central Hostel for ST girls (60 bedded), Kalimpong.

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1. Superintendent 1 Nil 2. Matron 1 1 3. Night Guard –cum-Darwan 1 Nil 4. Cook 1 1 5. Helper to Cook 1 1

C. Central Hostel for ST girls (60 bedded), Kurseong. Sl.

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1. Superintendent Nil 1 2. Matron Nil 1 3. Night Guard –cum-Darwan Nil 1 4. Cook Nil 1 5. Helper to Cook Nil 1 6. Sweeper Nil 1

Note : The Central Hostel for ST Girls (60 bedded) at Kurseong has been inaugurated on 30.10.2010

and the said Central Hostel could not start functioning till date due to non-sanctioning / appointment of staffs as shown in above No. C.

Priority Function of District Welfare Officer, Backward Classes

Welfare Department, Darjeeling.

1. Educational Scheme : Pre-matric stipendiary Grants i.e. Book Grant to SC, ST students, Hostel Charges to SC/ST students, Maintenance Charges to SC/ST students, Other Compulsory Charges to ST students, Unclean Occupation, Additional Financial benefits Scholarship to Class V to X, Special Meritorious Scholarships to students reading in class IX to XII, Ashram Hostels attached to Primary School / Junior High School / High School / Post-matric Stipends for SC, ST & OBC students, Central Hostel for ST boys & girls at Kalimpong & Kurseong.

2. Caste Certificate : Monthly report ending on 30.11.2011 is enclosed in a separate sheet. However, the S.D.Os are the Competent Authority for issuance of SC/ST and OBC Certificate.

3. Ashram Hostel : There are 5 Ashram Hostels in three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling District viz.

1. Ashram Hostel at Mirik High School – Darjeeling. 2. Ashram Hostel at Rimbick High School – Darjeeling. 3. Ashram Hostel at Chegra Tribal Primary School 4. Ashram Hostel at Lamahatta High School – Darjeeling. 5. Ashram Hostel at Gitdabling High School – Kalimpong

4. Central Hostel : There are 3 Central Hostel for ST boys & girls reading in Post-Matric stages i.e. two (2) hostels at in Kalimpong 1 (one) hostel at Kurseong.

1. Central Hostel for ST boys at Kalimpong (40 bedded) 2. Central Hostel for ST girls at Kalimpong (60 bedded) 3. Central Hostel for ST girls at Kurseong (60 bedded) The Central Hostel at Kurseong has recently been inaugurated on 30.10.2010 and the same will be started from new academic session 2011.

5. Community Development

Scheme

: There is no ITDP village in the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling and fund received from B.C.W. Deptt, Kolkata for implementation of infrastructural development works under SCA to SCSP, SCA to TSP, Article 275 (i), State Plan.

ANNEXURE – B

Main Function

1. Educational Scheme : Main emphasis is given on Education Scheme. Following Educational Schemes are presently in operation :-

A. Pre-matric I. Book Grant & Examination Fees for SC/ST students II. Maintenance Charges for SC/ST students III. Hostel Charges for SC/ST students reading in Secondary

stages and residing in school attached Hostels IV. Other Compulsory Charges to ST students V. Additional Meritorious Scholarship to SC/ST students

reading in Class V to X VI. Special Meritorious scholarship to SC/ST students reading

in Classes IX to XII

B. Post-matric : Stipends for SC/ST students reading in Post-matric stage in Higher Secondary, B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., M.A., M.Sc., M.Com, Polytechnic and Degree Colleges.

Ashram Hostels : There are five ST Ashram Hostels

Central Hostels : There are 3 Central Hostels for ST boys & girls reading in Post-matric stages i.e. two (2) hostels in Kalimpong 1 (one) hostel in Kurseong.

2. Community Development Scheme : For infrastructural development in SC/ST inhabited areas, community schemes i.e. construction of footpath, road, bridges, culvert, tube wells, drinking water supply schemes are being undertaken by this Department, construction of hostel buildings is also funded by this Department for the benefit of SC/ST people.

3. Revenue Matter : District Welfare Officer acts as the Revenue Officer u/s 14 T of WBLR Act in respect of transfer of land, belonging to S/Ts and resolution of alienated lands.

4. Caste Certificate : This office monitors issuance of SC/ST & OBC Certificates.

CENTRAL HOSTEL

1. Central Hostel for ST Girls (60 bedded) at Kalimpong

Sl. No. Year No. of Students staying in the Hostel

1. 2011-12 48

2. Central Hostel for ST Boys (40 bedded) at Kalimpong

Sl. No. Year No. of Students staying in the Hostel

1. 2011-12 32

3. Central Hostel for ST Girls (60 bedded) at Kurseong: -

The Central Hostel for ST Girls (60 bedded) at Kurseong has been inaugurated on 30.10.2010

and the said Central Hostel could not start functioning till date due to non sanctioning /

appointing of staff i.e. Superintendent , Matron , Cook, Helper to Cook , Night Guard- cum-

Darwan and Sweeper inspite of the proposals being submitted several times to the department.

Detail block-wise / sub-division wise report regarding implementation of Forest Right Act, 2006 & Rules, 2008 of three

hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district under DGHC area upto 31.01.2012.

Sl. No. Name of sub-divisions

& Name of the Blocks

Total no.

of Forest

Village

No. o f

FRCs

formed

Claimed Received Claimed Enquired /

Finalized

Claims rejected Quantum

of land on

finalized

case

Remarks

Individual Community Individual Community Individual Community

(A) Darjeeling sub-division

1) Bijanbari Block 17 09 358 - 358 - - - -

2) Sukhiapokhari Block 27 16 - - - - - - - Form distribution

Individual - 1393 Community - 149

3) Rangli-Rangliot Block 10 10 442 20 - - - - -

TOTAL : 54 35 800 20 358 - - - -

(B) Kurseong sub-division

1) Kurseong Block 17 17 425 04 - - - - -

2) Mirik Block 4 3 194 - - - - - -

TOTAL : 21 20 619 04 - - - - -

(C) Kalimpong sub-division

1) Kalimpong I Block 23 19 1045 - - - - - -

2) Kalimpong II Block 13 12 - - - - - - -

3) Gorubathan Block 23 23 1546 68 - - - - - 4 Forest Villages increased

TOTAL : 59 54 2591 68 - - - - -

GRAND TOTAL : 134 109 4010 92 358 - - - -

Detailed Report regarding Old Age Pension for the Poor persons belongs to S/T (BPL) living in rural area of three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district

under D.G.H.C. area for the year 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.

Year Amount sanctioned

(Rs) Expenditure incurred (Rs.) Balance

(Rs).

No. of

benefici

aries

At the

rate of

Period

Remarks

2010-2011 A) Darj. & Ksg sub-divisions

1) 1,58,35,500/-

2) 9,82,500/-

3) 2,10,22,500/-

4) 1,26,13,500/-

1) B.D.O. Bijanbari - 95,85,500/-

2) B.D.O. Sukhiapokhari 98,46,000/-

3) B.D.O. Rangli-Rangliot - 56,52,000/-

4) B.D.O. Kurseong - 78,21,000/-

5) B.D.O. Mirik - 53,19,000/-

Nil

1065

1094

628

869

591

Rs.750/-

per head

per month

April 2010

to

March 2011

Utilisation

Certificate

submitted vide this

office memo.no.

1201/BCW/DGHC/

Dj

VII/12-OAP/2006

Dated 09/12/2011

Total 3,82,23,000/- 4247

B)Kalimpong sub-division 1) B.D.O. Kalimpong I - 54,45,000/-

2) B.D.O. Kalimpong II - 40,77,000/-

3) B.D.O. Gorubathan - 27,09,000/-

Nil

605

453

301

Total - 1,22,31,000/- 1359

Total 5,04,54,000/- Grand total (A+B ) 5,04,54,000/- Nil 5606

2011-2012 A) Darj. & Ksg sub-divisions

1) 2,24,24,000/-

1) B.D.O. Bijanbari - 42,60,000/-

2) B.D.O. Sukhiapokhari 43,76,000/-

3) B.D.O. Rangli-Rangliot – 25,12,000/-

4) B.D.O. Kurseong - 34,76,000/-

5) B.D.O. Mirik - 23,64,,000/-

Nil

1065

1094

628

869

591

Rs. 1,000/-

per head

per month

April 2011

To

July 2011

Total 1,69,88,000/- 4247

B)Kalimpong sub-division 1) B.D.O. Kalimpong I - 24,20,000/-

2) B.D.O. Kalimpong II - 18,12,000/-

3) B.D.O. Gorubathan - 12,04,000/-

Nil

605

453

301

Total 54,36,000/- 1359

Total 2,24,24,000/- GRAND TOTAL (A+B) 2,24,24,000/- Nil 5606

2) 1,53,94,930/-

1,53,94,930

/-

5606

July 2011

onwards

Awaiting release of

fund from DGHC

for payment.

Statement showing Allotment Received , Expenditure incurred , No. of Beneficiaries and Balance under various schemes of Pre-matric/Post-matric Scholarships for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe & OBC students for the year 2011-12 under three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling District.

Name of the Schemes Amount received during the year 2011-

12 (Rs.)

Expenditure to be incurred

(Rs.)

Balance for the year 2011-12 (Rs.)

Beneficiaries

(Nos.)

Remarks

Pre-matric Scholarships:

1) Hostel Charges to SC NIL 3,45,000/-

NIL 46 Previous balance amount lying with DGHC and will be utilized for the year 2011-12. Awaiting the release of the fund from the Secretary, Finance Department, DGHC,

Darjeeling.

2) Hostel Charges to ST NIL 18,75,000/-

NIL 250 --------

3) Maintenance Charges to SC NIL 1,92,000/-

NIL 400

No fund received from the Government till date.

4) Maintenance Charges to ST NIL 54,86,880/-

NIL 11431 No fund received from the Government till date.

5) Book Grant to SC NIL 17,54,065/-

NIL 2580 Previous balance amount lying with DGHC and will be utilized for the year 2011-12. Awaiting the release of the fund from the Secretary, Finance Department, DGHC,

Darjeeling.

6) Book Grant to ST NIL 24,01,400/-

NIL 11490 -------- DO ---------

7) OCC NIL 4,05,650/-

NIL 11590 -------- DO ---------

8) Special merit scholarship to SC/ST students of Class IX to XII

NIL 76,800/-

NIL 16 -------- DO ---------

9) Additional Financial assistance to meritorious SC/ST girl students of Class V to X

NIL 72,000/-

NIL 48 -------- DO ---------

10) Pre-matric Scholarship to OBC NIL 5,50,000/-

NIL 1375 No fund received from the Government till date.

Post-matric Scholarships:

11) Post-matric Scholarship to SC 66,37,600/-

22,12,600/-

NIL 1547 Awaiting the release of the fund from the Secretary, Finance Department, DGHC, Darjeeling.

12) Post-matric Scholarship to ST 1,66,76,600/- 1,04,83,600/-

NIL 2589 -------- DO ---------

13) Post-matric Scholarship to OBC NIL 5,50,000/- NIL 391 No fund received from the Government till date.

Statement showing Allotment Received , Expenditure incurred , No. of Beneficiaries and Balance under various schemes of Pre-matric/Post-matric Scholarships for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe & OBC students for the year 2011-12 under three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling District.

Name of the Schemes G.O. No. & date Amount received during the year

2011-12

(Rs.)

Expenditure incurred

(Rs.)

Balance for the year 2011-

12 (Rs.)

Beneficiaries

(Nos.)

Remarks

Pre-matric Scholarships:

1) Hostel Charges to SC ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL Previous balance amount lying with DGHC and will be utilized for the year 2011-12. Awaiting the release of the fund from the

Secretary, Finance Department, DGHC, Darjeeling.

2) Hostel Charges to ST SBCW-515/San/NP/SC/6S-91/2011 dt. 09.02.2012

26,25,000/- NIL 26,25,000/- NIL Balance amount will be utilized in due course

3) Maintenance Charges to SC ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL No fund received from the Government till date.

4) Maintenance Charges to ST ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL No fund received from the Government till date.

5) Book Grant to SC ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL Previous balance amount lying with DGHC and will be utilized for the year 2011-12. Awaiting the release of the fund from the

Secretary, Finance Department, DGHC, Darjeeling.

6) Book Grant to ST ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL -------- DO ---------

7) OCC ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL -------- DO ---------

8) Special merit scholarship to SC/ST students of Class IX to XII

------ NIL NIL NIL NIL -------- DO ---------

9) Additional Financial assistance to meritorious SC/ST girl students of Class V to X

------ NIL NIL NIL NIL -------- DO ---------

10) Pre-matric Scholarship to OBC ------ NIL NIL NIL NIL No fund received from the Government till date.

11) Post-matric Scholarship to SC i) 91(san)/NP/SC/6S-62/2002 Dt. 02.09.2011 ii) 149(san)/ NP/SC/6S-62/2002 Dt. 15.11.2011

22,12,600/-

44,25,000/-

18,42,780/-

NIL

3,69,485/-

44,25,000/-

628

Nil

Balance amount will be utilized in due course

------ do ------

12) Post-matric Scholarship to ST 90(san)/NP/SC/6S-62/2002 Dt. 02.09.2011 ii) 151(san)/ NP/SC/6S-62/2002 Dt. 15.11.2011 iii) 182(san)/ NP/SC/6S-62/2002 Dt. 02.12.2011

38,29,100/-

57,00,000/-

71,47,500/-

38,29,100/-

20,84,900/-

NIL

NIL

36,15,100/-

71,47,500/-

1296

1198

NIL

Balance amount will be utilized in due course

------ do ------

------ do ------

13) Post-matric Scholarship to OBC --------- NIL NIL NIL NIL No fund received from the Govt. till date

ISSUANCE OF CASTE CERTIFICATE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2012 OF THE THREE HILL SUB-DIVISIONS OF DARJEELING DISTRICT

Name of Sub-

division

Caste Opening

Balance

Application

Received

Cumulative Total Certificate Issued Application

Rejected

Application

Pending

Application

Pending for

more than 2

months

Sadar-

Darjeeling

SC 174 28 202 14 - 188 56

ST 698 191 889 176 - 713 187

OBC-A 7 1 8 5 - 3 -

OBC-B 362 76 438 33 - 405 67

Kurseong SC 24 35 59 37 - 22 -

ST 228 133 361 232 - 129 -

OBC-A - - - - - - -

OBC-B 104 46 150 70 - 80 12

Kalimpong SC 45 33 78 31 - 47 -

ST 289 104 393 193 - 200 -

OBC-A - - - - - - -

OBC-B 131 62 193 73 - 120 -

Report regarding “OLD AGE PENSION” for the poor persons belongs to S/T (BPL) living in rural area of

three hill sub-divisions of District of Darjeeling under D.G.H.C. Area for the year 2010-2011 & 2011-12.

Year Amount Sanctioned Expenditure

incurred

Balance No. of

beneficiaries

S/T (BPL)

Period Remarks

2010-2011

i) Rs. 1,58,35,500/-

ii) Rs. 9,82,500/-

iii) Rs. 2,10,22,500/-

iv) Rs. 1,26,13,500/-

Rs. 1,58,35,500/-

Rs. 9,82,500/-

Rs. 2,10,22,500/-

Rs. 1,26,13,500/-

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

5606

April

2010 to

March,

2011

Utilisation Certificates submitted

vide memo. no.

1201/BCW/DGHC/Dj dt. 09.12.2011

VII/12-OAP/2006

TOTAL : Rs. 5,04,54,000/- Rs. 5,04,54,000/- Nil 5606

2011-2012

i) Rs. 2,24,24,000/- Rs. 2,24,24,000/- Nil 5606 April ,

2011 to

July, 2011

ii) Rs.1,53,94,930/- ------- Rs.1,53,94,930/- 5606 Aug.2011

onwards

Awaiting release of fund from

DGHC for payment.

Report regarding Ashram Hostel attached to Primary School/ Junior High School / High Schools of

Backward Classes Welfare Department, DGHC, Darjeeling for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 (upto 12.12.2011)

Year Amount

sanctioned

(Rs.)

Expenditure

incurred

(Rs.)

Balance

(Rs.)

Name of the Ashram Hostel Detail of

expenditure

(Rs.)

No. of inmate

(Boys)

Remarks.

2010-11

i) 3,65,442/- 3,65,442/- Nil i) Gitdabling Junior High School, P.O. Gitdabling (Kalimpong), Darjeeling.

2,43,400/- 20 S/T boys

Utilization Certificates submitted vide memo. no. 898/BCW/DGH/Dj dt. 09.08.2011 IV/3 / GAB (AH)/06

ii) 4,65,108/- 4,65,108/- Nil ii) Lamahatta High School, P.O. Lamahatta, Darjeeling

2,43,400/- 20 S/T boys

iii) 5,07,850/- 5,07,850/- Nil iii) Rimbick High School, P.O Rimbick, Darjeeling 2,43,400/- 20 S/T boys (Period 01.04.2010 to 31.03.2011) iv) Mirik High School, P.O. Mirik, Darjeeling 2,43,400/- 20 S/T boys v) Chegra Tribal Primary School, P.O. Bardara,

(Takdah), Darjeeling 3,64,800/- 30 S/T boys

TOTAL : 13,38,400/- 13,38,400/- NIL 13,38,400/- 110 S/T boys

2011-12 i) 3,26,350/- 3,06,150/- 20,200/- i) Gitdabling Junior High School, P.O. Gitdabling

(Kalimpong), Darjeeling. 59,350/- 20 S/T boys

(Period 01.04.2011 to 30.06.2011) ii) Lamahatta High School, P.O. Lamahatta, Darjeeling

59,350/- 20 S/T boys

iii) Rimbick High School, P.O Rimbick, Darjeeling 59,350/- 20 S/T boys iv) Mirik High School, P.O. Mirik, Darjeeling 59,350/- 20 S/T boys

v) Chegra Tribal Primary School, P.O. Bardara, (Takdah), Darjeeling

68,750/- 22 S/T boys

TOTAL: 3,26,350/- 3,06,150/- 20,200/- 3,06,150/- 102 S/T boys ii) 6,52,700/- ---------------------------------- Awaiting release of further fund from DGHC --------------------------------------------------------

Report regarding sanction of fund for Community Development Schemes against the Annual Plan of 2009-10, Backward Classes Welfare Department, D.G.H.C., Darjeeling.

Sl. No. Name of schemes G.O. No. & Date Name of block Sanctioned

Amount

Article 275 (I) OF THE CONSTITUTION

1. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Kizom Chiso Pani to Naya busty at Naya Nore G.P.at mouza Goke, J.L.No.18, under Bijanbari block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

No. 130-BCW / CD (MC) – 2 / 11 (II) Dt. 09.01.12

Bijanbari block 24,98,834/-

2. Construction of Jeepable road from Peshoke khola to Dong busty at mouza PeshokeT.G., J.L.No.4, under Lopchu-Peshoke Constituency, Rangli-Rangliot Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- Rangli-Rangliot block 23,10,542/-

3. Drinking water supply scheme at Singla, Rongmeet Lepcha busty, Tribal Cluster village at mouza Singla T.G., J.L.No.2, Rungneet II G.P. under Bijanbari block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- Bijanbari block 24,14,476/-

4. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Muisay Pakha at mouza Rimbick K.M., J.L.No.2, Siri Khola Dara Gaon G.P. under Bijanbari Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- Bijanbari block 18,16,164/-

5. Drinking water supply scheme at Sim Jhora Upper Toryok at Toryok K.M mouza, JL No. 52 under Mungpoo-Latpanchar Constituency, Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- Kurseong block 18,83,241/-

6. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Bamu Jhora to Gumba Gaon, Lower Toryok at Mouza Toryok K.M., Sittong IIG.P., under Mungpoo-Latpanchar Constituency Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ----------

Kurseong block 19,88,913/-

7. Construction of protection work at Sherpa Busty, Ward No. VII at mouza Kurseong, JL No. 9 under Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- Kurseong block 13,49,492/-

8. Construction of fencing and gate including protection wall of Central Hostel for ST boys at Kalimpong, Darjeeling.

1846-BCW/CD(MC)-2/11(II) Dt.22.06.11

Kalimpong block 5,92,558/-

9. Construction of fencing, gate and footpath for Cental Hostel for ST Girls at Kalimpong, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- Kalimpong block 9,99,190/-

10. Construction of retaining wall for Central Hostel for ST Girls at Kalimpong, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- Kalimpong block 6,73,247/-

Total :

1,65,26,657/-

SCA TO TSP 1. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Hanuman Dara Lower Ging

at mouza Ging, JL.No.5 under Bijanbari block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

298- BCW/CD(MC) 2/11(I) Dt.19.01.2012

Bijanbari block 16,98,781/-

2. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Dhuppighari gaon at Rangayroon, mouza Rangayroon T.E., JL N O.16, underSukhiapokhari Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- Sukhiapokhari block 16,47,163/-

3. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Sherpa gaon Upper Relling at mouza Relling, JL No. 9 under Bijanbari block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- Bijanbari block 16,70,764/-

4. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Pubong busty, Rampuria G.P. at mouza Pubong KM, JL No.21, under Rangli-Rangliot Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- Rangli-Rangliot block 13,05,873/-

5. Drinking water supply scheme at Uppeer Naya busty, Ghayabari-I G.P. mouza Ghayabari T.G., JLNo.30, under Kurseong block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ----------

Kurseong block 16,11,132/-

Central hostel Total :

79,33,713/-

1. Construction of protection wall and play ground to the 60bedded Central Hostel for Girl students at Kurseong Town, DGHC, Darjeeling.

209(Sanc)/P/SC/5S-61/93 Dt.17.01.2012

Kurseong block 6,50,851/-

Report regarding Community Development Schemes executing against the Annual Plan 2009-10,

Backward Classes Welfare Department, D.G.H.C., Darjeeling. Sl. No. Name of schemes G.O. No. & Date Sanctioned

Amount

Payment released Balance

1. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Sanyasi Jhora to Lower Aroobotay at Majua G.P. Ward No. 14 under Bijanbari Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

No. 6085-BCW / CD (MC) – 5 / 10 (II) Dt. 13.09.2010

19,63,606/- 13,09,909/- 6,53,697/-

2. Construction of footbridge over Mahabir Khola between Dara Gaon and Rammam Busty at Dara Gaon, Siri Khola G.P. under Bijanbari Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- 18,10,988/- 13,78.557/- 4,32,431/-

3. Repair and extension of Gahiri Jhora at Kainjalia under Bijanbari Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- 15,72,080/- 11,03,940/-/- 4,68,140/-

4. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Baman Pokhari to Amrit Busty under Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- 18,46,295/- 12,87,975/- 5,58,320/-

5. Construction of R.C.C. bridge over Baman Khola at Amrit Busty, Garidhura under Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- 17,37,665/- 8,16,700/- 9,20,965/-

6. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Saskek Dara Gaon at Tanayang, Samalbong G.P. under Kalimpong I Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- 19,60,720/- Nil 19,60,720/-

7. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Eknassay Khola to Labdha Busty, at Labdha G.P. under Rangli- Rangliot Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

No. 6728-BCW / CD (MC) – 5 / 10 Dt. 02.11.2010

11,30,000/- 8,40,003/- 2,89,997/-

8. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Lower Sukrabaray Khola to Kami Gaon, Lower Dalapchand, Kalimpong – II

---------- do ---------- 9,67,000/- Nil 9,67,000/-

9. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Kami Jhora to Upper Chambi Busty at Sittong I G.P. under Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling

---------- do ---------- 11,00,000/- 6,52,927/- 4,47,073/-

10. Drinking Water Supply Scheme from Bangi Jhora to Lower Bara Sittong, Sittong II under Mungpoo-Latpanchar, under Kurseong Block, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- 14,78,000/- 10,62,688/- 4,15,312/-

11. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Nimna Bloomfield Busty, Ward No. 9 at Rishihat – Bloomfield G.P. under Bijanbari Block.

---------- do ---------- 8,50,000/- 5,61,086/- 2,88,914/-

12. Construction of R.C.C. culvert at Kaziphag Tshering Road, Bhutia Busty, DGHC, Darjeeling.

No. 6597-BCW / CD (MC) – 5 / 10 (II) Dt. 19.10.2010

17,70,334/- 10,08,425/- 7,61,909/-

13. Extension of jeepable road from Kaziphag Tshering Road towards T.R.C., Bhutia Busty, DGHC, Darjeeling.

---------- do ---------- 9,98,456/- 5,34,486/- 4,63,970/-

14. Construction of 2nd Floor for the 60 bedded Central Hostel for ST Boys students at Kalimpong, Darjeeling.

No. 61(Sanction)/P/SC/5S-57/93 Dt. 17.06.2010

20,06,000/- 11,13,000/- 8,93,000/-

15. Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Dhuni Dara, Teesta G.P. Kalimpong I Block

No. 128(Sanction)/P/SC/CD (MC)-01/2009(I) Dt. 13.09.2010

12,50,000/- 12,50,000/- Nil

Total : 2,24,41,144/- 1,29,19,696/- 95,21,448/-

CERTIFICATE DEPARTMENT

The Certificate Department is concerned with the recovery of government revenue under

Public Demands Recovery Act of 1913. this department receives requisitions for recovery

of dues from various quarters. For example, banks may send requisitions for recovery of

money from the loan defaulters against whom action shall be taken from this end. Sales

Tax authorities may also send requisitions for recovery of sales tax from the defaulting

dealers. The works of this department relates to registering of certificate cases as and

when requisitions are received. The requisitioning authority is terms as “Certificate

Holder” and the defaulting party against whom notice is issued is termed as “Certificate

Debter”. The Certificate Debter is issued a notice under Section 7 of the Public Demands

Recovery Act of 1913 along with a notice of “Certificate of Public Demand” under

Section 4 & 6 of t he said Act. This notice is issued to the defaulter either by post or

through the Process Server. A stipulated time is given to the certificate defaulter to

appear before the Certificate Officer and lay down reason for default. The certificate

debter is then allowed suitable installments to repay the amount due. If he / she fails,

reminders are issued and subsequently on account of further delay or default, notice for

Warrant of Attachment is issued followed by auction of the property.

The actions are being taken to dispose off the old outstanding cases. This year eleven new

cases are opened.

No. of cases pending : 11

No. of new cases opened : 24

No. of cases disposed off : 02

The Certificate Department is faced with some difficulties for instance, in most cases the

Certificate requisitioning Authorities do not furnish correct addresses of the certificate

debtors and hence most of the notices sent are returned undelivered. In many cases the

Certificate debtors are found either dead or out of their addresses. Moreover, there is

shortage of Group C and Group D staff. There is no Process Server in this department. If

the shortage of staff are filled up the department may function smoothly.

Despite all the difficulties and the nature of works involved all efforts are being made to

realize the outstanding due from Certificate Debtors.

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CIVIL DEFENCE

Darjeeling Civil Defence is the District head quarter of this district having four sub-

divisions mainly Darjeeling Sadar, Siliguri ,Kurseong and Kalimpong. The three sub –

divisions of this district is land slide prone area and every year Siliguri sub-division

suffers from flood under this district.

Civil Defence is the measure adopted by the Government ,local bodies and volunteers .

During the time of natural calamities and disaster they work together to minimize the

effect especially in the public sector for the protection of the people and properties.

The basic principle of Civil Defence is the mutual co-operation with the local bodies,

essential service and the importance of time and value of human life. So the main aim

of this training is to provide basic knowledge of different important service such as First

–Aid, Fire fighting , Rescue Operation and other practical and vocational training. Every

year Civil Defence Department conducts Disaster Management Awareness basic training

programme specially among the youths for 7days as a Fresher Course and 5 days

Refresher Course in a rotational manner .

District Sanctioned Strength :

Sanctioned

strength

Present status Vacant

Sr. S.O.I. 1 1 Nil

Staff Officer 1 0 1

UDC 4 3 1

LDC 7 4 3

Wireless Operator 3 Nil 3

Driver 4 3 1

Store Keeper 1 0 1

Group ‘D’ 17 9 8

Vehicle :

1 WMX-3(Gypsy) at Kalimpong S.D.O. Office,

2. WMX-491(Jeep) at District Magistrate Office ,Darjeeling.

3. WMX-3787(DCM) at Siliguri Garage

Allotment for the period from April to March 2011-12 :

1. No38/San/CD/IB-22/2008. Dated,5th

, May 2011. Allotment for April to July

’11. Rs:36,37,200/-

2. No.273/San/CD/IB-22/2008.(Part-1)Dated.30-08-2011.Allotment for August to Sept

2011, Rs.18,46,500/.

3. No.469/San/CD-113-38/2008. Dated.30.08.2011. Allotment Rs:1,00,000/-

4. No.513-Sanc/CD/IB-38/2008-(Part-1)dated.17.11.2011.Allotmen

Rs:3,00,000/-

5. No.450/San/CD/IB-22/2008. Dated.14.11.2011. Allotment for Oct to March

2011-12 (for Salary, Wages, Elect,Tele) &Oct to Dec2011-12,

Allotment Rs:51,03,800/-

Total Rs:1,09,87,500/- (Rupees, One corer nine lakhs, eighty seven thousand and five hindered)only.

A basic periodical training of Disaster Management Awareness course was jointly

organized with Nepali Girls’ Social Service Center, Darjeeling at Bloomfield Junior High

School complex Darjeeling from13-06-2011 to 17-06 2011 (5 days) in which 55 local

volunteers (Boys & Girls) participated. It was inaugurated by Shri Rajat Kumar Saini, IAS,

ADM (G) & Addl. Controller of Civil Defence, Darjeeling. The entire training was

conducted by Sri Gopal Rai Sr. S.O.I. Civil Defence, Darjeeling. Besides this on 08-07-

2011 The Information & Cultural Affairs Department Darjeeling organized a one day

programme of Social Communication at Rangli-Rangliot Development Block, some NGOs

and youth almost 80-90 from all over the block and Civil Defence volunteers from

Darjeeling participated in the demonstration. Recently from 5-2-2012 to 9-02 -2012 (5

days), Kothi Dara Sewa Samity, Rang bull organized a Disaster Management Awareness

fresher course at Rung bull Junior High School. Some 24 local youths(boys & girls)were

present in this training camp conducted by Civil Defence Department Darjeeling. In the

entire training programme, the demonstration was conducted by Shri Hiren Thapa a trained

civil Defence volunteer, Darjeeling.

After a heavy rainfall on 19th

20th June 2011 almost all the Government Department

were actively involved in Relief and Rescue operation in different places of Municipality.

Therefore, in order to improve better communication among different department finally

it was decided to constitute a Disaster Management co-ordination team at municipal

level to face such a situation promptly in time. On 01-07-2011 an emergency official

meeting was held among the different Government representative in Darjeeling

Municipality Office and jointly decided to co-operate in this mission. The meeting was

attended by PWD(Civil)Darjeeling, ,WBSEDCL, Darjeeling Police ,Fire Brigade ,Forest,

PHE, Darjeeling Municipality, Water Works Department and Civil Defence Department,

Darjeeling.

On 24-06-2011 Civil Defence volunteers were engaged whole day for restoring

electricity supply and clearing public road jointly with WBSEDCL and Darjeeling

Municipality staffs at Lebong Cart Road Darjeeling. On 24-07-2011 at about 4.30 p. m .

suddenly an incident of fire was informed from Muldara C.R. Das Road Darjeeling and

immediately Civil Defence volunteers were engaged in the task, however a wooden

house was completely gutted by fire. On 18-09-2011 a major earthquake incident struck

in the entire Darjeeling District including Sikkim killing people damaging houses and

properties. In this incident Civil Defence Department Darjeeling provided all kinds of

possible help to the people in the effected area. On 22-10-2011 at about 6.10 p.m. a

hanging bridge collapse in Bijanbari Block Darjeeling. In this incident 33people were

killed and more than 70 were declared injured and most of them were admitted in the

District Hospital for medical treatment. Civil Defence volunteers were immediately

deployed in the rescue operation jointly with Indian Army, Police, Fire Brigade and other

local people till the final operation which was completed after 2 days.

With the view to promote the roll of Civil Defence volunteers in the community and for

the formation of strong organization in the District the Civil Defence Department

Darjeeling organize a COPS(Community Oriented Policing Service) training at Capital

Hall Darjeeling for 6 (six) days from 20th

March 2012 to 25th

March 2012. It was

inaugurated by Sri Gopal Lama ,Additional District Magistrate L & LR Department

Darjeeling. Officials from Health Department and Darjeeling Police were also present in

the Camp to assist the proceeding. Several Instructors and trained demonstrators from

Kolkata were deployed for the training both theoretical and practical classes where 150

Civil Defence volunteers (boys & girls) from various places of this district participated

in this training camp. The volunteers went through the different phases of theoretical and

practical training such as, Tenant verification, Basic Support, CPR, and high building

rescue operation etc. They made a survey in different places of Darjeeling town ie Mall

Road, Chock Bazar, Darjeeling, Railway Station and District Magistrate Office

Compound and submitted their opinion to their superior.The entire training was

conducted under the supervision of Sri Gopal Rai, Sr.Staff Officer, Darjeeling

successfully.

Disaster Management is important because basically it is a process to prevent or

minimize the loss of life, properties and social economic infrastructure. Possible range of

preventive measure is quite large because of the different nature of disaster. The main

aim of disaster management awareness training is to create awareness and to provide

knowledge in the community, so they can avoid loss of life and property.

Civil Defence is the measure adopted by the civilian population in all levels. It is

observed that only through the early training and planning will help in the creation of

Civil Defence Organization and will be capable of meeting the requirements in the time

of emergency. The success of Civil Defence Organization depends upon the availability

of trained youths in the operational requirement. Hence Civil Defence Organization is

the movement of youth and experience that generates courage, power ,unity and peace

among the community, from the community and by the community.

COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT

The District Compensation Office of the Collectorate deals with the matters relating to

the payment of compensation to the Ex-intermediaries whose Lands have been vested

under the provisions of the West Bengal Estate Acquisition Act. 1953.

Compensation is paid on the basis of compensation assessment roll finally published by

erstwhile Settlement wing (Presently under the Integrated set up of Land Reforms

Administration).

Under the Act, there are three types of Compensation are payable to the Intermediaries:

1. Ad-interim Annuity Compensation

2. Perpetual Annuity

3. Final Compensation.

The Ad-Interim set up has been merged with the Final Compensation set up ( in terms of

Board’s Order No. 9584-MISC(Comp): dated: 19.11.1992. Hence only two types of

compensation are being dealt with at present.

There are altogether 95(Ninety five) cases pending for Compensation payment and could

not disbursed, as the Ex-Intermediaries are not taking any interest in timely though after

serving several Offer notice them for several years. The District Compensation Officer,

Darjeeling have been fixed hearing at District Compensation Officer’s Chamber on

17.02.2012 for requesting them to come and submit necessary documents for quick

disposal of Compensation pending cases but Ex-Intermediaries and His/Her legal heirs

not appears.

CATEOGRY WISE PENDING CASES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ANNUITY:

With an amount of above Rs. 1000=00 - 11 Cases

With an amount of above Rs. 1000=00 - 01 perpetual Annuity Cases.

TOTAL CASES: 12- CASES

FINAL COMPENSATION:

With an amount of above Rs. 1000=00 95 (Ninety five Cases)

TOTAL CASES 95- Cases

YEARWISE BREAK-UP OF COMPENSATION CASES IN GIVEN BELOW.

Year Below

Rs.

1000/-

Above

Rs.

1000/-

Total Years Below

Rs.

1000/-

Above

Rs.

1000/-

Total

67-68 - 01 01 85-86 - 09 09

68-69 - 86-87 - 05 05

69-70 - 02 02 87-88 - 02 02

73-74 - 01 01 92-93 - 07 07

79-80 - 02 02 93-94 - 24 24

80-81 - 08 08 94-95 - 15 15

82-83 - 96-97 - 09 09

83-84 - 03 03 00-01 - 01 01

84-85 - 02 02 06-07 - 02 02

It is mention that the Collector has not received any Compensation Assessment Rolls

since 1998 from any Block Land & Land Reforms Office, but had informed as NIL by

replied letters from Block Land & Land Reforms Officer, Offices. Further all Block

Land & Land Reforms Officer, have been requested to send the Compensation cases

pending in their respective Office, and Block Land & Land Reforms Officer, Phansidewa

has given 398 Cases ( Approx) which are lying pending, as the amount of the

Compensation Assessment money is not fixed by the Department which are under

process.

The statement showing the Compensation Assessment Rolls received from Land Reforms

Integrated set up are as follow:

1. Total No. of C.A Rolls received during the year 2011-12 NIL

STAFF POSITION

S.L.

No

DESIGNATION SANCTION

STRENGTH

EXICITING STAFF

1 D.C.O 1 1

2 S.D.C.O 2 Nil

3 Head Clerk 1 Nil

4 U.D.C 3 1

5 L.D.C 2 Nil

6 Mourirs 2 Nil

7 Gr ‘D’/Process

Server/Peon/Orderly/Night Guard

3 1 Group ‘D’

PERFORMANCE IN THE CUTTENT YEAR

The Compensation payment during the financial year 2011-12- Nil Reason for the delay

in quick disposal of the Compensation cases can be enumerated as follow

1. Death of Ex-Intermediaries and non-submission of Indemnity Bonk/Succession

Certificate/Affidavit/Possession Certificate/Residential Certificate. And other etc.

by their legal heirs.

2. Lack of interest of the parties Compensation claimant due to meager amount of

Compensation as well as the elaborate procedure involved in the receiving the

same.

DUE TO VOLUME AND NATURE OF WORK, ONE Group ‘C’ staff without any

substitute sometimes cannot cope with the work in hand on time. Therefore, one

additional Group ‘C’ Staff is required to ensure the smooth function of their section.

The Compensation Department, Darjeeling has been made Compensation payment

against the vested land, Compensation assessment roll prepared by concerned BL

&LROs.

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DISTRICT LAND & LAND REFORM DEPARTMENT

The District Land & Land Reforms Officer, heads the integrated set up of Land & Land Reforms

Administration in the district. In a district the entire structure consists of four extended up to Gram

Panchayat Level at the lowest.

The District Land & Land Reforms Officer is assisted by one or more Deputy District Land &

Land Reforms Officer, the officers and technical & non-technical staff.

The District Land & Land Reforms Department deals with the following matters:

1. Vesting of ceiling surplus land and distribution to the eligible land less people as

envisaged in W.B.L.R. Act 1955.

2. Lease and renewal of leases.

3. Revision & Preparation Record-of-rights and sending them to R.I. Offices for the benefit

of local public.

4. Recording of Bargadars and Homestead beneficiaries and as per provisions of respective

Acts.

5. Augmentation of Royalties & Cess on minor minerals.

6. Collection of Land Revenue.

7. Exemption of Land Revenue to small and marginal rayats.

8. Mutation & Conversation of Land Cases.

9. Computerization of Land Records.

1. Total Sanctioned Strength of the district

Designation. Sanctioned Strength. Existing Strength. Vacant Post.

D.L&L.R.O 01 01 Nil

Dy. D.L&L.R.O 02 01 01

S.D.L&LR.O 04 04 Nil

S.R.O.II 29 29 Nil

T.A. 01 00 01

R.O 50 32 18

H.A 05 03 02

H.C. -- 15 --

UDC/CASHIER/LDC -- 145 --

R.I. 95 66 29

B.S. -- 60 --

AMIN -- 48 --

HEAD DRAFTSMAN 01 01 Nil

TYPIST 05 03 02

DRAFTSMAN -- 04 --

J. MOHURRIR -- 01 --

XEROX OPERATOR -- -- --

DRIVER -- 02 --

CLEANER -- 01 --

GR.D -- 221 --

BOOK BINDER -- -- --

2. MATTERS RELATING TO DIFFERENT AUDIT PARAS

Pending Audit Paras

SUB DIVISIONAL LAND & LAND REFORMS OFFICER, SILIGURI

IR PARA 04

D. P. Nil

CAG 11

SUB DIVISIONAL LAND & LAND REFORMS OFFICER, SADAR

CAG 02

SUB DIVISIONAL LAND & LAND REFORMS OFFICER, KALIMPONG

CAG 01

BLOCK LAND & LAND REFORMS OFFICER, MATIGARA

CAG 01

BLOCK LAND & LAND REFORMS OFFICER, PHANSIDEWA

CAG 01

BLOCK LAND & LAND REFORMS OFFICER, SUKHIA POKHARI

CAG 01

Sl. No. AUDIT STAGE Nos.

1. IR 04

2. DP Nil

3. CAG 16

3. RESOURCE MOBILISATION AS ON 15th MARCH 2012

Year Target Revenues (Rs.) Minor Minerals (Rs.) Others (Rs.) Total (Rs.)

2011-2012 50 cr. 2,15,73,438 4,92,34,708 1,70,81,887 8,78,90,033

6. NET GRANT STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2011-12

A. HEAD OF ACCOUNT : 2029-00-102-Survey & Settlement Operation in connection with LR Scheme.

UNIT : Head wise breakup Total Grant

received (Rs)

Total

Expenditure (Rs) Excess (Rs) Savings (Rs.)

01- Pay 52500000.00 65112767.00 (-) 12612767.00 --

14-G. Pay 14700000.00 17934892.00 (-)3234892.00 --

02-D.A. 26880000.00 29528709.00 (-) 2648709.00 --

03-HRA/HCA 9408000.00 17597400.00 (-) 8189400.00 --

04-Ad Hoc Bonus 672000.00 852600.00 (-) 180600.00 --

12-Medical Allw. 672000.00 1529362.00 (-) 857362.00 --

07- Other Allow. + 421400.00 (-) 421400.00 --

02-Wages 700000.00 1032964.00 (-) 332964.00

12-Medical Reimbursement

under WBHS -2008 600000.00 238671.00 361329.00 361329.00

11-T. Expenses 1025000.00 879133.00 145867.00 145867.00

13

-(O

E)

01-Electricity 375000.00 274827.00 100173.00 100173.00

02-Telephone 250000.00 150944.00 99056.00 99056.00

03-Maintenance/POL

for office vehicle 1420000.00 1383082.00 36918.00 36918.00

04-Other office expenses 1300000.00 1299442.00 558.00 558.00

14-Rent Rate & Taxes 365000.00 266048.00 98952.00 98952.00

50-Other Charges. 1000000.00 999580.00 420.00 420.00

Total 111867000.00 139501821.00 843273.00 843273.00

B. HEAD OF ACCOUNT : 2029-00-101-Collection Charges-NP-001-Estt. & Other Charges.

UNIT : Head wise breakup Total Grant

received (Rs)

Total

Expenditure (Rs) Excess (Rs) Savings (Rs.)

02- Pay -- -- -- --

14-G. Pay -- -- -- --

02-D.A. -- -- -- --

03-HRA/HCA -- -- -- --

04-Ad Hoc Bonus -- -- -- --

12-Medical Allw. -- -- -- --

07- Other Allow. + -- -- -- --

02-Wages -- -- -- --

12-Medical Reimbursement

under WBHS -2008 -- -- -- --

11-T. Expenses -- -- -- --

13

-(O

E)

01-Electricity 80000.00 73136.00 6864.00 6864.00

02-Telephone 30000.00 19124.00 10876.00 10876.00

03-Maintenance/POL

for office vehicle 60000.00 39990.00 20010.00 20010.00

04-Other office expenses 150000.00 148096.00 1904.00 1904.00

14-Rent Rate & Taxes 15000.00 14342.00 658.00 98952.00

50-Other Charges. 150000.00 147354.00 2646.00 420.00

Total 505000.00 462042.00 52958.00 843273.00

C. HEAD OF ACCOUNT : 2506-00-101-Regulation of Land Holding & Tenancy-NP-001-Integrated

Scheme on LR.

UNIT : Head wise breakup Total Grant

received (Rs)

Total

Expenditure (Rs) Excess (Rs) Savings (Rs.)

03- Pay 5850000.00 16011501.00 (-) 10161501.00 --

14-G. Pay 1830000.00 4632414.00 (-) 2802414.00 --

02-D.A. 2810000.00 7359193.00 (-) 459193.00 --

03-HRA/HCA 996000.00 4561461.00 (-) 3565461.00 --

04-Ad Hoc Bonus Nil 195300.00 (-) 165300.00 --

12-Medical Allw. 31000.00 358273.00 (-) 327273.00 --

07- Other Allow. + -- -- -- --

02-Wages -- -- -- --

12-Medical Reimbursement

under WBHS -2008 -- -- -- --

11-T. Expenses 20000.00 19994.00 6.00 6.00

13

-(O

E)

01-Electricity 3000.00 2696.00 304.00 304.00

02-Telephone 5000.00 5000.00 Nil --

03-Maintenance/POL

for office vehicle 1000.00 9900.00 100.00 100.00

04-Other office expenses 15000.00 15000.00 Nil --

14-Rent Rate & Taxes 15000.00 Nil 15000.00 15000.00

50-Other Charges. 75000.00 75000.00 Nil --

Total 11660000.00 33270732.00 15410.00 15410.00

FINAL REPORT ON CBBP, NGNB, VESTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF VESTED LAND OF

DARJEELING DISTRICT.

Report on CBBP Report on NGNB

Total land

purchased

under

CBBP

(upto Oct

2011)

Total land

distributed

under

CBBP

(upto Oct

2011)

Total no. of beneficiaries

benefitted Area

pending for

distribution

(upto Oct

2011)

Area

purchased

under NGNB

(from Oct

2011)

Purchased

area

distributed

from (Oct

2011

onwards)

Total No of beneficiaries benefitted under

NGNB (New NGNB+ pending CBBP)

SC ST MIN OTHERS SC ST MIN OTHERS

97.115 97.115 227 257 274 290 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

Distribution of vested land under NGNB Distribution of vested land Vesting of ceiling

surplus land

Total

vested

land

identifie

d for

NGNB

Total

vested

land

distribute

d under

NGNB

Total No.

of Patta

distribute

d

Total No. of beneficiaries

benefitted under NGNB

Total vested

land

distributed

Total

No. of

patta

issued

Total no. of beneficiaries Total quantum of

ceiling surplus

land vested

during the

financial year

2011-12

including 14Y

cases (upto 31st

March 2012)

SC ST MIN OTHERS SC ST MIN OTHERS

NIL 0.30 6 NIL 4 2 NIL 13.519 323 199 31 1 92 15.85 acres

STATEMENTS OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION/FENCING ETC., OF SDLLRO/BLLRO/RI OFFICES

UNDER DLLRO, DARJEELING.

Sl

No.

Name of the

SDLLRO/BLLRO/RI Offices

Construction/Renov

ation/Fencing etc.,

Order No. with date Amount in Rs. Remarks

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

1. BLLRO, Algarah Fencing 53/4059/Budget/LL/P/IB-

68/2010,dt.06.08.2010.

18,34,908/- Completed

2. BLLRO,Algarah Water Supply 26/1(9)/4059-Budget,dt.24.06.2009. 7,36,630/- Completed

3. BLLRO, Ajlgarah Construction 29/4059/Budget.dt.03.08.2007.

32/4059/Budget,dt.09.04.2008 and

02/2059/Budget dt.20.01.2009.

35,45,930/-

Completed

4. BLLRO,

Sukhiapokhri

Fencing 31/4059/Budget,dt.07.07.2009. 8,10,590/- Completed

5. BLLRO, Sukhiapokhri Construction 43/4059/Budget,dt.31.07.2008. 32,61,038/- Completed

6. BLLRO, Takdah Construction 46/4059/Budget,dt.08.09.2008 and

01/4059/Budget, dt.07.01.2010.

35,48,622/- Completed

7. BLLRO,Bijanbari Construction 33/4059/Budget,dt.25.04.2008 and

06/4059/Budget,dt.30.01.2008

32,62,200/- Completed

8. BLLRO,Bijanbari Fencing 49/4059/Budget,dt.17.10.2008 8,35,171/- Completed

9. BLLRO,Kurseong construction 57/4059/Budget,dt.21.11.2008 &

16/4059/Budget/LL/P/IB/120/2008,dt.28.03

.2012.

35,48,622/-

Under construction.

10. BLLRO,Matigara Construction 15/4059/Budget,dt.16.02.2009 20,00,000/- Under Construction.

Remaining amount of

Rs.15,48,622/- is pending out of

total sanctioned fund of

Rs.35,48,622/- 11. SDLLRO,Kurseong construction 27/4059/Budget,dt.25.06.2009 & 27/4059-

Budget/LL/P/IB-75/2009,dt.29.09.2011.

55,32,139/- Under construction.

12. SDLLRO,Kalimpong Construction 75/4059/Budget,dt.30.11.2010. and

15/4059/Budget/LL/P/IB-

71/2010,dt.28.03.2012.

40,72,910/- Under construction.

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DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUND

This department as the name suggests, was created as far back as 1838, with a view to

proper maintenance & development of upcoming town which is not incorporated in the

Municipalities in the District of Darjeeling . However, the scale has tilled more towards

maintaining a large number of employees, rather than improving the condition of the Hats

and Bazar.

The West Bengal Land Management Manual 1977 provides for fixation of 4% of the

market value prevailing at the time of settlement and salami charged ten time of the rent.

However, according to D.I.Fund Rules the salami charged at the rate of five times of the

annual rent. Surprisingly, salami is calculated on the basis of Government Order No.

948/LR dated 29.01.1923. It is thus clear that while all over the State the provisions of

West Bengal Land Management Manual is implemented the same is not being done in the

case of D.I.Fund.

D.I.Fund Land in the district of Darjeeling : This is not only irregular but also entails

considerable loss of Government revenue.

The annual income and expenditure for the last financial year & current Year are

as follows :

Year Collection Expenditure

2010-2011 58,47,760=00 65,29,879=00

April 2011to Jan 2012 41,99,014=00 83,63,606=00

There are no. of developmental works going on in different hats of hill Sub-Division like

in Sukhiapokhari, Pokhriabong, Pedong & Lava. All these are market hats from D.G.H.C

out of R.I..D.F. Schemes. One new slaughter house have been constructed in the

Pokhriabong out of D.I.Fund.

Arrangements have also been made for providing conservancy articles to every D.I.Fund

hats. The service of D.I.Fund employees is not pensionable. However, the fund has

contributory Provident Fund System which is maintained with the Sader Post Office.

Though the financial position of the D.I.Fund is not good the employer’s share has been

deposited regularly.

The tolls in respect of the Hats were revised in the year 2010. similarly the rents in

respect of temporary / Permanent settlement were last revised in the year 2010 vide

Memo. No. 88/LMR dated 11/10/2010 In the 80s this department was scheduled to be

Transferred to Zilla Parishad but the employees petitioned against this order to the High

Court and got it stalled . Again in the 90s, proposal to transfer this department to the

respective local bodies like Siliguri Municipal Corporation Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad

and in case of three hill sub division of Darjeeling to Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council

was accepted by the Government but due to court cases and other factors, physical

transfer could not take place, except that in Siliguri Municipality Corporation.

The Constitution of Fund as per D.I.Fund Act is as follows :

District Magistrate

&

Administrator D.I.Fund.

By Collector

D.I.Fund,Sadar

S.D.O Kurseong

S.D.O Kalimpong

S.D.O Siliguri

Head Asstt.

2nd

Asstt.

1 Tshld Peon.

Hat Collector

Sweeper.

Head Assistant

Chowkidar

Sweeper

Five Tahsildars

Peon

Hat Collector,Peon

Sweepers

Head Assistant

5 Tahsildars

Peonsidars

Chowkidar

Sweepers

Staff manning this department are as follows :

Sl. No. Post Existing position

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Assistant Tashildars

Upper Division Assistants

Lower Division Assistants

Group ‘D’ Staff

Bunglow Chowkidars

Sweepers.

Daily Wages Staff

Daily Wages Sweeper

W.W.C Staffs

Fixed Pay

08

NIL

NIL

11

01

20

03

06

06

14

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DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT

LOCATION : Hill Affairs Building, Rajbhawan Compound, Darjeeling.

OFFICER-IN- Sri Sonam Bhutia, WBCS (Exe)

CHARGE District Planning Office, Darjeeling.

STAFF POSITION :-

DISTRICT PLANNING SET UP

Sl.

NO.

Name of the Post Sanctioned

Strength

Existing

Staff

Vacancy Remarks

1. District Planning Officer 1 1 Nil

2. Economist-cum-credit

Planner

1 Nil 1(one) The post is lying

vacant since

inception

3. S.A.E. HQ (DPC) 1 1 Nil

4. U.D.C (H/C) 1 Nil 1(One) Superannuation

5. LDC 1 1 Nil Promotion 1:1 as

UDC

6. Typist –cum-Clerk 1 1 Nil Promotion 1:1 as

UDC

General Staff

Sl.

NO.

Name of the Post Existing Staff Remarks

1. U.D.C.. 2

2. Nirman Sayak 1 On deputation

3. SAE (B.E.U.P) 1 Contractual basis

4. NRDMS (Centre-in-

Charge)

Vacant Contractual basis

5. NRDMS (Assistant Centre-

in-Charge

1 Contractual basis

6. MDO(Minority Cell) Vacant

7. A/C UDC (Minority Cell) 1

8. Peon (Minority C ell) Vacant

9. Group “D” Casual 2

Activities of the Departments :-

1) The main work of the Planning Department has remain to prepare the Annual

Action Plan of the Siliguri Sub-divisional Area and to conduct the Sub-divisional

Planning committee in connection of preparation of Plan.

2) This department has to look after the establishment work of the Block Planning

3) set up of all the block in the district.

4) Audit and Block inspection matters of the blocks.

5) Files/Schemes relating to UUP/BEIP/MPLADS (Rs)

MPLADS(LS)/BADP/RIDF/NRDMS/Minority Cell, etc.

Progress work during the year 2011-12.

1) UUP :- Uttar Banga Unnyan Parshad. Funds are received from UUP itself.

It execute

The schemes for Unnyan of Uttar Bengal i.e. district of Darjeeling for area of

Siliguri

Sub-division. Total number of schemes approved by UUP for the year

2011-12

(Report in separate list).

2) BEUP :- Bidhayak Elakaha Unnyan Prakalapa . Execute the schemes

recommended by

Bidhayak of 22,23 and 24 Assembly Constituency within the fund received

from

Government.( Report in separate list)

3) MPLADS (LS) /MPLADS (RS) :-

Execute the schemes recommended by Member of Parliament both Lok Sabha

and

Rajya Sabha (Report in separate list)

4) BADP : Border Area Development Programme . Development of Border

areas.

Implements the schemes of border areas of Darjeeling District. Total number

of Schemes approved by SLSC for the year 2011-12 is 72 . fund received

Rs. 13,23,15,328=00 and sub-alloted to the Executing Agencies.

(Report in separate list)

5) RIDF - Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. Implements the schemes

under RIDF through DGHC ,SMP and Development and Planning, District

Magistrate’s Office,

Darjeeling (Report in separate list)

6) Minority Cell : Statement Enclosed.

Progress Report in connection with Minority Pre-Metric- Post Metric Scholarship of

Darjeeling District during the year 2011-2012

1103 309

Total- 1412 nos

Memo NO. & Date Pre Matric Post

Matric

Agencies Remarks

1 2 3 4 5

585/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-9/9/2011

108 20 Kalimpong Municipality

Area

All Pre Metric

and Post Metric

Scholarship

application has

been sent to

Managing

Director,

WBMD&FC, 2nd

floor, Alipore

Kolkata-27 by

speed post on vide

Memo No. 673/

Dev/Plan/MC

dated 27/09/2011

593/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-13/9/2011

28 17 Mirik Development Area

594/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-9/9/2011

15 5 Kurseong Municipality Area

594/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-9/9/2011

36 0 Darjeeling-Pulbazar

Development Block

619/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-14/9/2011

125 4 Kalimpong-I Development

Block

620/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-14/9/2011

70 70 Mirik Development Block

626/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-16/9/2011

99 3 Kalimpong-II Development

Block

627/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-16/9/2011

97 0 St. Josephs Convent School,

Kalimpong

628/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-16/9/2011

297 40 St. Phelomina School,

Kalimpong

659/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-22/9/2011

79 65 Tamang Buddhist

Association, Darjeeling

660/Dev/Plan/MC

dt-22/9/2011

59 9 Siliguri Municipal

Corporation, Siliguri

INTERVIEW ON TERM LOAN OF WEST BENGAL MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE

CO-OPERATION

SL.

No.

Area within

Darjeeling

District

No. Of

Cases

Place of

Interview

Turn up for

Interview

Remarks

1 Kalimpong-I & II 43 Circuit

House

Siliguri

28

2 Phansidewa 78 Circuit

House

Siliguri

42

3 Siliguri

Municipality

84 Circuit

House

Siliguri

48

4 Matigarah &

Naxalbari

33 Circuit

House

Siliguri

16

5 Darjeeling,

Kurseong & Mirik

Municipality

50 Circuit

House

Darjeeling

20

Total 288 154

Interview Conducted By:

1. Administrative officer, WBM&DF Co. Kolkata

2. Head Assistant, WBM&DF Co. Kolkata

3. Field Representative of WBMD&F Co. Kolkata

4. Head Clerk, Minority Cell, District Magistrate Office, Darjeeling.

HAJ COMMITTEE REPORT

1. Meeting was held on 11.01.2012 as per the Memo No. 148/ ME dated 29.12.2011

of Special Secretary Minority Affairs & Madrasah Education, Writers’ Building,

Kolkata, with the S.D. O. Sadar, Kurseong, Kalimpong and Siliguri at Siliguri

Circuit House where the N.G.O.’s of the Muslim Communities were also present.

The detail procedure for filling up and submission of form for Haj had been

explained to all in detail.

2. S.D.O. Siliguri, Kurseong, Kalimpong and Sadar as well as the representatives of

Muslim Community are helping the public for the same. Presently 3 (three) nos.

of applications has been submitted.

ELECTION DEPARTMENT

1. Name of District Magistrate, Darjeeling Dr Saumitra Mohan, I.A.S.

2. Name of A.D.M. (Gen) Darjeeling Sri Rajat Kumar Saini, I.A.S.

3. Name of Officer-in-Charge Sri Topden Lama, W.B.C.S. (Exe)

4. Acts & Rules dealt with All R.P. Act, 1950,1951, Electoral Registration Rules

1960, Conduct of Election Rules-1961 & guidelines

issued by the Election Commission of India and Chief

Electoral Officer, West Bengal & State Election

Commission West Bengal are dealt from time to time.

5. Number & Name of Registers, if any 1. Attendance 2. Issue 3.Receive

4. Allotment 5. C.L. 6. Index

7. Movement 8. EVM Register 9.

Complaint

6. Section last inspected & by whom By District Magistrate & District Election Officer

7. Number of letter received & issued

during the year

Letter Receive: 875 (2011) 53 (2012)

Letter Issue: 965 (2011) 100 (2012)

8. Related committees, if any No

9. Scheme wise physical & financial

performance, if any

No

10. E - Governance and Computerization a. Implementation of Computerized File Organization

system

b. Use of software for preparation of EPIC (Chitrayan)

c. Use of Roll Management Software

d. Use of Local Search Engine Software

e. Electronic Voting Machine Software

f. Public Grievances Forum

g. Report and Returns through internet

h. Election Management Portal

11. Pending audit queries, if any Yes, action has been taken to meet up the audit queries.

12. Maintenance of Work Diary by staff Yes

13. Maintenance of Guard File Being maintained

14. Special remarks / if any

a. File Management System has been adopted in this department, by which we can identify, sort, store, and

retrieve files easily by introducing proper file numbering

b. Maintenance of file register/movement register observing manual of office procedure

STAFF POSITION :

Sl No. Name Head

Clerk

UDA LDA Gr D SM ASM Data Entry

Operator

1 Kalimpong Sub Division 01 01 02 03 Nil Nil Nil

2 Darjeeling Sub Division 01 04 03 03 Nil Nil Nil

3 Kurseong Sub Division 00 01 01 00 Nil Nil Nil

5 Siliguri Sub Division 01 02 02 02 Nil 01 Nil

THE MAIN FUNCTION OF ELECTION SETUP :

1. Conduct of General Election to the Lok Sabha & Legislative Assembly of the

State.

2. Conduct of General Election to Legislative Assembly of the State.

3. Conduct of General Election to Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council

3. Conduct of Election to the Municipalities

4. Preparation and issue of Voters’ Identity Card

5. Preparation of Electoral Rolls

6. Coordinating the process of revision of Electoral Rolls

7. Managing the allotments and payment of funds

8. Rationalization of Polling Station

9. Online Complaint

10. National Voters Day

12. Summary Revision, Intensive Revision and Continuous Updation of Photo

Electoral Rolls and others

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, 2011 :

1. The completion of the General Election to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 2011

2. The completion of General Election to the Darjeeling Municipality, 2011

3. During the Special Summary Revision, July (2011) – 66,598 names were included in the

Electoral Roll and in the Special Summary Revision, Nov (2010) – 25,883 names were again

included in the Electoral Roll of Darjeeling District.

4. The Booth level Officer were appointed on 1 is to 1 basis

5. EVM Entry in database was successfully done, through Genesis software

7. Helpline has been installed in the District both at Darjeeling and Siliguri.

8. SMS Complaint system based is in operation

9. Service Voter data entry has been completed

10. National Voters Day was celebrated in a befitting manner at various polling stations of the

district and functions were held at District level, Sub Divisional and Block levels also.

Darjeeling District comprises of 4 parliamentary constituency including Chopra Assembly Constituency of Uttar Dinajpur and 6 Assembly

Constituency.

Sl No Name of Parliamentary /A.C. Name of Returning Officer

1 4 Darjeeling Parliamentary Constituency District Magistrate

2 22 Kalimpong AC S.D.O., Kalimpong

3 23 Darjeeling AC S.D.O., Darjeeling

4 24 Kurseong AC S.D.O., Kurseong

5 25 Matigara and Naxalbari (SC) AC P.O. & D.W.O. Siliguri

6 26 Siliguri AC S.D.O., Siliguri

7 27 Phansidewa (ST) AC Dy Magistrate & Dy Collector I Office of the S.D.O.

Siliguri

Every year the number of electors is growing and consequently some new polling stations have been inducted. The number of electors and

polling stations is as follows:

Sl

No

Name of Assembly

Constituency

Total No of

Main

Polling

Station.

Total No of

proposed

Auxiliary

Polling Station

Total No. of

Polling Station

including

Auxiliary

No. of

Electors as

on

01.01.2012

1 22-Kalimpong A.C 210 21 231 169663

2 23-Darjeeling A.C 231 46 277 216993

3 24-Kurseong A.C 237 18 255 198964

4

25-Matigara & Naxalbari (SC)

A.C 176 61 237

199457

5 26-Siliguri A.C 140 85 225 184467

6 27-Phansidewa (ST) A.C 160 40 200 170483

Total 1154 271 1425 1140027

VOTERS’ IDENTITY CARDS

There has been a lot of improvement in the preparation and delivery of Photo Identity Card. In the last year all the new enrolled voters were

issued their EPIC cards on the day of the Final Publication and many non epic and non image cases were also covered during this period due

to which to Epic coverage has substantially improved.

Sl No. Name of the Assembly Constituency No. of

Electors

EPIC

Coverage

1 22 Kalimpong AC 169663

2 23 Darjeeling AC 216993

3 24 Kurseong AC 198964

4 25 Matigara and Naxalbari (SC) AC 199457

5 26 Siliguri AC 184467

6 27 Phansidewa (ST) AC 170483

TOTAL 1140027

Photo I/D Cards: The Total number of electors as per summary revision of electoral roll as on 01.01.2011 for the whole Darjeeling District

is 11, 80,567. The details of the photo identity cards prepared and issued so far are as follows:

1. Total Number of registered electors of entire district: 11,40,027

After summary Revision, 2012

2. Total number of electors photographed till date: 1081796

3. Total number of identity card prepared: 1081796

4. Number of cards found defective before issue: NIL

5. Number of identity cards issued till date: 1078778

6. Number of identity cards reported as defective by: NIL

The electors and returned:

7. Number of defective cards rectified and re supplied: NIL

8. Balance photo identity cards undistributed in the: 3018

District

ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS:

The district received the following allotment of funds during the year 2011-12. Thus the Government Order No, date, total allotment

received by the Head Quarter and sub allotted to the Sub Division and Block are given here under.

STATEMENT OF ALLOTMENT OF FUND RECEIVED FOR CONDUCT OF GENERAL ELECTION TO THE WEST BENGAL

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2011

Sl

No. GO NO. and Date

Allotment

Received

Sub Allotment Made to DMs Order No. 29/Elec dated 18.03.11, DMs Order No.

67/Elec dated 05.05.2011

Kalimpong Kurseong Siliguri District

HeadQuarter

BDO

SKP

BDO

PUL

1 GO No. 376 – Home(Elec) dated

11.03.2011 2,34,00,000/- 25,00,000/- 25,00,000/- 50,00,000/- 1,34,00,000/- NIL NIL

2 GO No. 630 – Home(Elec) dated

16.04.2011 78,00,000/- 20,00,000/- 20,00,000/- 38,00,000/- NIL NIL NIL

3 GO No. 901 – Home(Elec) dated

06.07.2011 1,00,00,000/- 15,00,000/- 15,00,000/- 25,00,000/- 41,50,000/- 1,50,000/- 2,00,000/-

4 GO NO. 22 – Home(Elec) date

12.01.2012 1,00,00,000/- 5,00,000/- 5,00,000/- 10,00,000/- 80,00,000/- - -

TOTAL 5,12,00,000/- 65,00,000/- 65,00,000/- 1,23,00,000/- 2,55,50,000/- 1,50,000/- 2,00,000/-

SHORTFALL :

The section is fully computerized and all the election related works are going through computers i.e,

web reporting, web uploading, online complaint, online data entry (evm), deals different election

related software, report and returns through internet and email. Due to the non-appointment of System

Manger, Assistant System Manager and Data Entry Operators this office has is facing a lot of

difficulties during IT related matters.

SUGGESTION :

A Helpline Counter could be established outside the election sections for the convenience of the

general public and for the smooth functioning of Election Sections all the vacant post may be filled up.

REQUIREMENT :

1. Latest Computer is required

2. Adequate number of technical staff

NEW APPROACH :

Different elections sub section should be created

1. Help Line Counter

2. IT Section

3. Permanent EPIC Center

4. EPIC/ Forms receiving and issuing counter

5. Main Office

CONCLUSION :

After dealing with all the above upcoming matter, we would be in a position to achieve, procure,

preserve and substantiate all the Election Data and prepare oneself for further.

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ESTABLISHMENT

The Establishment Section deals with the service matters of the officers and Group C

staff of the Collectorate. Matters like preparation of salary bills, T.A. bills, bills for

advance from G.P.F Accounts, sanction of leave of Group C staff etc. are also looked

after by the Section. The matters of promotion, transfer, revision of salary, pension and

all related matters of the officers and Group C staff under the Collectorate are dealt by

this Section. The service records of all the officers and Group C staff are maintained in

this Section.

GRADATION LIST

The Gradation list of the District Collectorate was last published in the year 2007. Efforts

are being made to publish the fresh Gradation List for the year 2011-2012 and the work

of updating the Gradation List are going on. Once the Gradation list is prepared, the

Gradation List will be published shortly after inviting necessary claims and objections

and examining all the claims and objections thoroughly. The Final Gradation List is

expected to be published by the end of May 2012.

SANCTIONED STRENGTH

The actual sanctioned strength of the Group C staff under the Collectorate is as follows :

Sl.

No.

Designation Strength

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Office Superintendent

Head Assistant

Head Cheque Writers

Accountants

Addl. Supervisory Head Clerk

Addl. Accountants

Head Clerk of Sub-Divisions.

Deputy Accountants

U.D. Assistants

L.D. Assistants

01

01

01

05

29

04

03

03

207

223

The Sub-Division wise break up of sanctioned strength of U.D / L.D. Assistants under the

Collectorate is as follows :

1. District HQ 199

2. Siliguri 134

3. Kalimpong 53

4. Kurseong 44

VACANCIES

Due to creation of a new post of Addl. Supervisory level Head clerk vide G.O. No.

1683-F dated 23rd

February, 2009, and promotion of 29 UDCs from amongst the senior

most UDCs to the post of Addl. Supervisory Head Clerk under 1:10 ratio w.e.f.

01.08.2008, and further death and retirement of the incumbents, LDCs were promoted to

the post of UDCs for filling up the vacancy of UDCs resulted due to promotion, death

and retirement. After the promotion of LDCs nearly 123 post of LDCs have fallen vacant

in the District Collectorate. The Government has to be moved for filling up the vacant

post of LDCs. The post of Office Superintendent is lying vacant since December, 2010.

The recommendation to fill up the post of Office Superintendent has already been

forwarded to the Commissioner, Jalpaiguri Division, Jalpaiguri for their final approval.

PROMOTION

Promotion of Group C staff under Career Advancement scheme is done from time to time

as and when an incumbent completes 8 years/ 16 and 25 years of continuous service. The

promotion of some U.D. & L.D. Assistants are due and will taken up in the month of

May 2012 for their promotion.

SERVICE BOOKS

The Service Books of the Group C staff are maintained in this Section. The Service

Books have all been updated and entries of leave/annual increment/service verification/

promotion etc. are noted in each case. Particulars of the revised scale of pay have been

entered in the service books of the staff. Up to date service verification of each Group C

staff has also been duly entered in the service books. All the staff have been advised to

prepare duplicate service books and keep the same with them.

OFFICERS

The sanctioned strength of the officers of the district under Dist. Collectorate in general

duties is as follows :

Sl. No. Sub Division Sanctioned

Strength

Existing

Strength

Vacant

1.

2.

3.

4.

District HQ

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

10

03

03

07

06

02

02

05

04

01

01

02

There are altogether 12 Blocks in the district.

In addition to the above sanctioned strength of the officers on general duties, there are

following posts of officers in the district :

Sl.

No.

Name of the Post Strength Existing Vacant

01.

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

09.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

District Magistrate, Dj.

Addl. District Magistrate, Dj.

Sub-Divisional Officer, Dj.

Regional Transport Officer, Dj.

Addl. Regional Transport

Officer

Special L.A.O.

Addl. L.A.O.

D.M., S.C.S.T. Corporation

Project Officer DCRDA

A.P.O. Monitoring

C.E.O., FFDA, Kurseong

P.O. and Dist. Welfare Officer

Asst. P.O., Kalimpong

District Panchayat Officer

District Planning Officer

Spl. Officer, Nepali Cell

A.E.O, Slg. Mahakuma Parisad

P.O. DRDC, Siliguri

C.E.O. Himul

01

04

04

01

02

02

02

01

01

02

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

1

3

4

1

1

Nil

2

Nil

1

1

1

1

Nil

Nil

1

Nil

1

1

Nil

Nil

1

Nil

Nil

1

2

Nil

1

Nil

1

Nil

Nil

1

1

Nil

1

Nil

Nil

1

OFFICE DISCIPLINE

Special emphasis is given to maintenance of discipline in the office. Periodical meetings

are held by the officers in charge of various Sections with their staff and the staff are

impressed on the need for maintaining discipline in the office. They are asked to be

punctual in office and are advised to dispose off the files of the public as soon as

possible. The attendance of the staff has improved considerably due to Every week

report on attendance of the staff of the district Collectorate by the Addl. District

Magistrate (G), Darjeeling, The system of using fly leaf in the files is pursued in all the

Sections. The Establishment Section has taken the lead in classification of records. The

system of classifying the documents as soon as they are received by the Section is being

followed. All the old files and unusable furnitures of the collectorate has been disposed

off as per the Bengal record manual. Fire extinguisher, fire alarm system has already been

installed in the collectorate at suitable places. Online application of caste certificate and

other application forms has been introduced and NIC has to put all the information of the

District/ Sub-divisions/ Blocks in the Kiosk. The video conference room of WEBSWAN

and renovation of conference Hall have been completed. Two aquaguards have been

installed for drinking water out of which one is heavy duty. The District Magistrate,

Darjeeling has wished that all sections of the Collectorate to be turned into corporate type

sections, with portioned cubicles fully equipped with gadgets like PCs etc. for the speedy

works plus smart looks.

Apart from the office discipline, all the arrear bills, salary bills are processed in

computers from N.I.C. department. Due to installation of some new Computers in the

Establishment Section all the day to day works are being done steadily and smoothly.

REORIENTATION

In order to apprise the staff of the Collectorate with the latest govt. orders and rules, a

reorientation programme or training is organized from time to time by the Regional

Training Centre, Darjeeling. The staff is given the first hand knowledge of the

functioning of the Collectorate and training on various types of office work and they are

informed about the need for maintenance of discipline in the office. The staff are also

sent to the Administrative Training Centre, Salt Lake Kolkata for computer training as

organized from time to time by the A.T.I. Kolkata. In all possible ways the staff are

trained in different aspects of general administration.

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EXCISE DEPARTMENT

Excise is mainly a revenue earning department for the State Government. The revenue is mainly

earned from intoxicants, drugs and toilet preparations by imposition of duty, fee, fine etc. Excise

Deptt. not only earns revenue for the Govt. but also undertakes preventive actions to curb the

menace of illicit liquors. Excise is equipped with 4 major Acts, viz: 1) The Bengal Excise Act,

1909, 2) The medicinal and toilet preparation Act, 1955 and 3) Narcotics Drugs and

Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. and 4) The Molasses Control Act, 1973

Excise Revenue is Collected under the State head of Account – 0039 and expenditure is under

the State Head Account – 2039.

The main function of the department are :-

1. Grant of retail licenses of intoxicants.

2. Grant of manufactory & distillery licenses.

3. Grant of wholesale licenses of liquor.

4. Grant of licenses for O.D Spirit & NDPS drugs.

5. Collection of duty and fees.

6. Issue of Import permits, Export permits & Transport passes of intoxicants.

7. Preventive activities.

8. Inspection of licensed premises

9. Misc.

Jurisdiction Profile of Darjeeling

Excise Deptt.

1. Approx. Area of Darjeeling: 3149 Sq. Km.

2. Approx. Population: 16,09,172

3. Darjeeling district covers: 17(seventeen) Nos of P.S.

4. Nos. Excise Ranges: 2(two)

5. Nos. of Excise Circles: 6(six) +(one) S.E’s Squad.

6. Nos. of distilleries: 1 (one) Non functional.

7. Nos. of C.S. Bottling Plants: 1 (one)

8. Nos. of F.L Manufactories: 1 (one) Non functional

9. Nos. of F.L. Bonded ware House: 7 (seven) incl. 1 (one) CSD Depot at Bagdogra.

10 Nos. of F.L. Trade: 4 (four) incl. 1 (one) BSF Trade

11 Nos. of Excise shops.

Category of Excise

shops.

Nos. of sanctioned

shops.

Nos. of license issued. Nos. of functioning

shops.

Country Spirit shops:

50 49 49

Foreign Liquor, OFF

Shop

38 35 35

50 degree FL

2 2 2

F.L. ‘ON’ without

Food.

3 3+2* 3+2*

F.L. restaurant cum

bar

35 35+10* 33+10*

Hotel cum bar

1 1 1

Hotel cum restaurant

cum bar

50 50+2* 50+2*

Club

4 4 4

Tourist lodge cum bar

7 7 7

CSD Canteen license

x 52 52

• Marked figures denote the nos. of licenses granted under Rule 127 Ex. Dtd. 11.2.10

Collection of Revenue viz-a-viz’ consumption of Country Spirit, Foreign Liquor and Beer

for the year 2010-11and upto Jan.12.(2011-12)

(A) Revenue Collections (in Rs.)

Sl. No. Particulars 2010-11 Upto Jan.,12(2011-12)

1. Country Spirit 21,33,95,406.00 18,75,00,537.00

2. Foreign Liquor 97,38,14,084.00 97,68,28,975.00

3. Beer 78,26,540.00 59,74,630.00

4. Others 2,88,201.00 62,326.00

5. TOTAL 119,53,24,231.00 1,17,03,66,468.00

(B) Consumption of Country Spirit, Foreign Liquor and Beer.

Sl. No. Items. 2010-11 Upto Jan.,12

(2011-12)

1. C.S. (in LPL) 15,71,084.070 12,82,213.500

2. F.L. (in BL) 59,64,410.922 41,29,811.919

3. Beer (in BL) 35,73,796.956 38,47,553.294

Crime detection for the year 2010-11 and upto Jan.,2010-11 and upto Jan. 2012 and its

disposal.

Sl. No. Detection of case (s)

2010-11 Upto Jan.,12

(2011-12)

1. I.D. including (C.S.) 310 629

2.

Foreign Liquor 114 166

3.

Beer 27 89

4.

Others 185 133

5.

TOTAL 636 1017

Arrest (s) 2010-11 Upto Jan. 12.,(2011-12

6.

I.D. including C.S. 28 45

7.

Foreign Liquor 43 28

8. Beer 3 20

9.

Others 11 14

10.

TOTAL 83 107

SEIZURES 2010-11 Upto Jan.,12

(2011-12)

11.

I.D. liquor 6194 11699.0

12

Fermented Wash 30976.0 73795.0

13.

Foreign Liquor 3652.5 4538.8

14.

Beer 4974.3 1334.7

15.

Fake C.S. 761.7 1134.5

16.

Pachwai 595.0 1765.0

17.

Rectified Spirit 8451.0 24996.0

18. Vehicles 1 4

Disposal of Cases and Composition money realised from the offenders(other than licences).

Sl. No. Disposal (s) 2010-11 Upto Jan.,12

(2011-12)

19. No. of Cases Compounded 42 81

20. Compound money realised Rs. 18,650.00 Rs. 45,800.00

21. Dropped Departmentally 680 729

STAFF POSITION AS ON 01.01.12

In the district set up of Excise, the Superintendent of Excise acts as technical advisor to

Collector of Excise. Two types of Excise officers are deployed – one is executive who looks

after Excise revenue administration and the other non executive who look after the issue of C.S.

F.L. from Bonds and looks after the production at Bottling plants, manufactories and Distilleries.

The break up of Officer’s and Staff is as follows :-

Sl. No. Name of the Post Sanctioned

Strength

Actual

Strength

Vacant

1. Superintendent of Excise 1 1 x

2. Addl. Superintendent of Excise 1 1 x

3. Dy. Excise Collector 07 05 02

4. Sub-Inspector of Excise 14 10 04

5. Asst. Sub Inspector of Excise 14 13 01

6. Excise Constable 86 51 35

7. Motor Driver 03 01 02

ALLOTMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS

Sl No.

Fund

2010-11

(in Rupees)

Upto Jan,12

(in Rupees)

(2011-12)

1.

Allotment

Rs. 1,80,45,000.00

Rs. 2,58,59,000.00

2.

Expenditure

Rs. 3,22,52,815.00

Rs. 2,55,18,015.00

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FOOD

Food Section has been functioning in Darjeeling district under the control of District

Magistrate, Darjeeling with vigorous connection with the Controller, Food & Supplies

Department for a very long time and its has been entrusted with the onerous

responsibility for procurement operation of essential commodities through Public

Distribution System (PDS) which is not only helps to control prices and reduce

fluctuation of prices, but also helps to achieve equitable distribution of the essential

commodities with a special focus on the poor section. The Public Distribution System

(PDS) is important to ensure ability of not only food but also other essential items at

affordable prices to the poor section.

The Food Section of the Collectorate is responsible for monitoring the works done by the

offices of the District Controller and Sub-Divisional Controllers of the District. In

Darjeeling there is one District Controller, Food & Supplies Department whose office is

at Siliguri. In addition there is one Sub-Division Controller in each sub division. The

works of the Sub Divisional controller, especially those related to public distribution

system, are monitored by respective Sub Divisional Officers on behalf of the District

Magistrate.

The Food Section deals with the following matters :-

L.P.G. LICENSE

This Section deals with the matters relating to issue of license for L.P.G. dealership and

renewal of L.P.G. license annually. The matter of issue of the permit for non domestic

L.P.G. cylinder and renewal of the license for commercial use of L.P.G. cylinders is also

looked after by this Section. Such renewal of licences of commercial connections is done

every three months.

The number of dealers in L.P.G. in the district is as follows :-

Sl. No. Location No. of LPG

Dealer

1.

2.

3.

4.

Darjeeling

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

05

03

02

14

In addition to the above there is one M/s AWWA Gas Agency located within the

Cantonment area under the Army C.O. No. 5053 ASC Bn(MT)

H.S.D. LICENSE

Issue of license for dealership in High Speed Diesel and renewal of such licenses is also

dealt by this Section.

The following is the number of petrol and diesel dealers in the district :

LICENSE FOR SALE OF KEROSENE OIL

This Section also deals with the issue and renewal of license for sale of kerosene oil in

open market.

The number of S.K. Oil dealer ship under parallel marketing is as follows :

This issue of license for kerosene oil dealership under Public Distribution System is

approved by the District Magistrate. The Food Section is responsible for processing such

cases and forwarding the same to the appropriate authority after the approval of District

Magistrate.

Sl. No. Location No. of HSD

Dealer

1.

2.

3.

4.

Darjeeling

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

08

04

02

03

Sl. No. Location No. of SKO

Dealer

1.

2.

3.

4.

Darjeeling

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

NIL

NIL

NIL

12

The number of kerosene oil Agent and kerosene oil retailer in the district is as

follows :

Agent/Retailer Darjeeling Kurseong Kalimpong Siliguri

S.K. Oil Agent

S.K. Oil Retailer

05

385

01

152

03

152

08

140

WHOLESALE LICENSE

The Section also deals with the matter of issue of wholesale license for sale of rice. The

District Magistrate approves the issue of such license. The Food Section is responsible

for processing the license and forwarding to the concerned authority after approval.

The number of whole sale license holder in rice in the district is as under :

The number of levy sugar whole sale license holder in the district is as follows :

M.R. DEALERSHIP

The transport rebate for M.R. dealers are also processed by this Section and the District

Magistrate is responsible for approval of such rebate.

Sl. No. Location No. of Whole sale

License Holder

1.

2.

3.

4.

Darjeeling

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

37

07

13

185

Sl. No. Location No. of Whole sale License

Holder

1.

2.

3.

4.

Darjeeling

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

01

05

07

06

The following are the number of Transport Contractors and Storing Agents in the

district :

Contractor/Agent Darjeeling Kurseong Kalimpong Siliguri

Transport Contractor

Storing Agent

Handling Contractor

03

01

01

01

01

01

02

02

01

07

04

04

FOOD GODOWN

With view to decentralizing the storing of food grains under PDS, storing godown have

been constructed in different places of the district.

The number of food Godown in the district are as follows :

In addition to the above functions the Section also collects monthly reports on iodised salt

form the concerned dealers of the district and forwards the same to the Salt

Commissioner.

STAFF

The Food Section has one U.D.A. one L.D.A. and one Group D Staff. Originally, the

Section was merged with the General Section but as the volume of work increased day by

day, the Section has been segregated from the General Section.

MISCELLANENOUS

The District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate holds periodical meetings with the

food authorities like District Controller, Sub-Divisional Controller, Food Corporation of

India, Sub-Divisional Officers, Suppliers of petroleum and kerosene oil like I.O.C./H.P.L.

etc. the matters relating to the distribution of various commodities under Public

Sl. No. Location No. of Food Godown

01.

02.

03.

04.

Darjeeling

Kurseong

Kalimpong

Siliguri

03

01

03

50

Distribution System, supply of L.P.G., Kerosene oil etc. are discussed in details and

efforts are made to sort out the problems, if any, through discussions.

This department has sent fortnightly report in every fifteen days to the government.

The meeting of District Level Monitoring committee (DLMC) is held in every month as

per provision of West Bengal Rice Mills and Wholesalers (Central and Levy)

Order 2011 which is fixed by the District Magistrate Darjeeling and Convened by the

District Controller, Food & Supplies, Darjeeling at Siliguri.

In the Meeting discussed regarding the performance of the Rice Miller and CMR

agencies, Procurement of Paddy and delivery of Levy Rice/CMR to the state and Food

Corporation of India.

The two tier system was introduced in the Hill areas in the year 1998 before the

introduction of the West Bengal Public Distribution System (Maintenance and Control)

order, 2003.

Since then it is running effectively and successfully for the last 12 years without any

complain. The Hill areas of Darjeeling District work under a special arrangement due to

its geographical location and Socio Economic condition prevail there. The two tier

system is a tired and tested method in Darjeeling. The dealers are also defecto distributor

in respect of this commodity. They have setup the required infrastructure which include

man power also.

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FORMS AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT

The Forms and Stationery Section is situated on the 1st Floor of Administrative

Building (Collectorate) Darjeeling with the following staffs strength.

1. U.D.C. : 1(One)

2. L.D.C. : Nil

3. Group “D” : 1(One)

The Section maintains the following records.

i) GENERAL STOCK REGISTER

II) RECEIVED REGISTER

iii) ISSUE REGISTER

iv) INDENT REGISTER

v) D.C.R. REGISTER

vi) STOCK REGISTER FOR GOVT. SUPPLY

vii) STOCK REGISTER FOR GOVT. SUPPLY OF STATIONERY

ARTICLES

The basic function of this Department is to procure and supply all types of

prescribed Govt. Forms along with stationery articles according to the need of all

other section of this Collectorate.

LIBRARY

The function of the Forms / Stationery & Library Department under the control of

the District Magistrate, Darjeeling are to keep the Library Books in serial wise

manner at the Books Almirahs, this department has also maintained the Register

of Library Books. There are precious books in this department. The departmental

library possesses total No. of books 2,238 which are properly maintained with the

Index Register. These books are issued after obtaining the requisition order from

the applicant. These books are then issued to the concerned party after obtaining

the proper order of the Officer-in-Charge, of Forms/Stationery & Library

Department. After order from the Officer-in-Charge, the requisition book is issued

to the concerned applicant after proper signature in the Register.

SUPPLY OF STATIONERIES AND FORMS

The Government supply of stationery articles is not adequate to the need of

different section of this Collectorate. As such we have to procure different items

of stationery articles through local purchase as per approved rate of this

Collectorate for supply to the different section / departments as per their

requirements. The requisition of stationeries and Forms are made by the different

sections which are centrally supplied from this section. The Forms and Stationery

Department maintains the D.C.R. Books. The D.C.R. books are requisitioned from

the Govt. Press, Kolkata. Accordingly this office also maintains proper Register of

D.C.R. Books. This books (DCR) is also issued to the concerned department after

requisition from their end. The process of issuing this books to the concerned

department is after getting proper order from the Officer-in- Charge, Forms &

Stationery Department. After order from the Officer-in-Charge, Forms &

Stationery Department the D.C.R. is issued to the department concerned after

proper signature of authorized staff. This department use to send the indent of

Forms D.C.R etc., which is mainly used by the Motor Vehicle Department,

Election Section and Nazarath Section.

In this respect, the payment of bills for supplies of stationery articles are passed by

the section and payment is made by the Nazarath Deputy Collector, Darjeeling.

There are huge pending bills lying at the Nazarath Department for want of

adequate allotment of funds. Out of the total requirement of `. 8,00,000/- (Rupees

Eight lakh) only this section usually receive a total allotment of `. 85,000/-

(Rupees Eighty Five thousand) only per annum which is not sufficient. Hence, the

pending liabilities are usually met up from the office contingency of other head of

accounts.

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GENERAL DEPARTMENT

General Department known as English Office under the District Magistrate, Darjeeling works

mainly as a liaison between all the functioning departments within and outside the district as well as

the higher authorities of the Government.

The various administrative works of the district are monitored through this department in the

following operational areas:

• General Correspondences

• Verification Rolls

• Issue of Domicile Certificate

• Governor’s Discretionary Grant

• Education and Examinations

• Inspection Report

• Trade and Industries

• Tourism and Industries

• Communications regarding Political Matters

• Assembly and Parliamentary Questions

• Health

• Labour

• Matters relating to Army, Navy, Airforce, etc.

• Any other matter not dealt with by other departments and assigned by District Magistrate to

General Department

• Receipt and Dispatch of Dak

• Maintenance of Index Register, Issue Register, Docket Register, Dispatch Register, Local Dak

Register, Postage Stamp Account Register, etc.

STAFF POSITION:

Sl No Designation Sanctioned Strength Existing Strength

1. Head Assistant 1 1

2. Upper Division Assistant 5 6

3. Lower Division Assistant 10 3

4. Group ‘D’ Staff 5 3

5. Casual Worker 2

RECEIVING AND DESPATCH OF DAK:

Letters addressed to District Magistrate sent through Post, Courier and by hand are received and

entered in the Register manually and put up to District Magistrate daily for perusal and

endorsement. The Dak so endorsed, on return is distributed to the different departments. Efforts are

being made for computerization of the Dak Receiving Section. The number of letters received

during Calendar Year 2011 was 16401. Letters issued by different departments of District

Magistrate’s office are received and dispatched to the addressee through this department by Local

Dak, Ordinary Post, Registered Post and Speed Post. The account of Postage Stamp is maintained

and verified by Officer-in-Charge every month. Letters dispatched during the year 2011 was 8576.

VERIFICATION ROLLS:

The Verification Rolls of newly appointed employees of Central Government , Banks, Defence

Service, etc., are received from the Appointing Authorities, processed and forwarded to DIB,

Darjeeling and IB, Kolkata for police enquiry, verification and submission of report. The complete

verification rolls received from IB, Kolkata are sent back to the respective authorities through

General Department. Number of VR received and dispatched to DIB, Darjeeling for the period from

1.1.2011 to 31.12.2011 was 1355. Complete VR received from IB, Kolkata and dispatched to

respect ive departments for the per iod f rom 1 .1 .2011 to 31 .12 .2011 was 1259.

COMPILATION OF AUDIT REPORT AND BROADSHEET REPLIES:

Audit queries of different departments, viz., Treasuries and SDOs are received from AGWB,

Kolkata and forwarded to respective sections for submission of Broadsheet Replies. The replies

received from the departments are forwarded to AGWB after obtaining necessary countersignature

of the Collector by this department. Statements showing the details are as follows:

DARJEELING TREASURY

Received BSR vide no. 88/Try dt. 24.5.11 from

Treasury Officer, Darjeeling for the period from

1.4.2007 to 31.3.2008

Sent to the Accountant General WB, Treasury

Building, Kolkata-1 vide this office memo

no.177/G II- 12/11 dated 10.6.2011

Received BSR from Treasury Officer, Darjeeling. for

the period from 1.4.2008 to 31.3.2009 vide memo no.

149/Try dated 22.7.2011

Sent to the Accountant General WB, Treasury

Building, Kolkata-1, vide this office memo no.

280/G II- 12/11 dated 17.8.2011

Received BSR from Treasury Officer, Darjeeling, for

the period from 1.4.2009 to 31.3.2010 vide memo no.

187/Try dated 14.9.2011

Sent to the Accountant General WB, Kolkata-1,

vide this office memo no. 366/G II-12/11 dated

28.9.2011

Received no. AM-I/11-4/11-12/773 dated 12.10.2011

from Accounts Officer WB regarding Inspection of

Darjeeling Treasury by Treasury Inspection Party no.I.

Sent to the Treasury Officer, Darjeeling Vide this

office memo no. 430/G II-12/11 dated 25.11.2011

KURSEONG TREASURY

Received no. AM I/IR/09-10/11-72/1740 dated

31.3.2011 from Sr. Accounts Officer (AM-I) for

settlement of paras and sub paras

Forwarded to Treasury Officer, Kurseong vide this

office no. 137/G II- 13/11 dated 8.5.2011

Received no. 7033-F(y) dated 12.7.2011 from Dy.

Secy. to the Govt. of WB for IR on a/c of Kurseong

Treasury w.e.f. 1.4.2009 to 31.3.2010

Forwarded to SDO Kurseong vide this office

memo no. 307/G II-14/11 dated 1.8.2011

Received no. AM-I/11-4/11-12/803 dated 17.10.2011

from Accounts Officer for inspection of Kurseong

Treasury by Treasury Inspection Party no. II

Forwarded to Treasury Officer, Kurseong vide this

office memo no. 428/G II- 14/11 dated 25.11.2011

Received no. DT/O/85(Pt.I)/1415(3) dated 3.11.2011

from Jt. Director of Treasuries & Accounts for

Inspection on the account of Kurseong Treasury and

report thereof

Forwarded to Treasury Officer, Kurseong vide this

office memo no. 12/G II-14/12 dated 6.1.2012

KALIMPONG TREASURY

Received no. AM-I/IR/10-11/11-71/207 dated

5.5.2011 from Sr. Accountant General (A/Cs & VLC)

WB regarding IR for the period from 1.4.2009 to

31.3.2010

Sent to the Treasury Officer, Kalimpong vide this

office memo no. 168/G II-10/11 dated 8.6.2011

Received BSR from Treasury Officer, Kalimpong for

the period from 1.4.2009 to 31.3.2010

Sent original BSR to Accountant General WB,

Treasury Building, Kolkata-1, vide this office

memo no. 356/G II-10/11 dated 20.10.2011

Received no. AM-I/11-4/11-12/832 dated 17.10.2011

from Accounts Officer WB, regarding Inspection of

Kalimpong by Inspection Party No.III

Sent to the Treasury Officer, Kalimpong vide this

office memo no. 429/G II-10/11 dated 25.11.2011

SILIGURI TREASURY- I

Received no. 109-F(y) dated 6.1.2011 from Asstt.

Secy. to the Govt. of WB regarding IR on a/c of

Siliguri Treasury- I for the period from 1.9.2008 to

31.3.2009

Sent to Treasury Officer, Siliguri- I vide this

office memo no. 100/G II-11/11 dated 1.4.2011

Received no. AM-I/IR/10-11/11-85/133 dated

2.5.2011 from Sr. Accountant General (A/Cs & VLC)

WB regarding IR for the period from 1.4.2009 to

31.3.2011

Sent to Treasury Officer, Siliguri- I vide this

office memo no. 170/G II-11/11 dated 8.6.2011

Received BSR for the period from 1.4.2009 to

31.3.2010 from Siliguri Treasury- I

Sent to the Accountant General WB, Treasury

Building, Kolkata-1 vide this office memo no.

357/G II-11/11 dated 21.10.2011

Received No. AMI/11-4/11-12/837 dated 17.10.2011

regarding Inspection of Siliguri Treasury- I by

Treasury Inspection Party No.III

Sent to the Treasury Officer, Siliguri I vide this

office memo no. 432/GII-11 dated 25.11.2011

SILIGURI TREASURY- II

Received no. 157-F(y) dated 7.1.2011 from Asstt.

Secy. to the Govt. of WB regarding IR on a/c of

Siliguri Treasury-II for the period from 1.9.2008 to

31.1.2009

Sent to Treasury Officer, Siliguri Treasury-II vide

this office memo no. 99/G II - 13/11 dated

1.4.2011

Received no. A.M.I./IR/09-10/11-86/1459 dated

12.1.2011 from Sr. Accounts Officer for settlement of

outstanding paras and sub-paras

Sent to Treasury Officer, Siliguri Treasury-II vide

this office memo no. 136/G II/13-11 dated

8.5.2011

Received no. AM-1/IR/10-11/11-86/118 dated

3.5.2011 from Sr. Accountant General (A/C s& VLC)

for IR report for the period from 1.4.2009 to 31.3.2010

Sent to the Treasury Officer Siliguri Treasury- II

vide memo no. 169/G II-13/11 dated 8.6.2011

Received no. AM-1/11-4/11-12/842 dated 17.10.2011

from Accounts Officer regarding Inspection of Siliguri

Treasury- II by Treasury Inspection Party no. II

Sent to Treasury Officer, Siliguri Treasury-II vide

this office memo no. 431/G II- 13/11 dated

25.11.2011

SDO SILIGURI

Received memo no. 4300-PAC/2A-29/2011 dated

29.8.2011 from Jt. Secretary, Govt. of WB regarding

IR issued upto 31.12.2010 but not settled upto

30.6.2011

Sent to SDO Siliguri vide this office memo no.

344/XIX-9/2011 dated 17.10.2011

SDO KURSEONG/KALIMPONG

Received no. 746-PAC/2A-3/2005 dated 2.2.2011

from Jt. Secretary to the Govt. of WB regarding

misappropriation, losses etc.

Sent to the SDO Kurseong and SDO Kalimpong

vide this office memo no. 207(2)G dated

28.6.2011

Report received from SDO Kurseong vide no.

103/Estt II/5/11 dated 6.7.2011 but the report from

SDO Kalimpong is still awaited and a reminder

for the same has been sent to SDO Kalimpong

vide this office memo no. 14/4 II-9/12 dated

9.1.12

EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION:

Necessary arrangement is made by General Department for conducting various Examinations held

by Public Service Commission (PSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC), West Bengal.

Examination held during the year 2011:

1. WBCS (Preliminary) Examination, 2011- held on 9th

January, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 02:30

pm at St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling, St. Teresa’s Girls HS School, St. Robert’s Boys HS

School, Darjeeling. Approximately 2700 candidates appeared for the same.

2. PSC Judicial Examination, 2011- held on 19th

June, 2011 at RSKP Boys School, Darjeeling.

3. Miscellaneous Services Recruitment (Preliminary) Examination, 2011- held on 13th

November,

2011 in two sessions, i.e., from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm & from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm at St.

Joseph’s College & St. Teresa’s Girls HS School, Darjeeling. Approximately 1200 candidates

appeared for the same.

4. West Bengal Police Recruitment Board Examination, 2011- held on 18th

December, 2011 in

one session i.e., from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm at St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling, St. Robert’s

Boys HS School, Darjeeling.

Necessary correspondences regarding educational matters in respect of schools and colleges are also

made by this department.

DOMICILE CERTIFICATE:

Domicile certificates to the candidates seeking enrollment to Defence Service, Police Service,

Government Service and other purposes are issued by this department on receipt of proper

verification report of the DIB, Darjeeling. Domicile certificates are also issued to those students

seeking admission to Sainik Schools, Colleges and other schools.

Domicile Certificate issued during the year 2011 721

Applications under process (forwarded to DIB, Darjeeling) 82

GOVERNOR’S DISCRETIONARY GRANT:

Applications of patients are received, processed and forwarded to the Government for Governor’s

Discretionary Grant Fund from this department.

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Letters received and issued by reference section of this department during the Calendar year

2011 was: Letters docketed was 1112 and letters issued was 500.

• Necessary arrangements are made from this department for holding of Army Recruiting Rallies

and the step is taken to safeguard welfare of the Army Personnel and their families. This

department acts as a liaison between the Civil and Military departments as and when required.

• Applications received from different political organizations and other institutions are received,

processed and forwarded to concerned authorities and higher authorities for taking necessary

action in the matter from their end.

• Assembly and Parliamentary questions are received are forwarded to concerned departments and

replies from the concerned department are complied and submitted to government by this office.

• General Department also deals with the various works which are not directly taken up by other

departments and any other works assigned to this department by the District Magistrate as and

when necessary.

• Necessary arrangements are made for celebration of Flag Hoisting by the District Magistrate on

the auspicious occasion of Republic Day and Independence Day in the District Magistrate’s

office compound.

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HILL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, LIAISON OFFICE

After the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in 1990, all the development

works in respect of Special Central Assistance, Hill Affairs Budget and State Plan in the

hill areas of Darjeeling District, being carried out by then Hill Affairs Branch Secretariat,

Darjeeling under Development & Planning Department, was transferred to the DGHC.

The erstwhile Hill Affairs Branch Secretariat, Darjeeling, was renamed “Hill Affairs

Department, Liaison Office, Darjeeling, “ Vide Government Order No.13/HA dated

23.05.1990 of the Government of West Bengal, Hill Affairs Department, Raj Bhawan,

Calcutta and all the existing posts of the erstwhile Hill Affairs Branch Secretariat,

Darjeeling along with officers and staff were transferred to the Hill Affairs Department,

Liaison Office, Darjeeling with effect from 23.05.1990.

With the transfer of all development works to the DGHC, the officers and staff of the Hill

Affairs Department, Liaison Office, Darjeeling are now engaged in doing works of the

Office of the District Magistrate, Darjeeling who is the Ex-officio Joint Secretary of the

Hill Affairs Department, Liaison Office, Darjeeling.

Particulars of the posts and the present staff strength of the Hill Affairs Department,

Liaison Office, Darjeeling is as attached.

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INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

(ICDS)

Introduction:

ICDS is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Government of India run by the State

Government in the Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare.

The main object of the scheme is to improve nutrition and health status of women and

children in the age group of 0-6 yrs, to lay foundation of proper psychological, physical

and social development of children to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity,

malnutrition and school dropout, to enhance the capability of the mother to look after the

normal health and nutritional need of the child through proper nutrition and health

education.

Major Objectives:

The major objectives of the ICDS Scheme are:

1. Improvement in nutritional and health status of the children in the age group of 0-

6 years;

2. Laying the foundation for a proper psychological, physical and social

development of the children;

3. Reduction in the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school

dropouts;

4. Co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst various departments to

promote child development; and

5. Enhancement of the capacity of the mother to look after the normal health and

nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

Services Offered:

ICDS delivers a package of six services to various categories of beneficiaries:

i) Immunization

ii) Health Checkup

iii) Supplementary Nutrition

iv) Pre School Education

v) Nutrition & Health Education

vi) Referral Services

BRIEF ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT OF ICDS SCHEME OF DARJEELING

DISTRICT

District - Darjeeling.

.Total Population - Male- 773118 (Population Covered as per AWW Survey report)

Female- 756996 (Population Covered as per AWW Survey report)

Total Sub-Division – 4

Total Block – 12

Total Project – 15

Total Centre Sanctioned - 3891

Total Centre Operationalised – 3888

SUB – DIVISION WISE ICDS PROJECTS & AWC SANCTIONED

.SILIGURI SUB-DIVISION

Name of the

Municipality/Block

Name of the

ICDS Project

Total AWC

sanctioned

Total AWC in

position

Siliguri Municipality Siliguri (U) I 111 111

do Siliguri(U) II 94 94

Matigara Block Matigara 315 314

Phansdewa Block Phansidewa 559 557

Naxalbari Block Naxalbari 387 387

Khoribari Block Khoribari 277 277

Total 6 Projects 1743 1740

KALIMPONG SUB-DIVISION

Name of the

Municipality/Block

Name of the

ICDS Project

Total AWC

sanctioned

Total AWC in

position

Kalimpong I Block Kalimpong I 257 257

.Kalimpong II Block Kalimpong II 201 201

.Gorubathan Block Gorubathan 181 181

Total 3 Blocks

3 Projects 639 639

KURSEONG SUB-DIVISION

Name of the

Municipality/Block

Name of the

ICDS Project

Total AWC

sanctioned

Total AWC in

position

Kurseong Block I Kuseong 311 311.

Mirik Block Mirik 152 152.

Total 2 Blocks

2 Projects 463 463.

DARJEELING SUB-DIVISION

Name of the

Municipality/Block

Name of the

ICDS Project

Total AWC

sanctioned

Total AWC in

position

Darjeeling

Municipality

Darjeeling (U) 110 110

Dj-Pulbazar Block Dj-Pulbazar 386 386

Rangli Rangliot Block Rangli Rangliot 214 214

Jorebunglow

Sukhiapokhri Block

Jorebunglow

Sukhiapokhri

336 336

Total 4 4 Projects 1046 1046

STAFF STRENGHT

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1. Mirik 1 0 0 0 7 7 152 114 152 108

2. Dj-Pulbazar 1 1 0 0 17 7 386 320 386 314

3. Darjeeling(U) 1 1 0 0 4 3 110 57 110 57

4. Kurseong 1 1 0 0 14 10 311 238 311 239

5. KalimpongI 1 0 0 0 11 7 257 180 257 188

6. Kalimpong II 1 1 0 0 7 2 201 145 201 142

7. Sukhiapokhri 1 1 0 0 14 5 336 254 336 265

8. Siliguri I 1 1 0 0 4 3 111 108 111 106

9. Siliguri II 1 0 0 0 4 3 94 93 94 91

10. Phansidewa 1 1 2 0 25 12 559 552 559 551

11. Naxalbari 1 0 1 0 17 8 387 357 387 356

12. Gorubathan 1 1 0 0 8 2 181 141 181 138

13. Matigara 1 0 0 0 13 10 315 312 315 310

14. Khoribari 1 1 0 0 12 5 277 264 277 277

15. Rangli Rangliot 1 1 0 0 8 4 214 187 214 161

Total 15 10 3 0 165 88 3891 3322 3891 3303

ACCOMODATION STATUS OF AWCs

Total

sanctioned

Total

Operationalised

Own

Building

Rented

Building

In primary

School

In other

Private

Building

3891 3888 307 2564 653 364

BENEFICIARY COVERAGE

SNP Beneficiary Coverage

6 months-6 yrs - 129238

Preg. & Nursing Mother - 18350

PSE Beneficiary Coverage

Boys - 35639

Girls - 34790

STATUS OF NORMAL & MALNOURISED CHILDREN

Sl. No. Name of the Project Normal

Children

Moderately

Malnourished

Severely

Malnourished

1. Mirik 2289 114 4

2. Dj. Pulbazar 6090 803 71

3. Darjeeling(U) 1801 372 3

4. Kurseong 5522 326 3

5. Kalimpong I 3309 797 153

6. Kalimpong II 1973 689 164

7. Sukhia Pokhri 3694 402 13

8. Siliguri I 4455 1597 155

9. Siliguri II 3943 1233 53

10. Phansidewa 11749 4781 339

11. Naxalbari 6607 2423 125

12. Gorubathan 2330 563 5

13. Matigara 8473 2447 167

14. Khoribari 7002 1874 454

15. Rangli Rangliot 3070 58 0

Total 72307 18479 1709

KISHORI SHAKTI YOJANA

In all Projects KSY scheme is running, we have successfully completed first

phase training programme and for next phase we are inviting proposal from the all

Project for approval from the District.

SWAYAM SIDDHA SCHEME

.

Name of the Project Total SHG formed No of SHGs involved in

income generation activities

Kalimpong I 106 90

Kalimpong II 91 68

Total 197 158

Proposal for 6 Projects Bifurcation has been approved from the Department listed

below;

Name of Project Total Centre Proposed place of New Project

Kurseong 311 Sukhna

Dj-Pulbazar 386 Singmari

Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri 336 Jorebunglow

Matigara 315 Champasari

Naxalbari 387 Near Naxalbari B.D.O. Office

Phansidewa 559 Bidhan Nagar 1

Awaited for order of opening the above new project.

SUGGESTIONS AND NEW APPROACHES

1. Filling of vacant posts of CDPOs & Staffs.

2. Opening of new bifurcated six Projects.

3. Sanction of new ICDS Project in Kalimpong Urban area.

4. Minimisation of number of severely malnutrition Children.

5. More AWCs construction in the District at least 5 per G.P.

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JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

1 Name of A.D.M in Charge : 1. Shri R.K. Saini, I.A.S

2. Name of S.D.O in Charge : 1. Shri Samden Dukpa, WBCS (Exe)

3. Name of Officer In charge : 1. Shri Arindam Biswas, WBCS (Exe)

4. Aim & objective & Nature of

Work : Aims & Objective :-The basic aim &

objective of the Executive Magistrate court

is to deal with petitions field by the citizens

u/s 107, 133,144,145.147 etc of Cr. P.C

1973 & other court related works.

Nature of work:- the jurisdiction of S.D.E.M

court is over 6 police stations, namely 1)

Sadar P.S., 2) Jorebunglow P.S., 3) Pulbazar

P.S., 4) Rangli-Rangliot P.S., 5) Rimbick-

Lodhama P.S. and 6) Sukhiapokhari P.S.

The cases are heard and disposed as per

provision of law. Also Affidavits are filled

in this court .

5. Acts & Rules dealt with : All the sections of the Cr. P.C, 1973 related

with the functioning of E.M Court.

6. Numbers & Names of

Registers, if any : 1. Misc. Petition Register.

2. Cause Register.

3. Affidavit Register.

4. Court fees Register.

5. Received Register.

6. Received Register.

7. Section last Inspected by &

By whom report : Report not available.

8. Number of letter received

& issued during the year : Process No. 1 to 19.

9. Related committees, if any : No.

10. Receipt & Expenditure : No fund was allotted for this section.

Statement, if any (Scheme

Wise).

11. Scheme wise physical & : No. of New Cases filed- U/S 144 Cr PC- 10

w.e.f.

Financial performance, if 01.04.2011 to 30.04.2012

No. of disposed cases 4 nos

a) No. cases filed under 133 Cr. PC -nil

b) No. of cases filed U/S 107- 32 nos.

c) No. of cases filed U/S 144 Cr.P.S – 10

nos.

d) No.of cases filed U/S 145- 02 nos.

e) No. of cases filed U/S 21 WBT 1997-

nos.

f) No. of cases regularly deposited in the

court of rent controller - 46 Nos.

12. Pending audit queries, if : Not applicable.

Any

13. Staff position report as on : Sanction Strength Existing Strength

31.3.2010 Bench Clerk- 1 Bench Clerk -1

Gr “D”-1 Group “D”-1

14. Special Remarks : The basic infrastructure at the Sadar court

Needs up gradation at the earliest to enable

the E.M & other staff to discharge their

duties. At present there is not even sufficient

no of Almirahs/racks for preservation of

case records. Seating arrangement for the

lawyers and citizens is also very poor.

Adequate no of light and fans should also be

provided at the court. Latest editions of

books & law journals are also urgently

required.

2. Staff Strength & Existing Position :

Name of Post Sanctioned Strength Existing Position Vacancies of any

UDC 05 06 Nil

LDC 01 Nil Nil

Gr “D” Not Known 02

3).Nature of work performed by the section in brief : Judicial Munshikhana deals with

the following

works:-

a) Matters relating of Criminal

(cases in High Court, Session

Court.

b) Sanction of Prosecution of

accused under Arms Act 1959.

c) Magisterial enquiry in to Police

firing cases under PRB Rules,

1913.

d) Vesting of power to the WBCS

(Exe) Officer in he Dist. u/s

20,133 & 144 Cr. P.C and also

U/S 174 & 176 Cr. P.C.

e) Disposal of

unclaimed/decomposed dead

bodies.

f) Registration of New

Paper/Magazine etc. under PRB

Act, 1867.

g) Preparation of Magisterial duty

Roster for maintenance of Law &

Order.

h) Summon issued to different

WBCS (Exe) Officers in

connection with Court Cases.

i) Allotment of fund & Sanction

expenditure to draw bills in

respect of claim under head of

account .

1) “2014”- Admn of Justice.

2) “2055”- Post Mortem Fees of

Medical Officers.

3) “2056”- Prisoners Diet. Charges

Bill.

4) “2050”- Charges for carrying of

Dead bodies.

5) Maintenance of Cash Book.

j) Misc. matters as and when

received

any other work assigned by

higher authority.

k) National and State Human Right

Commission.

4). The Act Rules & Regulations the Section deals : J.M Deals mainly with use Acts,

Rules /

Regulation as under :

a) W.B Practice & Procedure

Manual, 1964

b) Code of Criminal Procedure.

c) Indian Penal Code.

d) Indian Arms Act, 1959.

e) Custodial Death

f) PRB Act, 1867.

g) Bengal Record Manual, 1943.

h) PRB Rules, 1943.

i) Press Registration

5). Name & Registers maintained in J.M.:-

The following important Registers are

maintained in Judicial Munshikhana

amongst other.

Received Register (W.B.F. No. 60)

Issued Register ( W.B.F. No. 61)

Index Register ( W.B.F. 62)

Attendances Register ( W.B.F. No. 48)

Cash Book

Bill Register

Cheque Register.

Casual Leave Register.

Stock Register.

Allotment Register.

Guard File.

6). No, of Receipts & Issue of Letters during the years:- (01.04.2011 to 30.04.2012)

(a) Total No. of Letter Received -814

(b) Total No. of Letter Issued - 803

7). Audit Last Audi Completed 01-01-07 to 31-12-08 .

As per record reply on outstanding audit

paras are not pending.

8). Aims & Objective & Nature of work : This procedure has been established to:-

Defined the working of amusement Tax

Section dealing with govt. revenue through

collection of taxes from various Cinema

House. Open air show etc. Collection of

Amusement Tax, to accord permission of

film show, open air cinema show etc.

9). Act & Rules dealt with : W.B Cinema (Regulation) Act, 1954

W.B Cinema ( Regulation of Public

exhibition)Rules 1965.

The Entertainment-cum-Amusement.

Tax, 1982 & Rules 1983.

10). Number & names of Register : (4 four) -Issue and Receipt Register, Index

Register,

Guard file.

11). Receipt & Expenditure statement

if any (Head wise) :

Head B.F.

from

previous

years

Allotment received Expenditure

Incurred

Balance

2055-Police-00-

100-Dist. Police-

NP-001-W.P.

Nil Order No 4554/1(3)Fin/BT-192/2011 dated 29.11.2011

Rs. 3,64,500/-. Rs.3,64,500/- Nil

2056-Jails

Pensioners diet

Charges bills

Nil 1).G.O. No. 06(Sanc)-J.L/N/1B-23/2011 dated

18.04.2011Rs. 80,000/-,

2).G.O. No.113(Sanc)-J.L/N/1B-23/2011dated

25.08.2011 Rs. 40,000/-,

3). G.O. No. 208(Sanc)-J.L/N/1B-21/2011 dated

21.10.2011Rs. 1,00,000/- and,

4).G.O. No.270(Sanc)-J.L/N/1B-23/2011dated

17.01.2012 Rs. 90,000/-

Rs. 3,10,000/-

Rs. 3,10,000/-

Nil

-5-

12). Scheme wise physical and financial : Nil

performance, if any.

13). Head wise Revenue collection during : Month & Year E.Tax Collected.

the year, if any 1. Arms Fees Rs. 41,684=00

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Total Rs. 41,684=00

14). Pending audit quarries, if any : Nil.

15). Maintenance of Guard File : Maintained

16).Spl Remarks, if any : Nil

Head B.F. from

previous

years

Allotment received Expenditure

Incurred

Balance

2250-Charges for

carrying of dead

bodies

Nil Awaited Rs.4,19,230/- Nil

2014-Admn of

Justice

( F.T.C)

Nil 1). G.O.No.247-J(F) JD/N/P1B/39/10 dated

18.02.11:

Rs. 3,00,000/-

2). G.O.No.267-J(F)/JD/N/P/2830/11 dated

19.12.11:5,75,000/-

3). G.O.No.310-J(F)/JD/P/2830/11 dated

18.02.11:4,00,000/-

Total : Rs.12,75,000/-

Rs. 12,75,000/- Nil

2014-Admn of

Justice (G.P &

P.P)

Nil 1).G.O. No. 103-J(F) JD/N/1B/37/2011 dated

11.08.2011:Rs. 2,40,000/-

2).G.O. No. 207- J (F)JD/N/1B/37/2011 dated

21.10.2011:Rs. 5,00,000/-

3).G.O. No. 383- J (F)/JD/N/1B-15/2012 dated

14.03.2011: Rs. 12,00,000/-

and, 4).G.O. No1854-J/JD/N-1B-15/2011dated

28.03.2012 :Rs.2,00,000/-

Total: Rs. 21,40,000/-

Rs.21,40,000/- Nil

17).Total No. of Sanction Order for Prosecution under Arms Act,1959 issued this year :-

Total Received : 77

Total Issued : 75

Total issued :

Khoribari P.S: 6, Matigara P.S : 6, Pradhannagar P.S : 18, Siliguri P.S : 28,

Naxalbari P.S : 3, Jorebunglow P.S : 1, Mirik P.S. : 1, Sukhiapokhri P.S : 1,

Kurseong P.S : 2, Darjeeling P.S :3, Phansidewa P.S : 4, Bagdogra P.S : 2,

Jaldhaka P.S : 2

Total pending :

2 (Two)(Under Process)

Sanctioned order Completed from 1st April ,2011 to 30

th April,2012 : 75 Cases

18) Total No. of application received for verification of Title

of newspaper this year : 35(thirty-five)

19). Total No. of application send to RNI, New Delhi

with recommendation this year : 24(twenty-four)

20) Total No. of application pending under process : 11(eleven)

21). Total No. of cases sanctioned under Section 14

of SARFAESI Act ,2002 : 10 (ten) issued

22). Total No. of cases pending under Section 14

of SARFAESI Act ,2002 :3(Three)under

process.

23). Total No. of Police firing Cases received and under process : 1(one)

24). Total No. of Custodial death Cases received and under process: 14 (fourteen)

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LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT

The work of Land Acquisition matters of the District is divided into two different

offices. The routine requisition and acquisition proceedings under Land Acquisition

Act (Act I of 1894), acquisition of land under Land Acquisition (West Bengal

Amendment Act, 1997) including Indo-Bangladesh Border Road Project are looked

after by the Land Acquisition Department of the Collectorate. The acquisition of land

under the Teesta Barrage Project and Teesta Fall Hydel Project are done by the Office

of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Teesta Barrage Project, Siliguri.

ESTABLISHMENT :

The following is the staff position of the Land Acquisition Department :-

1. Office of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling.

Sl.

No. Category

Sanction

Strength

Present

Strength Vacancy

1. Spl. L.A.O. 1 Nil 1

2. Addl. L.A.O. Nil Nil Nil

3. Asstt. L.A.O./Previously 3 3 Nil

4. Surveyor 2 1 1

5. Amin 3 2 1

6. U.D.C. 3 3 Nil

7. L.D.C. 8 1 7

8. Peshkar 1 Nil 1

9. Calculator 2 Nil 2

10. Muhurrir 3 1 2

11. Process Server 3 Nil 3

12. Peon/Chainman 2 Nil Nil

13. Data Entry Operator 2 2 Nil

Two Amins from L.A. set up are on deputation to the office of the Special Land

Acquisition Officer, Teesta Barrage Project, Siliguri since 1995 due to heavy work

load.

This office acquires the land and properties within the District, besides which it is also

entrusted with the work of assessment of fair rent, valuation and vetting the land

valuation of different departments of Central and State Government.

POSITION OF LAND ACQUISITION CASES FOR 2011 – 2012 UNDER THE

LAND ACQUISITION ACT (ACT – I OF 1894)

Name of the office Year

No. of cases

pending (Area

evolved)

No. of cases

received

No. of cases

disposed of during

the year

Land Acquisition

Department, Darjeeling 2011 – 12

18 Nos.

(2142.40 acres)

5 Nos.

(162.38 acres)

2 No.

(16.29 acres)

POSITION OF FUNDS FOR THE YEAR 2011 – 2012 IS AS FOLLOWS :-

Name of the Office

Balance fund at

the beginning of

the Year

Fund received

during the year of

payment of

compensation

Amount of fund

disbursed to

land/property

losers.

Balance fund

with the

Collector.

Land Acquisition

Department, Darjeeling Rs. 24,02,29,575/- Rs. 14,69,24,665/- Rs. 6,75,16,844/- Rs. 7,89,85,263/-

GENERAL EXPENDITURE

Name of the office. Head of

Account Description of item

Receipt

(Rs.)

Expenditure

(Rs.)

Land Acquisition

Department, Darjeeling

2029 – LR 1. Pay & Allowance 68,09,350/- 50,46,003/-

2. T.A. 1,55,000/- 1,55,000/-

3. Contingency 92,500/- 92,500/-

4. M/POL 90,000/- 90,000/-

2058 Contingent for printing of

Gazette Notification NIL NIL

ASSESSMENT OF REASONABLE RENT

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Land Acquisition

Department, Darjeeling 2011 – 2012 Nil 55 55 Nil

PRINTING OF KOLKATA GAZETTE

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Land Acquisition

Department, Darjeeling 2011 – 2012 18 5 2 21

STATEMENT OF CASES PENDING AT DIFFERENT COURTS

a) At High Court, Kokata & Supreme Court, New Delhi.

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Spl. L.A.O., Darjeeling 2011 – 2012 18 Nil Nil 18

b) At the District Court & other Courts.

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Spl. L.A.O., Darjeeling 2011 – 2012 378 Nil 45 333

2. Office of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Teesta Barrage Project, Siliguri

Sl.

No. Category

Sanction

Strength

Present

Strength Vacancy

1. Spl. L.A.O. 1 1 Nil

2. Asstt. L.A.O./Previously 2 2 Nil

3. Surveyor 1 Nil 1

4. U.D.C. 1 1 on contract

basis 1

5. L.D.C. 2 1 1

6. Typist 1 Nil 1

7. Chainman 2 1 1

8. Draftsman 1 Nil 1

9. Process Server 1 Nil 1

10. Peon 2 2 Nil

POSITION OF FUNDS FOR THE YEAR 2011 – 2012 IS AS FOLLOWS :-

Name of the Office

Fund received

during the year of

payment of

compensation

Amount of fund

disbursed to

land/property

losers.

Balance fund

with the

Collector.

Spl. L.A.O., T.B.P.,

Silg. Rs. 1,59,21,016/- Rs. 11,29,378/- Rs. 3,95,23,774/-

POSITION OF FUND (N.H. PROJECT)

Ad-hoc fund received Fund disbursed Balance

Rs. 27,73,78,995/- Rs. 20,96,74,521/- Rs. 6,77,04,474/-

STATEMENT OF L.A. CASES UNDER TEESTA BARRAGE PROJECT AND

NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECT BOTH ACT – I AND ACT – II

a) Teesta Barrage Project Cases under Act – I

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Spl. L.A.O., T.B.P.,

Siliguri 2011 – 2012 14 NIL 3 11

b) Teesta Barrage Project Cases under Act – II

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Spl. L.A.O., T.B.P.,

Siliguri 2011 – 2012 NIL NIL NIL NIL

c) N.H. Project Cases under N.H. Act – 1956

Name of the office. Year

No. of cases

pending at the

beginning of

the year

No. of cases

received

during the

year

No. of cases

disposed of

during the

year

No. of cases

pending at

the end of

the year

Spl. L.A.O., T.B.P.,

Siliguri 2011 – 2012 1 1 NIL 1

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MOTOR VEHICLES

Motor Vehicle Department is one of the most important departments in District

Collectorate in terms with collection of Government Revenues and active involvement

with Public.

It deals with matters like taxation Registration of private and commercial vehicles, issue

of Permit, Route Permit for plying in restricted areas, granting of driving licenses and

renewal, Auto Emission Testing Centre and other statutory work under M.V.Act. This

department is guided and governed by the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, West Bengal Motor

Vehicles Rule, 1989, at some sphere Central Motor Vehicles Rule 1989.

For carrying out Motor Vehicle related works with precise execution of these acts in the

district, Regional Transport Authority is constituted following the Section 68 of said Act

and Rules 76 of the said Rules.

The Regional Transport Authority comprises of the District Magistrate as Chairman and

two Political members nominated by the Transport Department, Govt. of West Bengal.

The Present incumbents from Political Party are Dr. Harka Bahadur Chettri MLA

(Kalimpong) and one post is still vacant. The Regional Transport Officer acts as the ex-

officio Secretary of the Authority.

There are Motor Vehicle Inspectors who carry the enforcement works time to time.

SANCTION STRENGTH

Darjeeling Motor Vehicle Department

Sl.no. Existing Staff Present Posting

1. RTO 1 1

2. MVI (T) 1 nil

3. MVI(NT) 2 nil

4. Clerical staff 7 6

4. Group ‘D’ 4 4

6. C/W 1 1

Siliguri Motor Vehicle Department.

Sl.no. Existing Staff Present Posting

1. A.RTO 1 1

2. MVI (T) 3 3

3. MVI(NT) 4 4

4. Clerical staff 11 11

4. Group ‘D’ 5 5

6. C/W 1 1

Kalimpong Motor Vehicle Department.

Sl.no. Existing Staff Present Posting

1. Officer –in-

Charge.

1 1

2. MVI (T) nil nil

3. MVI(NT) nil nil

4. Clerical staff 5 3

4. Group ‘D’ 3 3

PERFORMANCE IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

Motor Vehicles Department is one of the most important departments of the district with

respect to collection of Government Revenue. The target fixed by the Government for the

financial year 2011-2012 was Rs. 90 Crore and collection was Rs. 60,19,98,536/- only as

compared to financial year 2010-2011 Rs.51,72,01,818/-. All the officials of the

department put an all out effort to achieve the target resulting in significant improvement.

The main source of Revenue for Darjeeling District is Siliguri Sub-Division. The

enforcement officials of Motor Vehicles Department always play a vital role in collection

of motor vehicles revenue.

Computerization on Motor Vehicle Department of Siliguri is running smoothly for the

last three years and M.V. Department of Darjeeling has also started its works w.e.f.

11.11.2011 but M.V. Department, Kalimpong are still lying pending.

With the ever increasing number of Driving License, cases for renewal, endorsement and

duplicate go in rises every year one assistant and one group ‘D’ staff are separately

needed for renewal works only.

The existing post of both MVI (T) and (NT) are lying vacant at Darjeeling Sub-Division

since 2009. The vacant post is to be filled up with creation of one additional post of MVI

(T) and one additional post of MVI(NT) for smooth functioning of the office work and to

conduct enforcement raid for rising of Govt. Revenue.

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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

There are five municipalities i.e. Darjeeling Municipality, Kalimpong Municipality,

Kurseong Municipality, Mirik N.A.A and Siliguri Municipal Corporation under the

Municipal Affairs Department, District Magistrate’s Office, Darjeeling.

The different Municipalities under Municipal Affairs Department, Darjeeling deals with

various poverty alleviation programmes like SJSRY (Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rojgar

Yojna), 12th

& 13th

Finance commission Awards. It also deals with schemes like N.S.A.P

(viz IGNOAPS- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension, AGNWPS- Indiara Gandhi

National Widow Pension Scheme, and IGNDPS – Indira Gandhi & NFBS – National

Family Benefit Scheme), JNNURM – Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal

Mission, IHSDP – Integrated Housing and Slum Development Project), SSK (Sishu

Siksha Kendra), SSP (Sishu Siksha Prakalpa. This department verifies and forwards the

list of beneficiaries under NFBS after comparing the list with the BPL list of the

respective municipalities.

The Municipal Affairs Department, West Bengal, Kolkata sanctions the grants

under Salary, A.D.A., Entertainment Tax, Entry Tax, Winter Allowance, Ad-hoc Bonus

etc. for the employees of the entire Municipalities of the district and grants for the various

plans and schemes of the Municipality to the District Magistrate, Darjeeling. Against the

G.O. received by the Municipality prepares the bills and places to this Department for

countersignature of the District Magistrate. Subsequently, the Municipalities/Municipal

Corporation draws the fund from the local Treasuries. The Municipal Affairs Department

has to monitor the fund of the Municipalities. The utilization certificates submitted by the

municipalities / Municipal Corporation are forwarded to the Municipal Affairs

Department, Kolkata.

The Department has to make liaison with the government of West Bengal and the Urban

Local Bodies, since the ULBs itself are purely local self government. This department

deals with the various vital municipal matters like supply of drinking water, landslide,

fire incidents in the urban areas of the district on the administrative level. This

department also deals with public sanitations under the different municipalities. It seeks

fund from the Municipal Affairs Department, Kolkata for all the municipalities whenever

required.

Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Municipal Affairs & Urban Development, Govt. of West

Bengal often convenes meetings with the Chairman/Administrator/Commissioner of the

municipalities for discussion on the progress of activities/ problems to be sorted out by

the Municipalities, on which this department plays vital role as liaison between the

Municipal Affairs Department, West Bengal and the U.L.Bs.

For better supervision and monitoring of the department at the district level, designation

of Officer-in-Charge, Municipal Affairs Department has been re-designated as the

District Municipal Development Officer by the P & AR Department as well as Municipal

Affairs Department which is treated as special posting as WBCS (Exe.) Cadre.

During the financial year 2010-2011, Grant and funds under the Plan head received from

the Government for the various Municipalities of the district are appended below :

Sl.

No.

Name of Scheme Name of Municipality Amount

Released

1. Water supply facilities of different

ULBs

Dj. Municipality

Rs. 15000.00

2. Release of 1st installment of fund

under WB urban employment

scheme

Darjeeling Mupty

Kurseong Mupty

Kalimpong Mupty

Mirik NAA

Siliguri Mupty

Rs. 989250.00

Rs. 472500.00

Rs. 1847500.00

Rs. 680000.00

Rs. 214000.00

Rs. 325500.00

Rs. 865000.00

Rs. 371000.00

Rs. 157750.00

Rs. 302500.00

Rs. 63000.00

Rs. 65250.00

Rs. 9135750.00

4395250.00

708250.00

3. Water supply fadcities in different

urban local bodies

Kurseong Municipality

Mirik NAA

Darjeeling Mupty

Kalimpong Mupty

Rs. 500000.00

Rs. 500000.00

Rs. 5641000.00

Rs. 1000000.00

4. Release of fund under B.M.S.

Programme

Darjeeling Mupty

Kalimpong Mupty

Kurseong Mupty

Mirik NAA

Rs. 2080000..00

Rs. 628000.00

Rs.849000.00

Rs. 257000.00

Rs. 791000.00

Rs. 239000.00

Rs. 195000.00

Rs. 40000.00

5. Allotment of fund in the ULB’s

for various scheme.

Dj Municipality

Ksg. Municipality

Kpg. Municipality

Rs. 247000.00

Rs. 3464000..00

Rs. 5000000.00

Rs. 14693000.00

Rs1978000.00

6. Release of fund under

“Employment generation in urban

arrear scheme

Slg. Municipality Rs. 3262000.00

Rs. 675500.00

Rs. 187500.00

Rs. 2500000.00

7. Allotment of fund in favour of

non-KM urban local bodies for

improvement upgradation of roads

Dj. Municipality

Kpg Municipality

Ksg Municipality

Mirik NAA

Rs. 1074000.00

Rs. 559000.00

Rs. 1415000.00

Rs. 736000.00

Rs. 1432000.00

Rs. 745000.00

Rs. 1588000.00

8. Allotment of fund in favour of

ULB’s to undertake the restoration

work of roads & other important

civics in connection with the

recent earthquake

Slg. Municipality

Mirik NAA

Dj Mupty

Kpg Mupty

Ksg Mupty

Rs. 10000000.00

Rs. 2500000.00

Rs. 3000000.00

Rs. 3000000.00

Rs. 3000000.00

9. Allotment of fund in favour of DJ

Mupty for implementation of

various scheme

Dj. Municipality Rs. 3273000.00

Rs.233000.00

10. Release of fund for setting of

charge in the urban L.B. for Socio-

economic caste census.

Dj. Municipality

Kpg. Municipality

Ksg. Municipality

Slg. SMC

Rs50000.00

Rs. 50000.00

Rs.50000.00

Rs. 250000.00

11. Allotment of fund in favour of

ULB for implementation of

various scheme

Ksg. Municipality Rs. 1530000.00

12. Sub-allotment of fund in favour of

ULB for implementation of

various scheme.

Ksg. Municipality

Mirik Municipality

Rs. 668250.00

Rs. 64800.00

The utilization certificate of these funds are usually sent to this department by the

municipalities / municipal corporation. Subsequently, this department forwards the same

to the Municipal Affairs Department, Writers’ Buildings, Kolkata for his information and

a copy to the concerned municipality / municipal corporation.

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NAZARATH DEPARTMENT

The Nazarath Section deals mainly with the maintenance of Cash Book and other related

accounts of the Collectorate. This Section also deals with the Protocol aspect of the

District. Besides this, maintenance of Group “D” establishment is also dealt by this

Section. The Nazarath Deputy Collector is the Officer – in – Charge of this section.

GROUP “D” ESTABLISHMENT

The Darjeeling Collectorate has 68 (Sixty Eight) Group “D” employees who are posted in

different Sections of this Collectorate including outlying Sub-Divisions. The Gradation

List of Group “D” employees is maintained in this Section wherein the names of all such

staff posted in the District are incorporated Maintenance of Service Books of all Group

“D” Staff, preparation of pension papers etc are also exclusively dealt by this Section.

BILLS.

Needless to say, being the sole custodian of all kinds of allotments received under

different heads, preparation of bills, drawal of amounts from the Treasury and

disbursement of the same is done by this Section as per the advice of the concerned

Departments. The system of channelizing the financial transaction through Nazarath

Section of the Collectorate is to ascertain the annual budget, maintain Balance Sheet and

keep relevant related papers for facing annual statutory audit when called for.

The following are the allotments received during the financial year, 2011 – 2012 and

expenditure during the same period.

Sl.

No.

Head of Account Allotment

Received

(in Rupees)

Expenditure /

Balance

(in Rupees)

Electricity Telepho

ne

1 2053 – D.A. (Wages) 1324540.00 7096471.00

2 2053 – D.A. (O.C.) 824700.00 15496.00

3 2053 – D.A. (Hot & Cold) 1650000.00 691930.00

4 2053 – D.A. (O.E.) 909800.00 905714.00

5 2053 – D.A. (RRT) 459800.00 120000.00

6 2053 – D.A. (M. Pol) 3937500.00 3937015.00

7 2053 – D.A. (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 1832700.00 00.00

8 2054 – Try (Wages) 150000.00 814999.00

9 2054 – Try (O.C) 67000.00 131217.00

10 2054 – Try (O.E) 93000.00 222721.00

11 2054 – Try (M. POL) 110000.00 108430.00

12 2054 – Try (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 90000.00 00.00

13 2070 – C. D. (O.E) 65000.00 1475.00

22 2029 – Cert (O.C) 00.00 00.00

23 2029 – Cert (O.E) 00.00 00.00

24 2029 – R. R. (O. E) 4500.00 00.00

25 2029 – R. R. (O. C) 10200.00 00.00

26 2029 – R.R. (Elec/

Telephone

00.00 00.00 8800.00 00.00

27 2235 – SSW (O.C) 1160100.00 1160100.00

28 2235 – SSW (O.E) 44750.00 00.00

29 2059 – C.H. (OE) 16660.00 16050.00

30 2059 – C.H. (OC) 00.00 00.00

31 2059 – C. H. (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 35665.00 10330.00

32 2070 – Guest House (O.E) 3150.00 00.00

33 2070 – Guest House (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 2520.00 00.00

34 2012 – G.H. (M. POL) 70916.00 70916.00

35 2014 – AJ (OC) 47850.00 43010.00

36 2014 – AJ (Elec/Telephone) 00.00 00.00 5595.00 7063.00

37 2014 – M POL 21664.00 12975.00

38 2041 – M/V 40000.00 29986.00

39 2041 – M POL 70000.00 00.00

40 2041 – MV 00.00 00.00 11500.00 8000.00

41 2515 – ORDP (M POL) 115000.00 00.00

42 2058 – Stationery 00.00 00.00

43 2070 – OAS (Pool) (Wages) 1400000.00 3095658.00

44 2070 – OAS (Pool) (M POL) 5795000.00 5306125.00

45 2070 – OAS (Pool) (M

Supply)

3990000.00 1948951.00

46 2070 – OAS (Pool) (O.E) 130000.00 44198.00

47 2052 – Passport (O. C) 1590.00 00.00

48 2052 – Passport (Elec /

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 1960.00 1320.00

49 2070 – Stg Bunglow (O.E) 3150.00 00.00

50 2029 – Comp (O.E) 3000.00 00.00

51 2029 – Comp (O.C) 60000.00 7484.00

14 2070 – C.D. (O.C) 200000.00 106790.00

15 2070 – C.D. (M. POL) 87400.00 39211.00

16 2070 – C.D. (M/V) 250000.00 00.00

17 2070 – C.D. (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 2000.00 4100.00

18 2070 – Vig (O.E) 10000.00 6782.00

19 2070 – Vig (O.C) 7000.00 6265.00

20 2070 – Vig (Wages) 5000.00 00.00

21 2070 – C.D. (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 00.00 3000.00

52 2029 – Comp (Elec /

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 4500.00 00.00

53 2029 – Survey & Settlement

M. POL

50000.00 00.00

54 2030 – Stamp (M POL) 107000.00 00.00

55 2013 – Hospitality 1000000.00 00.00

56 2235 – Relief 44750.00 00.00

57 2235 – Relief (Elec/

Telephone)

00.00 00.00 20000.00 00.00

58 2055 – CBI (O.E.) 3410964.00 2222610.00

59 2220 – ICA (O.E.) 1500.00 00.00

60 2220 – ICA (Elec/

Telephone

00.0 00.00 500.00 00.00

61 2204 – SHG 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00

62 2204 – SHG (Elec / Tele) 00.00 00.00 00.00 8000.00

Total: 2,77,50,984.00 2,81,62,579.00 20,15,240.00 33,813.00

During the year, 2011 – 2012 a total allotment of ` 2,77,50,984.00 (Two Crore Seventy

Seven lakh Fifty Thousand Nine hundred Eighty Four) only ` 2,81,62,579.00

(Rupees Two Crore Eighty One lakh Sixty Two thousand Five hundred Seventy

Nine) only, `. 20,15,240.00 (Rupees Twenty lakh Fifteen thousand Two hundred

Forty) only and `. 33,813.00 (Rupees Thirty Three thousand Eight hundred

Thirteen) only was received under different heads was utilized during the period till

date.

The allotments received under all the heads of accounts were not sufficient to meet the

actual requirement. As a result of this, a huge number of bills have remained pending

every year. The most important are those of “2053 –D.A”, “2054 – Try”, and “2013 –

C.M.” (Hospitality) heads. These heads require sufficient amount of allotment to meet

up the actual requirement.

The Section maintains all the statutory registers which are required to be maintained in

the Nazarath Section.

P. L. ACCOUNT

A separate P. L. Account is maintained in the of District Magistrate, Darjeeling for

augmenting different kinds of development activities in Darjeeling District. As such,

maintenance of Pass Book, Ledger and other records relating to P. L. Account are also

done by this Section. All payments from P.L. Account are also done by this section. All

payments from P. L. Account are done through Account Payee Cheques. The

reconciliation of the Treasury Pass Book with the Cash Book is on and will be completed

shortly.

PROCESS SERVER

At present there is no Process Servers in the Nazarath Section. In comparison to the

volume of processes which are required to be served by the Process Server we require at

least 1 (One) such post to clear up the present work load.

PROTOCOL

Darjeeling being the only hill district of the State many VIPs visit this district during the

summer holidays, Puja holidays and Winter. Request for reservation in the Circuit houses

are received throughout the year from all the corners of the Country. Sometimes, it

becomes really impossible to accommodate all the dignitaries in the Circuit House. It is

being contemplated to send one proposal to the Govt. form the construction of a Circuit

House Annexe. Considering the rush of VIPs it is also being contemplated to move the

Govt. for the creation of separate protocol wing under the control of District Magistrate.

CIRCUIT HOUSE AND OTHER GUEST HOUSE

At present there are three Circuit Houses in the District, one each at Darjeeling, Siliguri,

Kalimpong and Kurseong under construction. Apart from this we have two Guest

Houses, namely H.A.B.S., and Tulip Terrace. A proposal for the construction of a Circuit

House at Kurseong Sub-Division has been sent to the Government.

STAFF POSITION

The following is the staff position of Nazarath Section.

Sl. No. Category Number

1. Nazir 01.

2. Assistant Nazir 01.

3. U. D. Assistant 03.

4. L. D. Assistant 03.

5. Group “D” 04.

6. Process Server Nil

AUDIT INSPECTION

The Internal Audit inspection has been completed upto October, 2010 and most of audit

paras have been settled locally and replies of remaining paras have been forwarded to the

concerned sections for audit reply. The replies to the recent paras will be forwarded to the

Finance Internal Audit Branch as soon as all the replies are received from the concerned

Departments / sections.

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NEPALI CELL

The Nepali Cell has been set up under the Information and Cultural Affairs Department,

Government of West Bengal to ensure the use of Nepali Language as an additional

official language in administration in the hill areas of Darjeeling District. The Nepali Cell

is under the administrative control of District Magistrate, Darjeeling and is headed by one

Special Officer. Presently the work is looked after by an officer of the WBCS Cadre.

The main function of the Nepali Cell are as follows :

1. Teaching Nepali Language to Non-Nepali Government Officers and staff

posted in the hills of Darjeeling District.

2. Imparting Nepali Typing Training to the English Typists of all Government

offices in the hills of Darjeeling District.

3. Translation of booklets, circulars / letters etc. from English to Nepali

Language.

The Government has been pleased to create and accord sanction of the posts listed below

for the establishment of Nepali Cell as “Sanctioned Strength”. The present strength with

the vacancies are also furnished below :

Sl.

No. Name of post

No. of

sanctioned

Post

Present

Strength Vacancy

1. Special Officer 1 Nil 1

2. Nepali Translators 3 Nil 3

3. U.D. Assistant 2 2 Nil

4. L.D. Assistant 1 Nil 1

5. Nepali Typist 2 Nil 2

6. Orderly Peon 1 1 Nil

7. Office Peon 1 1 Nil

8. Language Peon 1 1 Nil

9. Language Instructor 1 Nil 1

10. Nepali Typing Instructor (Part

time) on consolidated Pay of Rs.

250/- p.m.

1 Nil 1

11. Sweeper (Part-time)

All the 3 (three) sanctioned posts of Nepali Translators of this establishment are lying

vacant at present.

The Nepali Cell comprises of three Nepali Language Centres. Each centre is located at

Darjeeling Sadar, Kurseong, and Kalimpong Sub-divisions respectively.

It is utmost importance for the vacant posts to be filled up at the earliest to enable this

office to rejuvenate its functions properly. In this respect correspondence to the

concerned department regarding the same has already been made by this office.

NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE

Government of India nucleated a high priority planned project called “National

Informatics Centre (NIC)” under the electronics commission/Department of electronics during

the year 1976 with a long term objective of introducing a system for the provision of computer

based Informatics support to various level of Government, e.g. Ministries and all departments

to assist in making decisions relating to economy, social development, rural development,

planning and program implementation in the country. Since inception in 1997, NIC has set

up a nationwide satellite based computer communication network, called “NICNET”. Initially

the above service was rendered to all ministries and Department of Government and the services

have been extended to the State Governments and district Administration since 1985-86.

NIC Darjeeling was set up on August 1990. Initially it was a the Hill affairs Branch

Secretariat Building, but later on it was shifted to the Kutchery building and afterward a separate

unit was set up in Siliguri. These centers provide service of application software, broadband

email and internet connectivity through 34 mbps leased line, website development for the

state government as well as for the central government departments. Apart from the technical

service and training, these centers also play an important role regarding implementation of E-

Governance for the various departments.

Sanctioned Strength: The sanctioned strength at NIC is Two Officers only.

Performance – 2011-2012:

1. Agricultural Marketing Board – Daily Market Data Transmission: The project is

designed to establish a nationwide information network for speedy collection and

dissemination of market information data for its efficient and timely utilization; to ensure

flow of regular and reliable data to the producers (farmers), traders and consumers to

derive maximum advantage out of their sales and purchases; and to increase the

efficiency in marketing by effecting improvement in the existing market information

system. Market price data is reflected in the AGMARKNET portal everyday and it is

useful for the producers, marketers, and marketing organizations throughout the country.

2. District Court (e-Court Project): The objectives of the project are:

To help judicial administrations of the courts in streamlining their day-to-day activities.

To assist judicial administration in reducing the pendency of cases. To provide

transparency of information to the litigants. To provide access to legal and judicial

databases to the judges.

3. VAHAN, SARATHI & HSRP: An application developed by NIC Headquarter New Delhi

for registration of vehicles and road tax clearance by the RTA. It helps the department to: -

Register Vehicle, Collect tax, Issue various certificates and permits.

SARATHI: An application developed by NIC Headquarter Delhi used by the RLA for: -

Learner License, Permanent Driving License, Conductor's License, Driving School

License.

4. Computerization of Registration of Documents (CORD) Project: CORD,

Computerization of Registration of Documents, is an application package developed to

automate the Registration Offices of the State of West Bengal. It is capable of registering

documents online with speed, reliability and transparency. CORD integrates scanning of

deed after the completion of deed. Following functions are automated. Help Desk provides

following services before the registration is done. Those are generation of Assessment Slip

containing the Market value, Registration Fees & Stamp Duty payable is generated by the

system. The total work flow for completion of Registration Process has been automated.

Capturing of Photo & Fingerprint, generation of endorsement sheet has greatly reduced the

total time taken to complete Registration. In fact within 30 minutes a registration can be

completed. Various Post Registration Services module like Searching of deed by name or

property details, Inspection of Deed and Other Minor Registers have been incorporated.

5. Post Matric Scholarship Monitoring System: A state-level software has been developed to

Monitor and Disburse Post Matric Scholarship to student belonging to SC/ST/OBC category

by the BCW, Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal through the P.O-Cum-DWO of the District. The

software is capable to store and retrieve data concerning student receiving financial

assistance from government towards education and also generate bills to be placed before

Treasury and disbursement of Scholarship through bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

6. Rastriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY): RSBY has been launched by Ministry of Labour

and Employment, Government of India to provide health insurance coverage for Below

Poverty Line (BPL) families. The objective of RSBY is to provide protection to BPL

households from financial liabilities arising out of health shocks that involve hospitalization.

Beneficiaries under RSBY are entitled to hospitalization coverage up to Rs. 30,000/- for most

of the diseases that require hospitalization. Government has even fixed the package rates for

the hospitals for a large number of interventions. Pre-existing conditions are covered from

day one and there is no age limit. Coverage extends to five members of the family which

includes the head of household, spouse and up to three dependents. Beneficiaries need to pay

only Rs. 30/- as registration fee while Central and State Government pays the premium to the

insurer selected by the State Government on the basis of a competitive bidding. Smart Card

would be issued to the BPL Family to avail treatment at the selected hospitals and nursing

homes.

7. Arms License Information and Monitoring System: The system is running at J.M Section,

Darjeeling Collectorate. The software is capable of handling day-to-day activities relating to

Gun License like issue of Application for Gun License, Issue of Note sheet for internal

processing, Sending letter to Office of Superintendent of Police and Issue of License after

completion of the all necessary steps.

8. CONFONET Project: The department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India, has assigned the

responsibility of Implementing the project on "Computerization and Computer Networking

of Consumer Fora in Country" to NIC, as a plan scheme of Department. NIC provides

Information technologies (IT) support in terms of study and analysis of application

requirements at NCDRC, SDRC and District Fora and give technical solution for

development and implementation of computer network based system for the application areas

with main focus on Case Monitoring. Case Monitoring system is an intranet based

application to record the proceedings of cases registered by complainants or appellants in

consumer courts and provide an easy retrieval of information. Thus the job of monitoring the

status of multiple cases as well as maintaining their statistics is highly simplified.

9. MGNREGS: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act aims at

enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of

wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to

do unskilled manual work.

10. Computerization of Salary Accounts (COSA) Project: COSA, developed in Client-Server

based paradigm, ensures accuracy and timeliness in the generation of Pay Bills, Schedules

and other Annexure required for producing Salary Bills of the establishments of Government

Departments. The salient feature of COSA is that it neither needs any DBMS engine to be

installed in the user machine nor any sort of Programming / Reporting Software tool and

hence proved to be a cost-effective solution in conformation with the policy of NIC in

implementing E-Governance in the Government Offices. A circular vide no. 9491-F dated

20/09/2002 has been issued by the Principal Secretary of Finance Department to all the

Departments of the Government of West Bengal to prepare Paybill (Inner sheet & outer

sheet) & Annexure using this Software for submission to Treasury / PAO.

11. SC / ST Cast Certificate: An Offline Software has been developed at the State level for

capturing data related to SC/ST certificate issued by the Sub-Divisional Officers through PO-

Cum-DWO of the district. After capturing the data, it will be incorporated into the statewide

online database of the SC/ST certificate issued.

12. WBCHMS: The most important aspect of the project is that it will enable video-

conferencing between prisoners and courts. The project will also involve digitizing records.

All inmates' records will be digitized under the Prison Management System. Inmates' names,

photographs, fingerprints, medical histories, leave records, and case records will be uploaded

into a central database.

13. District Website of Darjeeling: District Website of Darjeeling has been designed,

developed and maintained by NIC Darjeeling District Unit in consultation with District

Administration. The data of various Department / Section of the Collectorate has been put off

for dissemination of information to the citizen. Maintenance and Up gradation of the Website

is being done on daily basis to keep the content up-to-date.

14. Polling Personnel Deployment System: Software developed at State level to manage

deployment of polling Personnel during Election for Loksabha / Bidhansabha / Municipality

Election.

15. Post Office: Connectivity and support to three Post Offices at Darjeeling District.

16. Governor-Service: IT setup and support at Governor House twice a year.

17. DM Office LAN: Connectivity and support to intranet at DM Office for improved functional

efficiency.

18. Post Office: Connectivity and support to three Post Offices at Darjeeling District.

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PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Name of the District Magistrate,

Darjeeling.

Dr. Soumitra Mohan, IAS.

2. Name of the Addl. District

Magistrate in charge of the

Department

Sri Gopal Lama, WBCS(Exe), Addl.

District Magistrate,(Dev),Darjeeling.

3 Name of the Officer in charge of the

Section(P&RD )Deptt.

Smt. Juliana Lepcha(Exe), WBCS,

D.P&R.D.O, Darjeeling.

After formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council the Zilla Parishad has been divided

into Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in the three hill sub-divisions and Siliguri Mahakuma

Parishad in Siliguri sub-division. Like in other district of the state three tier system of

Panchayat prevails only in Siliguri sub-division. In three hill sub-divisions only one

tier(Gram Panchayat) was in operation. Out of the total no. of 134 Gram Panchayats 112 are

in the hill sub-divisions and 22 are in Siliguri sub-division.

ELECTION Panchayat General Election to the three tiers Panchayats was held in Siliguri sub-division in

May 2009. The election to the one tier panchayats in the hills is not held since May 2000.

TRAINING

Training to the newly elected members of the Panchayats is arranges by the Director

S.I.P.R.D, Kalyani. Officers from the S.M.P, sub-divisional and blocks and N.G.Os

participated in the training. The training of the newly elected members were held in four

blocks with the fund available by the Govt.

GRAM SANSAD & GRAM SABHA

To strengthen public participation and with a view to bring transparency in the functioning

of the Gram Panchayat, the Gram Sansad meeting of the voters of that constituency with the

mandatory presence of at least one tenth of the total number of members as quorum are

being held twice in a year ie. May(Yearly) & November(H/Yearly). Similarly annual meeting

of Gram Sabha is held in the month of December in the similar manner with mandatory

presence of one twentieth of the total members.

PANCHAYAT MEETING

The meeting of the District panchayat and Rural Development Officers is held every month

with the Commissioner, Panchayat & Rural Development at Panchayat Bhavan, Kolkatta. At

the district level monthly meeting with the PDOs & PAAOs is held. Similarly the BDOs hold

meeting with the GP Staff, Pradhan & Upa- Pardhan. In the meetings performance of the

Gram Panchayat in various development works, Social Assistance,audit objections, and

problems in implementation of schemes are discussed and reviewed.

INTERNAL AUDIT

There is a system System of giving advice on procedure of keeping accounts and scrutiny of

income and expenditure of the GP. In every three months interval PA&AOs audit the

accounts maintained by the GP. SA&AOs audit the Panchayat Samitis accounts and Parishad

Accounts & Audit Officer audits the S.M.Ps accounts.There is a system of submitting the

copy of the audit report of PAAOs, SAAOs & Pr.AAOs. It is on the basis of these reports

procedural defects in the maintenance of books of accounts are corrected in time.

REPORT ON INTERNAL AUDIT OF GRAM PANCHAYATS DISTRICT : DARJEELING

Sl.

No. Name of the Block

Total

No. of

G.P

Internal audit done for the period 2010-

2011

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd.Qtr. 4th Qtr

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Darjeeling-Pulbazar 23 23 23 23 23

2

Jorebunglow-

Sukhiapokhari 16 16 16 16 16

3 Rangli-Rangliot 11 11 11 11 11

4 Kurseong 14 14 14 14 14

5 Mirik 6 6 6 6 6

6 Kalimpong-I 18 18 18 18 18

7 Kalimpong-II 13 13 13 13 13

8 Gorubathan 11 11 11 11 11

9 Matigara 5 5 5 0 0

10 Naxalbati 6 0 0 0 0

11 Khoribari 4 4 4 4 4

12 Phansidewa 7 5 5 5 5

TOTAL 134 126 126 121 121

,

REPORT ON INTERNAL AUDIT OF GRAM PANCHAYATS DISTRICT : DARJEELING

Sl.N

o. Name of the Block

Total

No. of

G.P

Internal audit done for the period 2011-

2012

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd.Qtr. 4th Qtr

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Darjeeling-Pulbazar 23 17 17 1

2 Jorebunglow-Sukhiapokhari 16 16 16 0

3 Rangli-Rangliot 11 11 11 11

4 Kurseong 14 13 04 1

5 Mirik 6 6 6 6

6 Kalimpong-I 18 17 11 6

7 Kalimpong-II 13 13 13 0

8 Gorubathan 11 11 11 0

9 Matigara 5 0 0 0

10 Naxalbati 6 6 4 0

11 Khoribari 4 4 3 0

12 Phansidewa 7 0 0 0

TOTAL 134 114 96 22

STATUTORY AUDIT

At the end of the financial year the statutory audit is conducted by the ELA(Examiner of

Local Accounts) of the Audit Branch of AG, Bengal. The ELA submit Inspection report to

the Gram Panchayat for sending replies with the comments through BDO & SDO. The

ELA audit of the GPs is completed up to the year 2006-07.

INSPECTION

Inspection of the GPs are conducted by the ADM, AEO(SMP), SDOs, DP&RDO and the

BDOs u/s 205 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act 1973. The functioning of the GPs are

monitored and supervised in the inspection.

COLLECTION OF TAXES

Sl. No. Name of the Block No. of GP

Demand (Rs) Colleciton (Rs)

Current Arrear Total Current Arrear Total

1 Darjeeling Pulbazar 23 1099412 2492501 3591913 1800 0 1800

2

Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhari 16 965673 3583328 4549001 95388 844675 940063

3 Rangli-Rangliot 11 217461 836576 1054037 0 0 0

4 Kalimpong I 18 955655 2032780 2988435 113552 138753 252305

5 Kalimpong II 13 465926 1549594 2015520 74898 7553 82451

6 Gorubathan 11 203905 692465 896370 14949 16777 31726

7 Kurseong 14 802495.8 2325299.6 3127795.4 12892 21088 33980

8 Mirik 6 146844 466430 613274 0 0 0

9 Matigara 5 7326023 3377089 10703112 1434084 1181753 2615837

10 Naxalbari 6 4221563 2217174 6438737 1202452 930694 2133146

11 Khoribari 4 1049760 1559010 2608770 151318 393139 544457

12 Phansidewa 7 1660100 3740405 5400505 471744 611495 1083239

13 TOTAL 134 19114817.8 24872651.6 43987469.4 3573077 4145927 7719004

The collection of taxes and fees u/s 46(1) and 25(1) of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973

is done. The collection of taxes of some GPs has increased to some extent from the land of

tea garden. There are still some areas , such as DI Fund, WBSEB, Forest, Cincona

Plantation, which are yet to bring under taxation of the Gps.

TAX COLLECTION OF GRAM PANCHAYAT FOR 2011-2012

REVENUE COLLECTION AND EXPENDITUREOF GRAM PANCHAYATS FOR 2011-2012

NON-TAX COLLECTION OF PANCHAYAT SAMITIS FOR 2011-2012

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Panchayat Samiti

Populat

ion 2001

Total collection (Rs) Total Expenditure

(Rs) Per

capita collectio

n Fees Toll Cess

Others

Total Dev Adm

n Total

1 2 3 4a 4b 4c 4d 4=(4a+4b+4c+

4d) 5a 5b 5=(5a+5b)

6=(Col. 4 / Col. 3)

1 Matigara 119448 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Naxalbari 144915 0 0 0 90678 90678 0 90276 90276 0.625

3 Khoribari 109198 180,000 35,650 0 16,530 2,32,180 21,188 1,25,00 146,188 2.13

Sl. No.

Name of the Panchayat Samiti

No. of GPs

Population 2001

Total collection of Tax (Rs)

Collection of Non-Tax (Rs.) Total Revenue Collection (Rs)

Expenditure (Rs)

Fees Toll Cess Others Total Dev Admn Total

1 2 3 4

5=(Col 5 of

Format - IA)

6a 6b 6c 6d 6=(6a+6b+6c+6d)

7=(5+6) 8a 8b 8=(8a+8b)

1 Darjeeling Pulbazar 23

118592 1800 6600 0 0 48000 54600 56400 30000 3447 33447

2 Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhari 16

107875 935695 109005

0 0 99495 208500 1144195 3950 104420 108370

3 Rangli-Rangliot 11

64349 0 13600 0 0 0 13600 13640 0 85 85

4 Kalimpong I 18 68551 252305 40940 0 0 61582 102522 354827 13000 106969 138603

5 Kalimpong II 13 59687 82451 20645 0 0 20325 40970 123421 39520 2460 41980

6 Gorubathan 11 54164 31726 2120 0 0 160000 162120 193846 65906 36150 102056

7 Kurseong 14 89722 33980 27865 0 0 15837 43702 77682 5000 61050 66050

8 Mirik 6 46316 0 3150 0 0 18740 21890 21890 0 0 0

9 Matigara 5

119927 2615837 600743

113200

8100 55105 777148 3392985 1286978 8.2011 1863047

10 Naxalbari 6

132161 2133146 316960

221449

0 548821 1087230

3220376 502607 1519338 2021945

11 Khoribari 4

88221 544457 421550

7780

0 75601 504931 963017 542854 491587 1034441

12 Phansidewa 7

165395 1083239 90586 0 0 1415100 1505686

2588925 2002464 1188905 3191369

TOTAL 134

1114960 7714636 1653764

342429

8100 2518606 452289

9 1215120

4 4492279 4090480 8601393

4 Phansidewa 171306 0 0 0 60156 60156 58010 191013 249023 0.35

TOTAL 544867 180000 35650 0 167364 383014 79198 281289 485487 0.70

NON TAX COLLECTION OF SMP FOR 2011-12

Sl

. No.

Name of the Zilla

Parishad

Population

2001

Total collection (Rs) Total Expenditure (Rs) Per

capita collectio

n Fees Toll Cess Others Total Dev Admn Total

1 2 3 4a 4b 4c 4d 4=(4a+4b+4c+4d

) 5a 5b 5=(5a+5b)

6=(Col. 4 / Col. 3)

1 SMP 533979 1084506 742500 0 1164181 2991187 496796 2014791 2511587 5.60

PROFLAL

Provident Fund Scheme for the Landless Agricultural laborers is a scheme under which

Landless Agricultural Laborers between the age of 18 to 59 shall contribute an amount of

Rs.20/- per month and an equivalent amount shall be contributed by the State Govt.

Sl. No. Name of the Block Registered LALs

01 Darjeeling-Pulbazar 108

02 Jorebunglow-Sukhipokhri 65

03 Rangli-Rangliot 106

04 Kuseong 88

05 Mirik 00

06 Kalimpong-I 189

07 Kalimpong -II 92

08 Gorubathan 00

09 Matigara 00

10 Naxalbari 00

11 Khoribari 00

12 Phansidewa 00

Total 648

Vacancy Posotion:- Gram Panchayat Employees

Sl.No. Gram Panchayat E.A Secretary Nirman Sahayak

Gram Sahayak

Add. Post of Gram Sahayak

G.P Garmee

01 Three Hil Sub-

Division

47 44 111 12 112 21

02 Siliguri Sub-

Division

01 04 01 02 02 06

Total 48 48 112 14 114 27

Vacancy Posotion:- Panchayat Samiti Employees

Sl.

No.

Panchayat Samiti SEO BIO Accounts

Clerk

Dy.

Secretary

DEO UD Clerk-

cum Typist

P.S.

Peon

01 Three Hil Sub-

Division 08 08 08 08 08 02 03 04

02 Siliguri Sub-Division 00 00 00 02 00 03 00 01

Total 08 08 08 10 08 05 03 05

Vacancy Report of RD Setup

Sl. No.

District H/C Cashier

A/C Clerk

C.Clerk

Typist Clerk

A/C Clerk (RWP)

T/C (RWP)

01. Three Hill- Sub-

Division

01 01 05 002 03 04 03

02. Siliguri Sub-Division 00 00 01 02 01 03 01

Total 01 01 06 04 04 07 04

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME:-

IGNOAPS

Sl.

No.

Head 60-79 Yrs 80 Yrs & above Paid up to

01. Darjeeling 11007 1334 August ‘11

02 SMP 6999 829 August ‘11

Total 18006 2163

IGNWPS

IGNWPS Three Hil Sub-Division

Siliguri Sub-Division

Total Paid up to

Tatal

cases

1282 1726 3008 August ‘11

IGNDPS

IGNDPS Three Hil Sub-Division

Siliguri Sub-Division

Total Paid up to

Tatal

cases

415 29 444 August ‘11

NFBS

NFBS Three Hil Sub-

Division

Siliguri Sub-

Division

Total

Tatal

cases

215 105 320

ALLOTMENT

RWP Setup

CD Setup

G.O No. and Date Received Expenditure Balance

242(sanction)RD/N/B/2F-

8/11,Dated 18.11.11

` 2,50,76,766 ` 2,50,76,766 Nil

133(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated

16.08.11

` 85,06,380 ` 85,06,380 Nil

031(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated

17.05.11

` 1,64,67,600 ` 1,64,67,600 Nil

Total ` 5,00,50,716 ` 5,00,50,716 Nil

G.O No. and Date Received Expenditure Balance

22(sanction)RD/N/B/2F-8/11,Dated

02.05.11

` 26,16,262 ` 26,16,262 Nil

160(sanction)RD/N/B/2F-8/11,Dated

06.09.11

` 13,56,638 ` 13,56,638 Nil

273(sanction)RD/N/B/2F-8/11,Dated

09.12.11

`40,34,455 ` 39,43,024 ` 91,431

Total ` 80,07,355/- ` 79,15,624 ` 91,431

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE REPORT ON PAY & ALLOWANCES IN RESPECT OF DISTRICT PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE,

ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE YEAR 2011-2012, UNDER THE HEAD OF ACCOUNT

“2515-OTHER RURAL DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAMME -00-00-001- DIRECTION & ADMINISTRATION.

TOTAL ALLOTMENT RECEIVED

Sl. No.

G.O No. Dated Amount Expenditure Further Requirement

01 15(sanction)/II/DP/3F-9/11 15.06.2011 850000

02 32(sanction)/II/DP/3F-9/11 24.08.2011 1200000

03 62(sanction)/II/DP/3F-9/11 29.11.2011 650000

Total 2700000 3352589 652589

(Rupees Twenty Seven Lakh Only) Parishad Accounts and Audit Officer, Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad

T.E. -2011

G.O No. and Date Received Expenditure Balance

47/II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 18.08.10 ` 5000 ` 5000/-

35(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 11.08.10 ` 5000 ` 5000/-

Total ` 10000 `10000/-

13 OE (04-OOE)

G.O No. and Date Received Expenditure Balance

47/II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 18.08.10 ` 10000 ` 10000/-

35(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 11.08.10 ` 10000 ` 10000/-

Total ` 20,000 ` 20,000/-

Additional Executive Officer, Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad:-

G.O No. and Date Received Expenditure Balance

24(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 16.08.10 ` 10000 ` 10000/-

46(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 17.08.10 ` 2000 ` 2000/-

Total ` 12,000 ` 12,000

13 OE (04 –OOE)

G.O No. and Date Received Expenditure Balance

24(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 16.08.10 ` 10000 ` 10000/-

46(sanction)II/DP/3F-5/10, Dated 17.08.10 ` 5000 ` 5000/-

Total ` 15,000 ` 15,000

NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN SILIGURI SUB-DIVISION

GRAM PANCHAYAT

Name of

the Block

No. of

GPs

Total

members

elected

S.C. S.T. Women S.C.W S.T.W G.W

Matigara 5 95 34 13 32 12 6 14

Naxalbari 6 97 23 20 34 9 7 18

Khoribari 4 57 32 13 22 14 2 6

Phansidewa 7 109 35 39 39 12 16 11

TOTAL 22 358 124 85 127 47 31 49

PANCHAYAT SAMITI

Name of

the P.S.

No. of

P.S.

Total

members

elected

S.C. S.T. Women S.C.W S.T.W G.W

Matigara 1 14 5 2 5 3 - 2

Naxalbari 1 18 5 4 6 1 2 3

Khoribari 1 11 6 2 4 2 1 1

Phansidewa 1 21 7 7 7 2 3 2

TOTAL 4 64 23 15 22 8 6 8

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PASSPORT DEPARTMENT

The Passport Department is actually called the District Passport Application Collection Centre or

in short D.P.A.C.C. The function of the DPACC is as follows:

(a) To sell Blank Application Forms for International Passport @ Rs.10/= directly to the

public.

(b) To guide the applicants to fill-up the Application Form properly.

(c) Forwarding of the duly filled-in Application Forms along with the relevant documents to

the Supdt. of Police, DIB, Darjeeling for Police Verification till 31/12/2011. After

introduction of new modalities of submitting the Passport Application Form w.e.f.

01/01/2012 this system has been suspended for the time being.

(d) From 01st January, 2012 onwards the Passport Applications received from the public are

to be sent directly to the R.P.O., Kolkata without Police Verification.

(e) To issue Indo-Bangladesh Passport. But before issuing the Passport from the Passport

Department or DPACC, the Applications are to be sent to the Supdt. of Police, DIB,

Darjeeling for Police Verification.

(f) The Passport Department also deals with the case of Indian Citizenship as per the

instruction of the Government.

Presently, the DPACC consists of 2 (Two) UDAs and 1 (One) Group “D” staff.

Performance in the current year 2011:

(a) No. of International Passport Application sold : 3484

(b) No. of International Passport Application received : 1674

(c) No. of International Passport Application sent to R.P.O. Kolkata : 2949

(including Online Application)

(d) No. of Indo-Bangladesh Passport Application received : 20

(e) No. of Indo-Bangladesh Passport issued : 20

(f) No. of Indo-Bangladesh Passport ready to deliver : Nil

The DPACC office room should be repaired immediately before rainy season starts. Also

the re-electrification is required to be done urgently.

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POOL VEHICLES SECTION

1. Name of the A.D.M. -in- Charge : Shri R.K. Saini, IAS.

2. Name of the Officer-in-Charge : Shri Samden Dukpa, WBCS, (Exe),

3. Name of the Pool Superintendent : Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma, U.D.A.

INTRODUCTION : Aims, Objective and Nature of Work.

District Pool vehicles Section mainly controls all the Govt. vehicles which are placed at

the disposal of the District Magistrate, Darjeeling by the Govt. of West Bengal and also

the vehicles hired by the District Magistrate’s Office, Darjeeling to perform the various

duties i.e. Election, Flood, Relief, Law & Order, any Examination, inquest and for VIP

duties etc. This section controls the vehicles along with the drivers to perform all the

duties of the District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Officers

(Sadar), Executive Magistrates and other Officer-in-Charges and other departments of the

Collectorate. This section maintain all establishment matters except salary bills of the

Drivers, Cleaners, Mechanic etc. who are posted in this section.

NUMBERS OF VEHICLES:

The Pool has Sixteen Ambassador Cars, Twenty Jeeps, Three Gypsy, One Tata Sumo,

One Pick – up Van and Three Trucks.

The deployment of Pool Vehicles in the District is as follows:

Sl.No

.

Location Ambassador Jeeps Gypsy Tata Sumo Pick-up Truck Total

1 Dist. Pool 12 18 1 - 1 3 35

2 Siliguri 4 - 1 1 - - 6

3 Kurseong - 1 - - - - 1

4 Kalimpong - 1 1 - - - 2

Total 16 20 3 1 1 3 44

STAFF STRENGTH:

These vehicles are being operated by Twenty two permanent drivers out of which one are

deputed from the Civil Defense and one from the Land Reforms Department. The

remaining vehicles are being operated by drivers engaged on daily wage basis.

In addition to the drivers there are two cleaners and one night guard employed on a

regular basis.

STAFF POSITION:

SL.No. Name of the Post Sanctioned Strength Present Posting Vacant

1. Drivers 30 17 13

2. Pool Mechanic 01 Nil 01

3. Fitter 01 Nil 01

4. Cleaners 02 02 Nil

5. Night Guard 01 01 Nil

CATAGORIES & CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLES:

SL.No. Categories of the vehicle Vehicle No. Condition

1. Ambassador (Petrol) WMX-1 All vehicles are in

running

2. -do- WMX-707 condition but

repairing cost

3 -do- WB-77-0002 is considerably high

for

4. -do- WMB-8044 being very old. Apart

from

5. -do- WME-6913 that, the running cost

is

6. -do- WB-77-2001 exorbitantly high

since they

7. -do- WMC-5107 consume petrol only

except

8. -do- WMC-5108 LCV & Three Jeeps.

9 -do- WGX-4000

10. -do- WMA-8253

11 -do- WMA-8254

12 -do- WB-77-0011

13 -do- WMA-3828

14 -do- WB-02A-0006

15 -do- WMC-6

16 -do- WB-74-2050

17. Gypsy (Petrol) WMX-2

18 -do- WB-74-0001

19 -do- WMX-3

20. -Jeep (Petrol) WMX-8

21. -do- WMX-9

22 -do- WMX-424

23. -do- WMX-491

24. -do- WMX-808

25. -do- WMA-452

26. -do- WMA-4807

27. -do- WBE-4788

28. -do- WBE-7308

29. -do- WMF-6082

30. -do- WMX-1001

31. -do- WBG-8532

32. -do- WMB-6537

33. -do- WMA-2163

34. -do- WMB-8944

35. -do- WB-77-2000

36. -do- WMX-6

37. -do- (Diesel) WB-77-1463

38. -do- WMX-191

39. -do- WB-77-0142

40. Truck (Diesel) WB-76-0915

41. -do- WB-76-0918

42. -do- WB-76-0921

43. Pick up WB-77-6318

44. Tata Sumo WB-2F-0014

Most of the vehicles of Pool Vehicles Section are not only old but also consume large

quantity Petrol. Apart from that, they are not in good condition as opined by Motor

Vehicles Department. But the District Administration has no other alternative but to press

those vehicles into services in day to day routine work along with different type of

administrative work and Law & Order duties. Inspite of inconveniences arising out of old

and Petrol Cars, the Pool Vehicles Section is trying with utmost sincerity so that

maintenance charges and cost of fuel do not exceed beyond the allotted fund.

PERFORMANCE IN THE CURRENT YEAR:

(1) Liveries:

The long outstanding demand for liveries to Driver & Cleaner has been met up

and provided with one safari type suit to all the above beneficiaries.

(2) Allotment of new Car:

Government has recently allotted one new Mahindra Scorpio LX Model vehicle

to this District and the process to receive the same from Pool Transport

Department is undergoing.

The allotment of any new car in this district is in the gap of 25 to 27 years by the

government.

(3) Condemnation of old vehicles:

There were 6 (Six) numbers of old vehicles rotting in the garage for more than

decades and the same vehicles were disposed off after constituting Condemnation

Testing Committee observing all the due formalities.

The remittance on accounts of condemned vehicles totaling to amount of

Rs.39,400/- (Rupees, Thirty Nine Thousand and Four Hundred) only has been

deposited to proper government account.

(4) Relief & Rescue:

Besides normal duties, this section has played a vital role during the times of

natural calamities, like earthquake, landslides, torrential rainfall etc. Recently,

during the earthquake of September’2011, all the Pool Vehicles were pressed into

the service continuously for more than 24 Hours which hit the Darjeeling, Sikkim

& North Bengal badly in evacuating the traumatized patients from the District

Hospital , Darjeeling to their respective HOUSE on the whole night & day.

Similarly, a sad happening in the Bijanbari Block in connection with the Bridge

Collapse where more than 30 (Thirty) lives were lost and 300 or more injured

were taken to the District Hospital and the injured persons who were referred to

the Hospital in Siliguri were also provided with vehicles where more than 100

vehicles were deployed in immediate need with having no time in hand

throughout day & night.

REPAIR OF VEHICLEES :

The Pool Vehicles are checked regularly by the maintenance staff and the condition of

the vehicle is reported to the N.D.C. and A.D.M (G) through the Pool Superintendent

with the comments of the M.V.I.. Petty repairs and minor works are attended to by the

Pool Staff and also by local garages. Major repairs of any vehicle are routed through the

Motor Vehicle Inspector (Technical) and repairs are done in private garages after

observing all the formalities. All vehicles are checked thoroughly by the Pool Staff before

undertaking any long journey.

ALLOTMENT OF FUND.

The following table clearly shows the progressively declining trend of allotment of funds

from the year 2005- 2006 to the District of Darjeeling even when the cost of fuel and

other spares has risen sharply. The visit of the VIP’S in Darjeeling has also increased.

Year Amount Received Cumulative Outstanding bills upto date.

2010-2011 Rs.1,64,00,000/- Rs.85,00,000/- (Approx)

2011-2012 Rs.1,43,85,000/-

EXPENDITURE:

The expenditure on account of Pool Vehicles has been increasing annually due to steep

rise in the prices of POL and spare parts of the vehicles and also increase in the visits of

the VIP’s and VVIP’s to the District. The hilly terrain leads to lower fuel average and

large maintenance costs. Most of the vehicles of the Pool are of old and require constant

maintenance. Some vehicles are of 1972 to 1978 model and cannot perform satisfactorily.

During peak season, due to heavy rush of VIP’s and VVIP’s a number of vehicles have to

be hired as per their requirement from outside agencies for performing duties of such

dignitaries making the expenditure very high.

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PUBLIC GRIEVANCE & R.T.I.

Public Grievance Assistance Office was set up in the District and Sub-Divisional

Headquarters of the district of Darjeeling on 01.01.1999 in compliance with the Chief

Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal letter No. 1838 (150) – PAR (AR) dated the 23rd

December 1998. the District Magistrate has been designated as ‘District Grievance and

Assistance Officer’ at District Headquarters, while at the Sub-Divisional Grievance and

Assistance Officers and in the blocks the Block-Development Officers are the Block

Grievance and Assistance Officers.

The functions of the P.G.A.O. is to deal with the requests, complaint petition and

suggestions received from members of the public.

Right to Information (R.T.I) Section started functioning alongwith the P.G.A.O. Section

in compliance with the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal, Department of P &

AR Administrative Reforms Cell, Writers Buildings, Kolkata – 01 by designating officers

at various levels for acting as State Public Information Officer, Public Information

Officer, Assistant Public Information Officer and Appellate Authority at the District

Level, Sub-Divisional Level and Block Level of District Administration.

The function of R.T.I. is to dispose of petitions received from the public on their

grievance and complaints by referring all such petitions seeking informations to all the

concerned authorities and departments.

Sanctioned Strength :

There is no sanctioned strength of the staff in this office fixed by the Government. At

present only one U.D. Assistant is discharging all related files of both P.G.A.O. & R.T.I.

Section.

Performance in the current year :

No. of letters received :

P.G.A.O. : 55

R.T.I. : 102

No. of letters disposed of :

P.G.A.O. : 50

R.T.I. : 41

Remaining petitions / letters are sent to the different department authorities for taking

necessary action and some of them are sent back to the candidates or petitioners ask9ing

them to refer the cases to the concerned departments or offices by themselves.

Due to volume and nature of work, one Group C staff without any substitute sometimes

cannot cope with the work in hand on time. Therefore, one additional Group C staff is

required to ensure the smooth function of the section.

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REGISTRATION

The office of the District Registrar, Darjeeling comprises of the District Magistrate as

Ex-officio Additional Inspector General of Registration and the Additional District

Magistrate(L.R.)& District Land & Land Reforms Officer, Darjeeling as the District

Registrar. This office is under the Directorate of Registration & Stamp Revenue, West

Bengal and name of the department is Finance (Revenue) Department. It is a revenue

earning department of the Government. It deals with the realization of Stamp Duty and

Registration Fees. The Registration Fees and the Stamp Duty are realized during

registration from Sale Deeds, Gift Deeds, Exchange Deeds, Partnership Deeds, Partition

Deeds, Lease Deeds , Adoption Deeds , Trust Deeds etc.

Transfer of property is effected by registration of the instruments. There are five

Registration Offices in the Darjeeling District and Darjeeling Office is the Head Office

and responsible for the supervision of the whole district. All the Registering Officers are

also Drawing & Disbursing Officers as well as head of the office, Ex-Officio Marriage

Registrars and holding the power of Collector U/S 41 A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

2. Total Sanctioned Strength of the district

Designation. Sanctioned Strength. Existing Strength . Vacant Post .

D.S.R. 1 1 Nil

A.D.S.R. 4 4 Nil

U.D.C. 13 9 4

L.D.C. 14 Nil 14

Gr. ‘D’ 11 5 6

3. Performance in the current year :

Year No. of Documents Target Achieved

2009 – 2010 12692 52 Crores 49,74,64,406.00

2010 – 2011 14065 62 Crores 63,18,86,396.00

2011 – 2012(Jan,12) 13512 82 Crores 62,14,19,057.00

LEGAL MARRIAGE : The District Sub – Registrar is also Ex –Officio Marriage

Registrar under Registrar General of Birth, Death and Marriage, Judicial Department,

Govt. of West Bengal. There are at present three types of legal marriage procedures

namely Registered Marriage, Special Marriage and Hindu Marriage. The minimum time

for acceptance of documents is one month for proper public notice in the matter. There is

one Special provision for Muslim Marriage, which is conducted by the appointed ‘KAZI’

in the respective jurisdiction, which is as per the Muslim Marriage Act, 1880.

NO. OF MARRIAGES REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 2009-2010 , 2010-

2011, 2011-2012.

District Year Applied Solemnised Registered

Sadar

Darjeeling

2009-2010 91 38 9

2010-2011 169 97 16

2011-2012 151 112 13

DEED WRITERS / COPY WRITERS.

Office No. of Deed Writers No. of Copy Writers Dist.Sub-Registrar, Darjeeling 01 02 Addl.Dist. Sub-Registrar,Siliguri 01 10 Addl.Dist.Sub-

Registrar,Bagdogra 07 11

Addl Dist. Sub-

Registrar,Kalimpong 02 02

Addl Dist.Sub-

Registrar,Kurseong 02 01

RECORD ROOM :

The existing Record Room of District Registration Office, Darjeeling is functioning since

1850, Which is very old and congested. Since 1980 all the records of the concerned R.Os’

are lying in the Offices of the Additional Dist. Sub-Registrar, Siliguri, Bagdogra,

Kalimpong and kurseong.

The present Record Room is very dark and damp due to lack of sufficient light and no

heating system , most of the old volumes and registers are almost torn out and damaged.

In this regards, this office has been already informed to the Inspector General of

Registration & Commissioner of Stamp Revenue, Writers’ Buildings, Kolkata for

preservation of Govt. record properly and shifting to new place will be the best solution,

if available.

e – Registration :

The Office of the District Sub- Registrar, Darjeeling ; Additional District sub- Registrar,

Siliguri, Bagdogra , Kurseong are functioning under e-Registration. The Office of the

Additional District Sub- Registrar, Kalimpong will shortly function under e- Registration.

In this connection, the CMC Limited, Kolkata under Private Public Partnership model

has been informed to start the interior decoration for the computerisation of the said

office.

Details of e – Registration Process :

FLOW SHEET DIAGRAM

Post Registration Services Include :

a. Searching of Deed

b. Inspection of Deed & Other Minor Registers

c. Certified Copy of Deed & Other Minor Registers.

d. Re-registration.

All the above activities can be performed using CORD.

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Presentation of

deed with the

Assessment sip

Checking

the validity

of the deed

Entering

details into

the computer

Recalculation

of Registration

Fees, Stamp

Duty Fees

Verification

by R.O.

Receiving Fees,

Demand Draft,

Treasury Challan

Allotment of

Deed

Number

Photo &

Fingerprint

Capture

Preparation

of Signature

Sheet

Preparation

of

Endorsement

Scanning

of

Deed

Generation of

Completion of

Registration

Page

Delivery of

Deed

DISASTER MANAGEMENT (RELIEF)

Formerly, the section was known as ‘Relief’ Section and normally it dealt with providing

relief during the time of landslide flood, fire accident and other calamity.

After the enactment of Disaster Management Act 2005 the name of the section was also

changed to that of Disaster Management Section. Not only that the work of the section

also increased manifold. Now the task of the section is not only to provide relief during

calamities but also to make people aware of the prevailing situation beforehand and make

them capable of tackling the worst situation.

The topography of the district of Darjeeling is very diverse. In one side it has three hill

sub-divisions, Kurseong, Kalimpong, DARJEELING Sadar and on the other side has one

plain sub-division Siliguri resulting in all types of calamities such as Landslide, floods

during monsoon. Sometimes the torrential rains causes flash floods in the plains due to

sudden flooding of river likes Teesta, Mahananda, Balasun and Panchnoi Ipso facto the

department has to stay alert to tackle different types of calamities.

Staff position:

Designation Sanctioned Strength Existing Strength

DDMO 1 for DDMO 1 SDDMO

U.D Assistant 1 5

L.D Assistant 1 Nil

Group “D” 1 3

Monsoon this year:

Although, the monsoon seemed normal this year, but it brought severe damage to the

Jhoras in and around Darjeeling and Kurseong sub-division.The Jhaoras in the hills plays

a very vital role in the Road link of the hill areas.The small springs and sewage flows

down these jhoras over which culverts have been constructed at regular intervals which

links the roads. In the monsoon these jhoras swell up and flow over the roads causing

damage to the roads. Many of these jhoras with the protection wall were damaged in the

monsoon the reports with the estimates have been sent to the Government by this office.

In the year 2010 the life line of Darjeeling, the NH 55 was gravely damaged by the rain,

this year the situation have been more aggravated and swept away the road at Pagla Jhora

making it beyond repair.

The monsoon usually ends in the month of September the section was qrapping up the

final reports of the damages but nature had other plans for the sub-himalayan region

specially for Sikkim and Darjeeling.

On the evening of 18.09.2011 at 18.10 hours (IST) a massive earthquake of the intensity

of 6.8 on Richter scale hit Sikkim,,district of Darjeeling particularly and parts of

Jalpaiguri district. The total loss appended below.

1. Total nos. of human lives lost : 08 nos.

2. Total nos. of injured persons : 41 nos.

3. Total nos. of livestock lost : 166 nos

4. Nos. of fully damage pucca houses : 7787 nos.

5. Nos. of fully damaged kutcha houses : 275 nos.

6. Nos. of partially damaged houses : 29325 nos.

The next of kins of the deceased and the injured persons have been allotted Ex-Gratia

Grant from PM’s Relief Fund and the State Govt.

During last leg of monsoon the heavy rainfall on 25th

September 2011 washed away a

stretch of Road bench about 35.00 m in length and 10.00 m in height between 1.00 kmp

Lebong Cart Road disconnecting the Darjeeling town with Lebong Valley and many

prominent Schools, Colleges and tea-estates.

Another tragedy struck Darjeeling on the evening of 22.10.2011 when suspension bridge

at Binjanbar collapsed killing 33 persons and injuring 160 persons. The victims of the

tragedy have received the Ex-gratia payment from the State Govt. and Sikkim Govt. as

well.

This year a total of 1447.92 MT of Normal G.R has been received under different G.O.s

and an allotment of 620 MT of Sp.G.R. has been sanctioned which has been sub-allotted

to outlying SDOs & BDOs as per approve quota.

Cash G.R –A fund of Rs.32,60,000/- received.

Contingency fund – A total of Rs.78.00 lakh has been received.

H.B.Grant – A fund of Rs.20.00 crore received for victims of the Earthquake.

The MLA fund- This year this office was in receipt of Rs.11,60,100/-vide

no81/FR,Dtd.26.7.11 and Rs.8,00,000/- has been received vide no.78/FR,Dtd.18.07.2011

as purchase of clothing.

Altogether, the this department was in receipt of following Relief Materials under

different G.O.nos.

Tarpauline Lungi Panjabi

Pazama

Dhuti Sari Children

Garment

Woolen

Blanket

Male

Wrapper

Salwar

Kurta

20000 5000 6000 5000 10000 12000 23000 10000 14000

The Relief Materials has been sub-allotted to the outlying SDOs & BDOs as per their

requirements.

This year the Govt. ha sanctioned a fund of Rs.4,50,000/- for procurement of Global

Positioning System, out of the fund the district has purchased 17 nos. of the system and

issued to all the outlying SDOs & BDOs and Rs.,20,00,000/- lakh has been received for

the purchase of Rescue equipments.

A fund of Rs.66,066/- for procurement of microphones set to be fitted on the vehicles of

DM, ADMs, SDOs and BDOs.

So far the Disaster Management Section has been quite capable of tackling the emergent

situation arising due to natural and man made calamities. In all these operation the

section is getting full co-operation from all the li departments and NGOs.

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REVENUE MUNSHIKHANA

Revenue Munshikhana mainly deals with the collection of revenue of the State

Government in the District including Electricity Duty. It also monitors resource

mobilization in the district. The Section also deals with the cases relating to the Indian

Stamp Manual such as stamp refund cases and deficit value of stamps while registering

instruments. Matters regarding probate cases, motor accident claims cases etc. are also

looked after by the section. One of the main functions of this Section is to pursue Civil

Rules and Civil Suits through the Ld Legal Remembrancer, and appointment of lawyers

for defending Government cases. A large number of notices under Section 80 C.P.C. are

received which are attended too. Issue of Licenses to the shops and stalls within the

Collectorate compound and within the compounds of the Offices of Sub-Divisional

Officers are also looked after by this Section.

Staff Strength :

Sl.

no. Post

Sanctioned

Strength

Present

Strength Remarks

1 Revenue Peshkar 1 0

2 U.D Clerk 2 1

3 L.D. Clerk (Typist) 2 2

4 Group “D” 2 2

5 Orderly to O.C Nil 1

The following are the present status of different works under Revenue Munshikhana :

1. Total no’s of letters received from January 2011 to December 2011 : 210

2. Total no’s of letters issued from January 2011 to December 2011 : 300

3. Total no’s of petition received from January 2011 to December 2011 : 12

Cases related to the Lower Court from January-2011 to December-2011:

Types of Cases No’s of Cases

received

No’s of Cases

disposed off Remarks

OC Title Suits 4 nil n.a

OC Suit Cases

8 nil

GP, Kalimpong -2

GP, Darjeeling - 2

GP, Siliguri - 2

RTO,Darjeeling- 2

Civil Judge, Slg - 0

ADSR Bagdogra - 0

SDO, Siliguri - 0

Under 80 C.P.C. 11 nil n.a

Legal Heir Cases from January 2011 to December 2011 :

No’s of Cases received No’s of Cases disposed off

No’s of cases in respect of

which reports have not

been submitted by the

enquiry Officer.

189 170 19

Report regarding disposal of refund of spoiled Non-Judicial Stamp from January

2011 to December 2011:

No’s of cases received No’s of cases disposed off No’s of cases under process

17 3 14

Grant of Stamp Vendor License from January-2011 to December-2011:

Name of Sub-Division No. of Stamp Vendor License issued

Darjeeling nil

Kalimpong nil

Kurseong nil

Siliguri nil

Grant of Money Lender License from January-2011 to December-2011:

Name of Sub-Division No. of Money Lender License issued

Darjeeling nil

Kalimpong nil

Kurseong nil

Siliguri nil

ELECTRICITY DUTY :

The Revenue Munshikhana deals with the matter of realization of Electric Duty. As per

sub-section (4) of Section 5 of the Electricity Duty Act, 1953, in the case of energy other

than energy supplied by a license (or the State Government) the person who generates or

supplies such energy has to pay to the State Government Electricity Duty at the

prescribed rate payable under section 3 of the units of such energy.

The Collector of Revenue Munshikhana realizes the Electricity duty from the person and

the firms, who generate electricity through diesel generator irrespective of whether they

use it themselves of supply it to others.

The Electricity Duty collected from April 2011 to March 2011 is Rs. 1463973=00

(Rupees Fourteen- Lakh, Sixty-three-thousand, Nine-hundred & Seventy-three)only.

RESOURCE MOBILISATION:

The following is the statement of Resource Mobilisation of the District from April 2011

to March 2012.

Sl. No. HEAD OF A/C TAX/DUTY AMOUNT

1 0030 Stamp Duty & Registration 700130202=00

2 0039 Excise Revenue 1479876187=00

3 0041 M.V. Tax 601998536=00

4 0043 Electricity Duty 1463973=00

5 0045 Amusement Tax 22311056=00

6 0853 Cess & Royalty 52177330=00

Name of Registers maintained in this Department:

i. Attendance Register.

ii. Index Register.

iii. Receipt Register.

iv. Issue Register.

v. Allotment Register.

vi. Bill Transit Register for Stamp Refund cases.

vii. Legal heirs verification Register.

viii. High Court Register.

ix. Civil suit Register.

x. Civil Rule Register.

xi. Appeal case Register.

xii. Probate case Register.

xiii. 80 C.P.C. case Register.

xiv. Casual leave Register.

xv. Demand Register for Electricity Duty.

xvi. Challan Register.

xvii. Spoil NJ Stamp Register.

xviii. Register of Register.

xix. Official book Register.

xx. Stamp Vendor License Register.

xxi. Peon book.

xxii. Guard File.

ACTS & RULES & REGULATION dealt in the department:

i. Bangla Electricity Duty Acts 1935 & Bengal Electricity Duty Rule 1935

ii. Indian Stamp Act 1899.

iii. West Bengal Service (Clarification control and Appeal Rules 1935

iv. W.B. Service Rule 1935.

v. WBSR part-I & II.

vi. West Bengal Finance Rule Vol-I & II.

vii. Court fee Manuals 1940

viii. Civil suit Rules.

ix. Administrative Tribunal Act 1985.

Status of Audit Report.

The Account of Revenue Munshikhana Section has been Audited by the A.G West

Bengal and replies to the Audit queries are not pending.

Physical condition of the Department.

The physical condition of the section is below standard and improper for working. The

room is congested as it houses ST/SC/OBC department also. Every day, this department

are visited by Lawyers & general public due to which the room is always crowded and

unhygienic as the room has no ventilator foul smell from the toilet enters the room

directly. There are no sufficient lights. Hence, the RM Section needs to be shifted to

another room or location.

Condition of Files :

The conditions of the files are more or less good.

Consignment of Records :

Consignment of Records is going on.

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REFUGEE RELIEF & REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT

The main function of this Section is to acquire the land from other Departments in

favour of the Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation Department for rehabilitation of the

displaced persons by making the payment of compensation being the value of the

land so acquired.

This Section is at present functioning under the Addl. District Magistrate, Refugee

Relief & Rehabilitation Department, Siliguri and its function is limited to the

Siliguri Sub-Division only as there being no RR&R land in other Sub-Divisions of

the District. But in the District Headquarter, the Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation

Department is looked after by an Officer-In-Charge, assisted by one UDC, who in

turn corroborates with RR&R Deptt. Siliguri under the supervision of

ADM(LR).The Section is dealing with 17 numbers of Refugee Colonies scattered

in and around the Siliguri Sub-Division. There are three groups of Refugee

colonies, viz; Group-607,Group-998 and GS

SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF R.R&R.DEPTT.SILIGURI

SL.NO GROUP EXISTING

STRENGTH

TOTAL

1. GROUP-A

GRADE PAY-Rs.4400-to 8000

K.G.O-1 1

2. GROUP-B

GRADE PAY-RS.3200 to 4100

REHABILITATION

OFFICER-1

SURVEYOR-3

4

3. GROUP-C

GRADE PAY-RS.1900 to 2900

CHAINMAN-7 7

4. GROUP-D

GRADE PAY-RS.1700 to 1800

NIL NIL

RELIEF & REHABILITATION WORKS IN SILIGURI SUB-DIVISION

PROGRESS IN DISTRIBUTION OF F.H.T.D AS ON 15TH

FEBRUARY,2012.

SL

NO

NAME OF THE

COLONY

GRO

UP

OF

COLO

NY

TOTAL NO.OF

FAMILIES AS PER

CONRIT

TOTAL DEED ISSUED

UPTO 31.12.11

PENDING REMARKS

REFUGE

E

NOB-

REFUGE

E

F.H.T.D

FOR

REFUGEE

FAMILIES

LEASE

DEED

FOR

NON

REFUG

EE

FAMILI

ES

F.H.T.D

FOR

REFUG

EE

FAMILI

ES

LEASE

DEED

FOR

NON

REFUG

EE

FAMILI

ES

1. SUBASH

NAGAR 607 62 2 60 1 2 1

2. DAS COLONY -DO- 30 0 29 0 1 0

3. ADARSHA

NAGAR

-DO- 173 130 171 108 2 22

4. ADARSHAPAL

LY

-DO- 25 3 25 2 0 1

5. PRATIKPALLY -DO- 223 0 223 0 0 0

6. BBD COLONY -DO- 88 13 86 12 2 1

7. DESHBANDUP

ARA

-DO- 143 2 143 0 0 2

8. DEBASISH

COLONY

-DO- 246 0 247 0 0 0 TO SPLIT

UP THE

FAMILY

9. MAHAKALPAL

LY

-DO- 111 6 106 6 5 0

10 DURGADAS

COLONY

-DO- 225 10 217 11 8 0

11 SRAMIK

NAGAR

-DO- 23 0 23 0 0 0

12 NATUNPARA -DO- 152 114 170 133 0 0 TO SPLIT

UP THE

FAMILY

13 DABGRAM

UNNAYAN-I

-DO- 67 0 66 0 1 0

14 DABGRAMUN

NAYAN-II

-DO- 87 0 81 0 6 0

15 JYOTINAGAR

COLONY

-DO- 407 118 394 98 13 20

16 BAGHAJATIN

COLONY

-DO- 737 235 803 191 0 43 TO SPLIT

UP THE

FAMILY

17 PATI COLONY -DO- 384 38 390 48 0 0 TO SPLIT

UP THE

FAMILY

TOTAL 3183 671 3234 610 40 90

1 DABGRAM

COLONY-I GS 827 0 870 0 0 0 INCREAS

E IN

NO.DUE

TO SPLIT

UPTHE

FAMILY

2. . DABGRAM

COLONY-II

-DO- 232 0 233 0 0 0 INCREAS

E IN

NO.DUE

TO SPLIT

UPTHE

FAMILY

3. MATIGARA

G.S.COL

-DO- 213 0 172 0 41 0

4. CHOWPUKHUR

A GS COL.

-DO- 50 0 50 0 0 0

TOTAL 1322 0 1325 0 41 0

1. GANESH

GHOSH

COLONY

998 145 * 104 6 32 *

2. SAMARNAGAR

COLONY

-DO- 615 * 356 63 240 *

TOTAL 760 0 460 72 212 0

GRAND TOTAL 5265 671 5019 682 293 90

REVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN REFUGEE

COLONIES

The Infrastructure Development work has been done under the State Budget in rural colonies

namely Matigara GS Colony and Chowpukuria GS Colony vide RR&R Department Order

No.756(3)-Rehab,dated,11.3.1999

(a)

(b)

Name of Colonies Expenditure Incurred % of work completed

Matigara GS Colony Rs.24,60,390.00 100%

Chowpukuria GS Colony Rs. 6,49,390.00 100%

The I.D Work has also been done under the Central Assistance in Rural Colonies namely,

Matigara GS Colony and Chowpukuria GS Colony and in Urban Colonies namely,Durgadas

Squatters’ Colony, Sramik Nagar Squatters’ Colony and Nutanpara Squatters’ Colony vide

RR&R Departments Order No.2069-Rehab-1/10M-2/2004,dt.26.9.2005

(a)

(b)

Name of Colonies Expenditure Incurred % of work completed

Durgadas Squatters’ Colony Rs.36,71,647.00 96%

Sramik Nagar Squatters Colony Rs. 3,42,795.00 100%

© Nutanpara Squatters’ Colony Rs.25,54,254.00 100%

Moreover, Rs.78,64,170.00 was allotted tos the RR&R Department for ID works of 13 RR

Colonies vide Memo.No.249(Sanc)Rehab-I,dt.1.2.2010. The said amount was transferred in

favour of Commissioner, Siliguri Municipal Corporation on 29th

March,2010.Siliguri Municipal

Corporation being the Executing “Agency. ,the different works such as Repairing of Drain on

the both side of Roads & construction of two pit power flush latrine in different Municipal

Wards & Colonies are in progress /completed and in some other areas 30 % works has been

completed and in some cases the work could not be started due to land dispute.

DISPOSAL OF PENDING R.R.WORKS.

27(Twenty Seven) Shops were leased out in George Mahabert Road in the Year 1981-82

including both to the refugee & non refugee .Out of these 4(four) lease deeds were renewed.

There are 15(Fifteen) Govt. added Educational Institution situated on RR land under the Siliguri

Sub-division. Out of them 3(three) institutions ere issued Lease ?Deeds on departmental

approval. Beside this lease deed was issued to 1(one) Club on 12.3.1002,the School of Siliguri

Primary School Council applied for issuance of permission certificate of primary Schools which

lies under RR Department ,Suiliguri Sub-Division. A spot verification was required for leasing

out the piece of lands which are occupied by the Primary Schools. As such a proposal for joint

inspection with Siliguri Primary School Council had been sent to the Secretary, vide

memo.no.300/RR/Slg.dt.30.6.2010.Again a reminder for the same also had been sent vide

memo.no.368-RR/Slg.dt.15.12.2010. .Reply has yet to be received by the Office.

Lastly , a quantum of 67.677 acres of Railway land was relinquished in favour of Refugee Relief

& Rehabilitation Department for settlement of the same with the displaced persons. T he transfer

value of the land was assessed at Rs.6,39,91,311.00.The Govt. have sanctioned an amount of

Rs.1,62,12,712.64 only and the entire amount has been released to the General Manager, N.F

.Railway being the compensation value towards the acquisition of the land.

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REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE

Regional Training Centre, Darjeeling was established in the year 2006 under the

supervision of the Administrative Training Institute, Kolkata. This centre is concerned

with various Training programmes i.e. In Service Training for W.B.C.S (Exe), Clerical

and Group ‘D’ staff of different departments as per scheduled programme fixed by

A.T.I., Kolkata. Beside this, this centre provides training on Disaster Management and

Ms-Word, Ms-Excel & Internet to the staff of various departments.

The Regional Training Centre, Darjeeling has provided various Training Programme

since the establishment of the Centre. The following training programmes have been

conducted till the year 2012:-

Sl No Year Total No. of Trainings held Total No.

Participants

GOI STATE TOTAL

1 2005-06 3 ---- 3 56

2 2006-07 3 2 5 102

3 2007-08 4 1 5 100

4 2008-09 3 ---- 3 81

5 2009-10 3 2 5 121

6 2010-11 ----- 1 1 19

7 2011-12 3 4 7 162

A proposal has already been sent to the A.T.I., Kolkata for inclusion of training

programmes of RTC., Darjeeling for the year 2012-13 in the Training Calendar of

A.T.I.,Kolkata which are as follows :-

Sl.No.

Accordi

ng to

Priority

Areas/Topics for Training GOI/State Level of

Participants

Expecte

d No. of

Trainees

Probable

dates with

duration

1. In service training for Clerical

staff

GOI Gr. ‘C’ staff 40 17.04.2012

2. Landslide Preparedness GOI Gr. ‘C’ staff 40 24.04.2012

3. In service Training for Gr. ‘D’

staff

State Gr. ‘D’ staff 40 15.05.2012

4. Ms Word/Ms Excel & Internet GOI Gr. ‘B’ &

‘C’ staff

30 19.06.2012

5. Right to Information State Gr. ‘A’/’B’

& ‘C’ staff

40 10.07.2012

6. ToT for Clerical staff on

WBSR/WBTR/WBFR

GOI

Gr. ‘C’ staff

40

14.08.2012

7. Training for Executive

Magistrates

GOI Gr. ‘A’

officers

30 18.09.2012

8. In service Training for Gr. ‘D’

staff

State Gr. ‘D’ staff 40 24.09.2012

9. In service training for Clerical

staff

GOI Gr. ‘C’ staff 40 17.10.2012

10. ToT for Clerical staff on

WBSR/WBTR/WBFR

GOI

Gr. ‘C’ staff

40

05.11.2012

11. Ms Word/Ms Excel & Internet GOI Gr. ‘B’ &

‘C’ staff

30 19.11.2012

12. In-service training for Clerical

staff

GOI Gr. ‘C’ staff 40 10.12.2012

The training programmes in this year 2010-11 could not be conducted as per ATI training

calendar schedule due to agitation in Darjeeling hills which has to be conducted as per

direction of A.T.I., Kolkata this year i.e. in the year 2011-12, besides this two training

programmes i.e. Trainers’ Training for Executive Magistrates for 5 (five) district of North

Bengal in which Smt. Mitali Bandyopadhayay, Joint Director, ATI, Kolkata had taken

class and for the first time. RTC, Darjeeling conducted In service training for Clerical

staff and has successfully conducted at Circuit House, Siliguri.

After completion of each training programme this centre distributes Certificates to the

individual participants by the concerned Nodal Officer.

With good effort of Sri Somitra Mohan, IAS, District Magistrate and Smt. N.L.Sherpa,

WBCS(Exe), Nodal Officer, RTC, Darjeeling Sri M.N.Roy, Principal Secretary has

already sanctioned an allotment of fund of Rs. 95, 49,647/- (Rupees Ninety five lakhs

forty nine thousand six hundred & forty seven)only to construct its own building at

District Magistrate’s office premises.

ALLOTMENT OF FUND RECEIVED

Cheque received under Memo.No.852/ATI (0)/VI-20/0809 dt. 5.12.11 : Rs. 27,000/-

(Under Memo No.509ATI/ (35)-I-3/02(0), dt. 28.7.2011 : Rs. 45,000/-

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RECORD ROOM

The District Record Room is situated at the district head-quarters and is under the charge

of Deputy Collector. There is none Record Keeper who is responsible for proper

preservation and consignment of records of different Section of the Collectorate. Besides

this, the Record Keeper also maintains the Birth and Death Register of various health

centres of Darjeeling. Verification of Electoral Rolls are also done from this Department.

The Record Room also deals with the work of supply of Mouza maps to different

government department as well as to the Public and certified copies of case records and

registers for birth and death. The sanctioned strength of the Section is as follows :

Sl. No. Post Sanctioned strength Present strength

01. Record Keeper 1 1

02. Asstt. Record Keeper 1 1

03. Group ‘C’ 3 2

04. Group ‘D’ 1 2

The following is the number of letter received and issued by the Record room during the

last one year i.e. 2011-2012.

Year No. of letters received No. of letter issued

2011-2012 03 03

At preset the condition of Record Room has improved in comparison to what it was

earlier. The minor repair works and white washing done recently has given it a decent

look. The use of electric heater to lessen the dampness, inside the Record Room is not

recommended until the entire internal wiring is changed besides this, it would be better if

two exhaust fans or blowers are installed in the inner potion of the record room. This will

help in lessening the dampness of the rooms. It also requires a proper ventilation system.

Regarding Maps : The mouza maps of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Siliguri and Hill Cart Road

Jorebunglow, Kuirseong are very few in our stock. The sheet of Kalimpong Development

area is out of stock. These should be brought to this office from Director, Land Records

& Survey, Calcutta for official use one usual terms and conditions.

Restricted Maps : Very few than maps are in the office excepting Pulbazar Bijanbari P.S.

which is totally exhausted.

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1

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Welfare or Kalyan has long tradition in India. Kalyan for the vulnerable group of our

society that is old, widow, disabled and destitute children. Social Welfare Department is

one of the oldest departments of the district Collectorate Darjeeling. Kalyan for the poor

old man, widow and disabled and destitute children has been ensured by various

schemes.

ICPS

The new scheme ICPS has been lunched by the Social Welfare Department with the

collaboration of Govt. of India in 2009. The scheme is implemented specially for the

welfare of the children. The progress of the scheme is depicted below:

The District Child Protection Society, Darjeeling was formed in the first meeting of

DCPS held on 30.04.2010 as per the Govt. guidelines. All members were given handbook

on the Scheme through an orientation workshop organized on the same day.

The DCPS , Darjeeling has been functioning from a rented accommodation at Dr. Zakir

Hussein Road, Darjeeling from August 2010.

A Bank Account was opened in the Vijay Bank, Darjeeling Branch. The A/C number is

720401011000843.

There is no approved JCL as well as CNCP Home in Darjeeling District. Edith Wilkins

Street Children Trust , Darjeeling applied for JCL Home for Girls which was

recommended and forwarded to the Director of Social Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal.

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

Reconstituted vide Notification No. 5162(5)-SW dated: 30.09.2011. Functioning of the

Committee has been going on from Siliguri and Darjeeling (Edith Wilkins Street

Children Trust, 4 Jawahar Road, Darjeeling-734101)

• Total No of children intervened during Ist. Tenure of CWC (2008-2011)=

1246

• Total No of children intervened during 01.01.2012 to 31.01.2012 = 132

JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD

Reconstituted vide Notification No. 5161(3)-SW dated 30.09.2011.

Total No of cases since inception to 31.0.2012: 124

Total No of cases disposed of upto 31.01.2012: 18

Total No. of cases pending for finalization : 106

2

HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT

The first meeting of the District Level Committee on Anti-Trafficking of Women and

Children was held on 31.01.2012.

Two awareness programmes on Anti-Trafficking held at Mirik (organized by

Kanchanjangha Uddhar Kendra, Siliguri ) & at Tourist Lodge , Darjeeling (organized by

MARG) were attended by the DSWO and PO (PWDVA).

Two Home Investigations of Trafficked Girls were made by the BWOs of Mirik and

Matigarah on the request of the Shakti Vahini , an NGO of New Delhi.

REPORT ON PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

ACT’2005

Sl.

No

2008 2009 2010 2011

1. Number of

complaints of

Domestic

Violence lodged

with PO

Nil 8 7 6

2. Number of DIR

forwarded to

Magistrate

Nil 4 4 5

3. Number of

Aggrieved

Persons provided

Legal Aid

Nil Nil 2 2

4. Number of

applications

heard by

Magistrate

Nil 3 4 4

5. Number of

applications

disposed by

Magistrate

Nil 1 3 3

6. Number of

Protection Order

granted by

Magistrate

Nil 1 3 2

7. Number of

Residence Order

granted by

Magistrate

Nil 1 3 2

8. Number of

Custody Order

granted by

Magistrate

Nil 1 1 1

3

SWAWLAMBAN

The Scheme was implemented by the following Organizations:

A. The Hill Social Welfare Society, Kalimpong ( Handloom weaving training

programme for 60 women)

B. Bodhibharati, Siliguri, (Tie and dye scheme for 100 women)

A meeting was held on 10.01.2012 with some selected NGOs by the direction of the

District Magistrate , Darjeeling. The guidelines of the Scheme was circulated among

all the BWOs of Darjeeling District in the meeting held on 18.01.2012 with the

request to contact with the NGOs for submitting proposals on the Scheme.

Cutting & tailoring Centers: 3 (Darjeeling-Pulbazar, Matigara & Phansidewa)

SOCIAL DEFENCE I.E. PENSIONS, DISABILITY WELFARE , ETC

Number of sanction quota of all types of Pension Schemes.

Sl.

No

Designation of

the disbursing

authority

OLD AGE WIDOW DISABILITY

Total No of

sanction quota

Total No of

sanction quota

Total No of

sanction quota

01. Darjeeling

Sadar

494 224 165

02. SDO, Siliguri 200 172 104

03. SDO, Kurseong 103 97 88

04. SDO,

Kalimpong

81 76 47

05. BDO, Jorebunglow-

Sukhiapokhri 100 90 98

06. BDO, Pulbazar 105 105 86

07. BDO, Rangli

Rangliot

80 80 60

08. BDO, Kurseong 138 84 57

09. BDO, Mirik 71 66 49

10. BDO,

Kalimpong-I

126 74 69

11. BDO,

Kalimpong-II

106 74 65

12. BDO,

Gorubathan

84 64 59

13. BDO, Matigara 90 101 84

4

14. BDO, Naxalbari 101 93 89

15. BDO,

Phansidewa

124 106 106

16. BDO, Kharibari 79 77 61

TOTAL 2082 1583 1287

Allotment received upto December, 2011@ Rs. 750/- (Rupees Seven hundred and fifty)

only per head per month.

DISABILITY WELFARE

Non Institutional Care for Destitute Children: 100

Scholarship to the Children Studying below class IX: 100

NHFDC Loan: 41 cases were forwarded to the WBWDU out of which 1

case has been sanctioned but fund is not yet released.

PROSTHETIC AIDS AND APPLIANCES DISTRIBUTED DURING 2011-2012:

Wheel chair: 10

Tri Cycle: 2

Auxiliary Crutches: 10

Blind Stick: 13

Elbow CR: 20

Hearing Aid: 41

ADIP SCHEME WAS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH IRCS, SILIGURI

Through BDO, Matigara : 86 Pcs

Through BDO, Kharibari : 30 Pcs

Kalimpong including Tode : 139 Pcs

Through BDO, Phansidewa-146 Pcs

Through BDO, Naxalbari- 66 Pcs

Darjeeling-18

SMC Area-38

IDENTITY CARD

Number of Identity Card issued among three Hill Sub-Divisions during 2011-2012 =

306.

Number of Identity Card issued among Siliguri Sub-Division during 2011-2012 = 145

Handicapped Certification Camps have been organized through out three Hill Sub-

Divisions. 5000 blank Identity Cards are required for which several letters were sent to

the Commissioner of Disability, Govt. Of West Bengal.

One proposal submitted by North Bengal Handicapped Rehabilitation Society , Siliguri

for setting up of DDRC was sent to the Govt. of India.

5

Legal Guardianship Certificates issued for Siliguri Sub-Division during 2011-2012= 19

PERFORMANCE OF NGOS RECEIVING GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Sl.

No

Name of the NGO Field of Activities

01. North Bengal Council for the Disabled

C/o- Agniraj, 1. Buddhadev Bose Road, Siliguri

CBR works for the welfare of persons with

disabilities & also for marginalized people.

02. North Bengal Handicapped Rehabilitation

Society,

Nibedita Market, Hospital Road , siliguri

Educational Institute for Deaf, Dump & Mentally

retarded

03. Indian Red Cross Society,

Siliguri, Hakimpara

Awareness against drug, HIH/AIDS, Blood donation.

04. Dum Dum Park Unnyani Samannay,

Sonada, Darjeeling

Project on Child Labour, Applied for registration for

being Service Provider under PWDV Act.

05. Drukpa Kargyud Destitute Home,

West Point, Hill Cut Road Darjeeling

Running Destitute Home.

06. Kripasaran Buddhist Mission Destitute Home,

64/A , Gandhi Road, Darjeeling

Running Destitute Home.

07. Society for the Promotion of Youth & Masses ,

(SPYM) Ghoom-Sukhia Road

Drug De-addiction, Counselling & Rehabilitation

Centre

08. SEBAYAN, Ramkrishna Para, Matigara-734428 Drug De-addiction, Counselling & Rehabilitation

Centre

09. Child In Need Institute, (North Bengal), 45

Meghnath Sarani, Santi More, Hakimpara,

Siliguri

Urban Health Programme, Child Protection

Programme , Covering vulnerable children at Red

Light Area, UNDP-TAHA programme.

10. Darjeeling District Council for Child Welfare,

C/o- Anjana Tamang, Vill. Soreng, P.O-

Bardara, Darjeeling

Welfare of Children in need Care and Protection

11. Missionaries of Charity, Santa Bhawan,

Tindharia, Kurseong

Working for sick , dying and abandoned destitute,

care for leprosy, T.B. & AIDS, adopting agency.

12. St. John Ambulance Asson, Gayabari Busty,

P.O- Kurseong, Darjeeling

Vocational Training , Counselling Project for

working childrenin need care and protection.

13. Sakya Choepheling , Institute of Higher Busty

Studies, P.O- Rimbick Bazar

To educate child of poor & destitute families in

respect of Buddhist Philosophy for Monks in future.

14. Liberal Association for Movement of People,

164, Raja Rammohan Roy Road, East

Vivekananda palli, Siliguri.

Programme in Micro-credit syatem, Programme on

street children, submitted proposal for Shelter Home.

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TOUZI DEPARTMENT

The function of Touzi section is to monitor and control the use of the Tea Garden lands

as per provisions of Lease Deed ( Form I Schedule F ), which is executed by every tea

garden under Section 6 (3) of the W.B.E.A. Act, 1953. This section is also responsible for

realization of revenues in the form of land rent, penalty & fines, payable by a Tea Garden

to the Collector.

The other miscellaneous functions are to grant permission for bringing virgin land under

Tea Plantations, uprooting tea bushes, felling shade trees for the fuel wood, repair and

construction of labour lines and various other uses. Such permission are based on the

field enquiry reports conducted by respective Block Land & Land Reforms Officials.

The details of existing tea gardens are as follows :

Sub-Division No. of Gardens Area Retained

Sadar, Darjeeling 55 nos. of Tea Gardens 59,145.17 Acs

Kurseong 38 nos. of Tea Gardens 31,466.06 Acs

Kalimpong 06 nos. of Tea Gardens 6,061.12 Acs

Siliguri 45 nos. of Tea Gardens 44,298.63 Acs

Total 144 nos of Tea Gardens 1,40,970.98

Renewal of Lease of Tea Gardens under Touzi Department of Darjeeling :

1. Total Nos. of Tea Gardens in the District of Darjeeling : 144 nos.

2. Lease expired till date : 142 nos.

3. Lease not yet expired : 02 nos.

4. Total lease sanctioned : 46 nos.

a) Lease deed executed : 29 nos.

b) Lease sanctioned imposing

Salami but applied for relaxation : 09 nos.

c) Management not yet responded : 08 nos.

5. No. of proposals sent to Divisional Commissioner : 17 nos.

6. No. of proposals sent to the Government through

Divisional Commissioner : 10 nos.

7. Proposal for renewal pending at Hq. : 06 nos.

8. The proposal for renewal of lease not yet received as asked

vide G.O. No. 4573(2)-LR/3T-13/02 GE(M) dated 05.09.2008. 62 nos.

9. Court case : 01 no.

Revenue Collection :

Total revenue collection for the year 2009-2010 : Rs. 3,76,296.00

Total revenue collection for the year 2010-2011 : Rs. 28,42,309.00

Total revenue collection for the year 2011-2012 : Rs.1,21,29,711.00

Closure of Tea Garden and Suspension of Works :

Ringtong Tea Garden : Ringtong Tea Garden was under suspension of works since

19.12.1996 after factory was gutted by fire. The tea Garden was run by the Joint working

Committee w.e.f. March, 1997. to reopen the tea garden and construction of the factory

several meeting were conveyed by the District Magistrate, Darjeeling, Assistant Labour

Commissioner, Darjeeling and Jt. Labour Commissioner, Darjeeling at siliguri to reopen

the Tea Garden but no fruitful results were come out. The district Magistrate, Drjeeling

issued show cause notice to the Tea Garden Management for determination of lease of

Ringtong Tea Garden. After receiving the show cause the Tea Garden filed an OA No.

3929 of 2007 Ringtong Tea Co. Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of West Bengal & Others in the LRTT

Salt Lake, Kolkata. The case is still pending in the Hon’ble LRTT at Salt Lake, Kolkata,

The O.A. No. was disposed off in Misc. case no. 429 of 2012 arising out of OA No. 1747

of 2009, Ringtong Tea Co. (P) Ltd. Vs. State of West Bengal on 30.04.2012, with the

direction to District Magistrate, Darjeeling to give an opportunity of hearing for re-

opening of the Tea Garden and payment of statutory dues to the Tea Garden

Management. However, a fresh show cause notice was issued to the Tea Garden

Management vide Memo No. 141/TG dated 02.05.2012.

Kanchan View (Formerly Rungneet) Tea Garden: The tea garden was under suspension

of work w.e.f. 9th

May 2009. to reopen the tea garden ALC convened several meeting but

till date no fruitful results were come out. Recently the Government has sanctioned an

amount of Rs. One lakh as starvation G.R. to the workers of the Kanchan View Tea

Garden vide no. 1222/ DMS dated 12.03.2010. The last tripartite meeting was held on

05.04.2012 in the conference hall of the District Magistrate’s Office, Darjeeling. But no

fruitful result came out.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Treasury is basic fiscal unite & the focal point for the primary record of financial

transaction of the Government in the District.

Treasury is the king pin of financial administration in the State. All financial transactions

of the State Government are carried out by the Treasury. The Collector is over-all in

Charge of the Treasury and the Treasury Officer acts on behalf of the Collector and is

directly responsible to him. Darjeeling Treasury being a District Treasury has to deal with

financial transaction of the State Govt. and submit its monthly accounts direct to A.G.,

W.B.

Like other District Treasuries of West Bengal and keeping in mind the increased volume

of the work. Darjeeling Treasury should also have been bifurcated by now to cope with

the day to day work efficiently. In this respect, Govt. was moved with proposal of

bifurcation in the year 1989. The Govt. has already decided to bifurcate the Treasury.

The Darjeeling Treasury has already started computerized operation of processing of the

bills and other functions from 01.09.1999.

The different Sections of Darjeeling Treasury are as follows :-

1. Pay Section

2. Receipt Section

3. Cheque Section

4. Reference Section

5. Compilation Section

6. Stamp Section

7. Military Pension Section

8. Civil Pension Section

THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF DARJEELING TREASURY :-

1. Receiving, Checking and passing of Bills / Cheques of different department.

2. Maintenance of accounts of payments and receipts under different heads of

Accounts.

3. Maintenance of accounts of baking nature like P.L. Accounts, Local Fund

accounts of DGHC, Panchayats & Municipality, P.F. Accounts of Govt. and

Non-Govt. Educational Institutions.

4. Payment of Pension – Civil and Military and deal with other matters relating

to Pension.

5. Drawing and disbursing of Mobile Pension every month in different centres

viz. Mungpoo, Sukhiapokhari, Bijanbari, Takdah and in rimbick Centre every

three month.

6. Passing of Treasury Challans.

7. Maintenance of Strong room with double lock.

8. Receipt of letter and correspondence with Govt. and other departments.

9. Compilation of monthly accounts and submission of accounts to A.G.W.B.

STAFF POSITION

Sl.

No.

Designation Sanctioned

Strength

Present Strength

01. Treasury Officer 01 01

02. Addl. Treasury Officer 03 02

03. Accountant 01 01

04. Head Cheque Writer 01 Post abolished

05. Addl. Accountant 02 01

06. Dy. Accountant 02 01

07. U.D. Assistant 33 20

08. L.D. Assistant 33 15

09. Typist 01 0

10. Record Supplier 01 01

11. Gr. D 12 11

12. Daily Wages Nil 11

13. Cheque Writer 03 0

RECEIPT AND PAYMENT DURING THE YEAR 2011-2012

Sl. No. Month Receipt (In Rs.) Payment (In Rs.)

01. April, 2011 18284673.00 622299241.00

02. May, 2011 33251427.00 522936174.00

03. June, 2011 18805716.00 694212119.00

04. July, 2011 40418479.00 657520317.00

05. August, 2011 32506435.00 675418382.00

06. September, 2011 108923897.00 1121566070.00

07. October, 2011 35550056.00 481318364.00

08. November, 2011 60142854.00 473051114.00

09. December, 2011 87928394.00 827210963.00

10. January, 2012 36990833.00 530977021.00

11. February, 2012 90133885.00 1048314303.00

12. March, 20112 119455423.00 8263737935.00

Total 682392072.00 8263737935.00

P.L. ACCOUNTS / LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS / P.F. ACCOUNTS :

Ledger Books, Pass Books, advice List of P.L. accounts are maintained in this

Department. Verification Pass Books P.L. Accounts are done regularly Memos in respect

of Local Funds accounts and P.F. Deposits are prepared and sent to AG, WB with

monthly accounts.

The following are the particulars of Local fund Accounts :

Sl. No. Particulars No. of Funds

1. Total No. of Local Fund. 77

02. Total No. of PLA “8443” 04

03. Civil Deposits P.F. “8332” 12

04. Personal Deposits “8342” Nil

PENSION SECITON

Darjeeling Treasury is one of the biggest Treasuries in West Bengal dealing with various

types of Pension. There are three Sections namely Civil, Military and Mobile Section

headed by respective Additional Treasury Officers as Pension disbursing Officers.

The number of Pensions in each category is as follows :-

Sl. No. Category No. of Pensioners

01. Military 19

02. West Bengal “Civil” 5435

03. West Bengal Education

04. Other States 311

05. Freedom Fighters 02

06. MLA’s 03

07. Railway (Central) 09

08. Other Central pension 04

09. Political Sufferers 02

Total

The details of the pensioners who are paid through Bank, Treasury etc. are as

follows :-

Mode of Payment No. of Pensioners

Civil Military

Payment through

Bank

5435 Nil

By Money Order 21 Nil

Through Treasury 27 19

Treasury has to deal with huge no. of provisional Pensions and provisional Gratuity

cases. In order to reduce the number of Counter Pensioners constant attempts are being

made to send the Military pensioners to the banks. In this regard, correspondence were

made with CDA(P) Allahabad for issue of duplicate P.P.Os. This year maximum nos. of

pension cases in respect of Deference Pensioners have been transferred to different Bank

Branches and Nepal.

STRONG ROOM

The Strong Room guarded by the Treasury Guards is housed in the Collectorate building.

Valuable the N J Stamps, Court fee Stamps, Entertainment Tax Stamps, Revenue Stamps,

duplicate keys of other departments etc. are kept in the Strong room under double lick

and key. In addition to this, Confidential Question papers of Madhyamik Pariksha,

Higher Secondary Examination, WBCS Examination, WBA & ASE Examination etc &

Ballot Papers are also kept here.

SALE OF STAMPS

Sale statement of Govt. Stamps for the year, 2009-2010 are as follows :-

Items Amounts (In Rs.)

N J Stamps 3,30,64,478.05

Court Fee Stamps 87,29,224.60

W.B.E.T. Stamps 17,26,274.00

Revenue Stamps 5,12,000.00

Share Transfer Stamps 23,84,000.00

Total 464,15,976.65

The following number of Cheques were issued during the Financial Year, 2009-2010.

Sl. No. Month No. of Cheques issued

01. April, 2009 920

02. May, 2009 1215

03. June, 2009 1326

04. July, 2009 1160

05. August, 2009 1359

06. September, 2009 2009

07. October, 2009 841

08. November, 2009 1662

09. December, 2009 1589

10. January, 2010 1359

11. February, 2010 1413

12. March, 2010 3767

Total 18620

SUBMISSION OF ACCOUNTS TO A.G.W.B., KOLKATA DURING 2009-2010.

The Treasury Accounts of Darjeeling Treasury were submitted on the following dates :

Month Date of submission

April, 2009 05.05.2011

May, 2009 06.06.2011

June, 2009 05.07.2011

July, 2009 04.08.2011

August, 2009 05.09.2011

September, 2009 18.10.2011

October, 2009 04.11.2011

November, 2009 05.12.2011

December, 2009 05.01.2012

January, 2010 06.02.2012

February, 2010 05.03.2012

March, 2010 09.04.2012

With the Computerisation of Darjeeling Treasury, efficiency of work has improved in the

Section. This can be further improved if the Treasury is bifurcated without delay.

The Darjeeling Treasury was functioning through Host Based System but after the year

2007 this system was changed and Client Server System was introduced and now it is

functioning properly. In Host Based System, the cheques were printed after passing of

bills but after introducing Client Server System, the cheques are being printed after

receiving of bills and completion of all formalities.

KURSEONG TREASURY

Kurseong Treasury is fully computerized treasury. The Treasury building is adjacent to

Sub-Dibvisional Magistrate’s Office Kurseong. The new building of the treasury was

anaugurated by Shri Ariz Aftab, I.A.S, the then District Magistrate, Darjeeling on

01.12.2005. the treasury became fully computerized from 01.12.2005.

Brief description of the nature of work of the treasury :

1. (a) Disbursement of Pension.

(b) Payment to D.D.O’s as and when Bills are presented through B.T.R.

(c) Issue of N.J. Stamps and Court Fee Stamps.

(d) Custodian of Valuable and M.P & H.S. Examinations.

(e) Compilation of Receipts and Payments. And submitting it to A.G. , W.B.

(f) Custodian of E.V.M. during Assembly Election 2011.

2. SANCTIONED STRENGTH :

Category Sanction Strength Actual Strength

(a) Treasury Officer 1. 1.

(b) Addl. Treasury Officer, 1 1.

(c) Accountant 1+1 1

(d) Addl. Accountant 1 0

(e) Deputy Accountant - 0

(f) Upper Div. Clerk 6 8

(g) Cheque Writer 2 1

(h) Lower Div. Clerk. 9 4

(i) Pin Point Typist - -

(j) Record Supplier 1 1

(k) Group ‘D’ Staff 3 3.

(1) The volume of work at Pension Section has increased three fold presently the

sanctioned strength for Officer of W.B. A & A S. is 1 + 1 there is only 2

officers of W.B. A & A.S. posted at this Treasury. One more Officer of the

some cadre is required urgently for smooth functioning and strengthing of

Treasury.

(2) There has always been a difficulty in sending the Pension Cheques from the

Kurseong Treasury to the other Branches of State Bank of India, like State

Bank of India, Naxalbari, State Bank of India, Mirik, Bengdubi, Khoprial,

Suhiapokhri , Central Bank of India, Ghoom and many other Remote

outskirts of Kurseong Sub-Division. Moreover there is also a difficulty in

sending month A/C to the Office of the Principal Accountant General, West

Bengal, from Kurseong to New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, there is always a

chance and risk of accounts and cheques getting lost on transit, when the same

is send through shared taxi.

In this regard, a prayer to the Director of Treasuries and Accounts has already

been sent for sanction vide memo No. , 17/Try, dated 26.05.2011, but till date

no answer has been received. If possible a Pool Car may be provided to this

Treasury from your end.

(3) A provision of drinking water should provided to the earliest.

(4) A. seating arrangement should be made for Pensioners/Family Pensioners

drawing their pension from this Treasury.

(5) A new Record Room should be constructed at the Treasury.

KALIMPONG TREASURY

*Introduction

Kalimpong Treasury is very important Treasury among the four Treasuries of Darjeeling

District, which is under the direct supervision of D istrict Magistrate/Sub Divisional

Officer, Kalimpong. Kalimpong treasury is a banking Treasury where all payments are

made by cheques. It deals with 44 nos. of DDO.s for making receipts and payments.

Various types of pension viz: State Pension, Other State Pension are paid through bank.

Monthly submissions of accounts are made to A.G.W.B. Kolkata regularly and in time.

Officers: Shri Sangay Sherpa, W.B.A. & A.S.

Additional Treasury officer: Smt. Ratika Subba, W.B.A.&.A.S.

Sus. Anuradha Ghising, W.B.A.& A.S.

Staff Pattern:

Sl. No. Category Sanctioned strength Actual strength

1 Accountant 1 1

2 U.D. Clerk 8 9

3 Cheque writer 1 1

4 L.D. Clerk 11 4

5 Record Supplier 1 Nil

6 Group D staff 6 5

Monthly submission of Treasury Accounts to A.G.W.B.

Month Date of

submission

Scheduled Date Remarks

April 2011 10.5.2011 05.05.2011 Due to C.T.M.S. problem

May 2011 08.6.2011 05.06.2011

June 2011 12.7.2011 05.07.2011 Due to strike called by political

party

July 2011 11.08.2011 05.08.2011 Due to CTMS problem

Aug. 2011 12.09.2011 05.09.2011 Due to CTMS problem

Sept. 2011 31.10.2011 05.10.2011 Due to earthquake & shifting of

Office.

Oct.. 2011 11.11.2011 05.11.2011 Due to CTMS problem

Nov. 2011 07.12.2011 05.12.2011 Due to CTMS problem

Dec. 2011 09.01.2012 05.01.2012 Due to CTMS problem

Jan 2012 08.02.2012 05.02.2012 Due to CTMS problem

Feb. 2012 09.03.2012 05.03.2012 Due to CTMS problem

March 2012 10.04.2012 Due to CTMS problem

* SPECIAL ACHIEVEEMNT

This Treasury has successfully completed the closing of this period and has been able to

submit the accounts for the March’2011 to the A.G.W.B. and D.T.A. on 13-04-2011.

Although Treasury building was severely damaged due to earthquake of 18th

September’

2011 this office shifted to the basement of Town Hall, Kalimpong and started functioning

normally within a short period 5 (five) days before Puja Vacation.

* FINANCE

Allotment placed by Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, West Bengal under the Head

‘2054’ and expenditure during the year 2009-10 are as follows:-

2054-TREASURY

Sl. No. Item of exp. Allotment Expenditure

Received (Rs.) Incurred (Rs.)

1 PAY [P.B. + G.P.] 52,89,300/- 78,03,606/-

2 D.A. 21,58,000/- 15,76,882/-

3 H.R.A. 7,46,000/- 5,40,543/-

4 M.A. 51,000/- 76580/-

5 O.A. 50,000/- 3,990/-

6 BONUS 51,000/- 2900/-

7 WAGES NIL 1,08,129/-

8 T.E. 85,000/- 1,04,786/-

9 ELECTRICITY 54,.000/- 31,909/-

10 TELEPHONE 26,000/- 36,356/-

11 O.E. 70,000/- 25,223/-

12 O.C. 36,000/- 1,05,891/-

Allotment as on 21-02-2012.

AUDIT and/or INSPECTION

By whom conducted Date of Audit Inspection

Inspection Party No. III 14-11-2011 to 21-11-2011

Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts 15-09-2011 to 16-09-2011

REGISTERED MAINTAINED:

At present following registers are maintained at the Treasury:-

1. Attendance Register

2. Receipt Register.

3. Issue Register.

4. D.D.O. wise Allotment Register.

5. P.P.O. Register.

6. Over Drawal Recovery Register.

7. Pensioner’s Death Register.

8. Bank wise pension payment Register.

9. Operator wise PL/LF/PF Register.

10. Criminal Deposit and Civil Deposit Register.

11. Reserve Bank Deposit Register.

12. List of Payment and Cash Accounts Register.

13. Cash Book.

14. G.P.F. withdrawal Register.

15. G.I.S.S./’83-87’ withdrawal Register.

16. G.I.S.S./’83-87’ year ending interest Register.

17. Advance Check Register.

18. Bill Transit Register for G.I.S.S. Interest.

19. C.L. Register.

20. Index Register.

21. Transfer Register for Municipalities & P.F. Interest for Institution &

Panchayat Bodies.

22. Allotment Register for G.I.S.S./’83-87’ (Interest)

23. Stock Register for Stationeries & Articles.

Problems faced by this Treasury:

1. Due to earthquake of 18th

September’2011 Treasury Building got severely

damaged and now the Treasury is functioning in the basement of Kalimpong

Town Hall, where the space is not adequate for all the staffs as well as for

furniture fixture.

2. The Treasury does not have any record room.

3. The furnitures, tables, computers and Printers have become obsolete and

require immediate replacements.

4. This Treasury has the problem of shortage of staff. The number of staff is

lower than sanctioned strength causing excessive load on the existing staff

force. The problems become acute when staffs are taken for engagement in

emergency work like Election Relief etc.

5. The Treasury does not have any record room.

6. The office does not have any Ladies Toilet.

• Conclusion:

It will not be exaggerated if it is said that this Treasury is one of the Treasuries in the

State that are performing at optimum, with regard to adherence to Treasury Rules,

Service Rules, Financial Rules including Delegation of Financial Power Rules besides

Government Orders issued from time to time.

SILIGURI TREASURY – I

Performance in the current year :

• Timely submission of Monthly Accounts.

• Submission of A.G. Audit Reply upto 31.03.2010.

• Huge revenue receipt on behalf o the Government.

• Timely passing of Bills observing financial / treasury rules.

Staff position :

Sl. No. Category Sanctioned

strength

Actual Strength

1. Accountant/Head Cheque Writer 1 Nil

2. Additional Accountant 2 1

3. Deputy Accountant 1 Nil

4. Upper Division Clerk 10 9

5. Cheque Writer 3 Nil

6. Lower Division Clerk 23 5

7. Pin Point Typist 2 Nil

8. Record Supplier 2 Nil

9. Group ‘D’ Staff 4 4

For smooth functioning of this Department, awareness programme may be conducted by

the District Collectorate with all Staff and Officers once in a year regarding various

service matter, rules and regulation, to serve in the interest of public service with full

dedication knowing the duties and responsibility. Treasury staff should not be transferred

frequently and on a large scale. They should not be with drawn for other purpose as far as

Practicable.

Apart from it, Collectors should authorize Treasury Officer to draw fund meant for

Treasury and such fund must not be deviated to any purpose other than for Treasury.

Requirements :

• Four computer knowing contgractual staff meant for the Treasury.

• Yearly training for the staff.

• Vehicle for Treasury use only in the custody of Treasury Officer.

• Allotment of fund for 2054(13-03) may be arranged from DTA.

• DDO function for the Major Head-2054 by the Treasury Officer.

• Two computer, Two printer, & one Fax Machine.

Treasury Building should be used only for the Treasury purpose due to security reason

(Strong Room, Treasury Record Roon, Cheque section, Bill section, Pension Section,

Compilation etc.) No thoroughfare is to be allowed in the premises of Treasury Building.

The necessity of experienced and skilled contractual hands meant for Treasury are

required due to its computerization, increased workload and time bound submission of

monthly accounts.

SILIGURI TREASURY - II

Various financial matters which includes :-

i) Passing of bills for eight (80) numbers of DDOs.

ii) Disbursement of pension (State Pension/ Education Pension/ Central

Govt. Pension i.e. Defence, Railway (some cases)/ Other State Pension

etc.)

Double Lock, Siliguri Treasury – II

iii) Selling of Stamps on behalf of Government of West Bengal to Stamp

Vendors and other individually.

iv) Custodian of various Exam. Question pepers conducted by

Government of West Bengal / Central Government / institution.

v) Custodian of other valuables and other documents (Election related

etc.)

vi) Maintenance of Government Account for all financial transaction

mentioned above.

Sanction Strength :

Sl. No. Category Sanctioned

strength

Present position

1. Accountant / Head Cheque

Writer / Jr. A.O.

1 Nil

2. Additional Accountant 1 Nil

3. Deputy Accountant 1 Nil

4. Upper Division Clerk / Jr.

Accountant

36 16

5. Cheque Writer 1 Nil

6. Lower Division Clerk / Pin Point

typist

24 Nil

7. Recored Supplier 1 Nil

8. Group “D” Staff 12 3

9. Time Scale Worker Nil 1

The Siliguri Treasury-II is facing a huge problem due to shortage of staff. Other

requirements are as follows :

i) Staff (if possible)

ii) Additional Strong Room

iii) Allotment of vehicle (at least one) only for Siliguri Treasury I & II (if

possible) as pension case are disbursed to various bank at any time (Maximum

bank distance about 32 Km from Siliguri town).

Opening of additional Strong Room only for Question papers for various

examinations (Minimum 08 to 10 Exam. Per year (including Secondary and Higher

Secondary) and preservation of others matters (such as Election documents etc.) As

double lock of Siliguri Treasury-II is running out of space and considering the

volume of function in respect of Strong Room is increasing day by day, it become

almost impossible to work properly during selling of stamps within such small space.

At least two (02) Nos. of contractual staff having good computer knowledge may be

deputed (if possible) and fund may be arranged out of office contingency.

As Treasury is situated in separate building, concerned treasury officer may be asked

to maintain the Attendance Register of treasury staff for smooth controlling of staff

attendance. DDO’s function only for H/A 2054 (i.e. Treasury Head) also may

delegate (if possible) as per G.O. No. 11169-F dated 07/10/2003 to concern treasury

officer attached to the Siliguri Sub-Divisional Offices.

Conclusion :

Siliguri Treasury office situated in a separate building. Recently motor vehicles

department has also shifted from the SDO’s Office building to 2nd

floor fo the

treasury building and started functioning. As a result huge numbers of outsiders are

coming daily for their work for which privacy of the treasury badly hampered,

specially secrecy of the strong room. Moreover, strong room security personal are

facing lots of problem to identify the officials who are actually coming for day to day

treasury work. It is to mention here that the top floor (2nd

floor) of the treasury

building constructed with a facility of community hall form the treasury fund with

view to function this treasury as a model treasury in North Bengal.

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WEST BENGAL NATIONAL VOLUNTARY FORCE

Introduction :

West Bengal National Volunteer Force comes under the department of Civil Defence Act

1949, Amendment Act 1950, assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta

Gazetted of the 5th

November, 1950

All regular/staff are bound by the rules of W.B.S.R. (W.B.S.E.R).

There are tgwo parts of West Bengal National Volunteer Force :

a) One covers the regular Government Employee.

b) The other covers the casual worker (“No work, No Pay” basis).

The force is under the Command and Control of the Directorate, which is situated at

Kalyani, District Nadia; headed by State Commandant.

The main function of the Darjeeling District Battalion of W.B.N.V.F. is to deploy its

trainee effective volunteers to the different departments for Law and Order duty, any

emergency duty, security guard duty etc. to assist the Police and other departments as and

when needed by them.

Organisation of District Battalion, Darjeeling :

The District Magistrate, Darjeeling is the Chief District Commandant of District

Battalion, Darjeeling The District Commandant, (Honorary post) is the head of

W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Darjeeling who supervise the work / function of the office

of the District Commandant, post of District Commandant in this District is lying vacant

for a very longtime.

Assistant Company Commander (RIS) is the incharge of the General section of

W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Darjeeling.

There are five platoons in this District handed by the platoon Commanders as follows

Sadar platoon, Mirik Platoon, Kurseong platoon, Kalimpong platoon and Phansidewa

(Siliguri) platoon respectively.

Staff Strength :

Sl.

No.

Name of post Sanctioned

strength

Present

strength

Vacant Remarks

1. District Commander

(Honorary post)

1 - 1 A.C.C. (GD &

Trg Surya Kr.

Dewan, is in

addl. Charge of

Dist.

Commandant.

2. Asstt. Coy.

Commander

1 1 - He is in duel

charge.

3. Platoon commander

(Clerk)

1 1 - District

Commandant,

office.

4. Platoon Commander

(GD & Trg)

5 2 3

5. Orderly Peon 1 1 - Dist. Comdt’s.

office

6. Orderly (RIS) 1 - 1 This post is

vacant since

01.01.2002.

Note : 3 post of platoon Commanders are Vacant (Mirik, Kurseong, Kalimpong platoon

respectively). The post of platoon Commander Kalimpong is vacant since 01.05.2005.

The post of platoon Commander Kurseong is vacant since 07.01.2007. The post of

platoon commander Mirik is vacant since 31.12.2010.

Requirement of Volunteers :

a) The fresh recruitment of Volunteers has been ceased with effect from July 1978.

b) However, the recruitment of died-in-harness and on Medical ground case is being

done regularly. So far 46 folunteers have been enrolled on that basis upto 31st

December 2011.

Requirement of Volunteers (Ladies) :

So far 18 (eighteen) ladies volunteers have been rec ruited in W.B.N.V.F. Organisation

from Darjeeling against Died-in-harness and on Medical ground case upto 31st December

2011.

Deployment of effective Volunteers :

The platoon Commander concerned deploys the effective volunteers against the

requisition made by the various authorities with the approval of District Magistrate and

Chief District Commandant, W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Darjeeling. The effective

volunteers are mobilization on “No work, No. Pay” basis.

Struck Off Strength :

Total 36 numbers of effective volunteers have been already Struck off Strength from this

organization due to completed their 60 years of age on Medical ground / Expired cases,

since from 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2011.

Correspondence :

a) Letters received from March 2011 to 31st December 2011 = 223

b) Letters issued from March 2011 to 31st December 2011 = 230

Inspection / Visit of Superior Officers of department :

The last annual inspection was held on 11.10.2010 and 21.10.2010. Shri Bhabatosh Saha,

the Commandant of W.B.N.V.F. Training Centre, Halisahar visited this unit on

09.12.2011.

Deposition of effective Volunteers :

The effective strength of volunteers of this battalion is 164 as on 31.12.2011. The

platoon-wise strength is as under :

Sl.

No.

Name of Platoon Sanctioned

strength

Present

strength

Vacant Remarks

1. Sadar Platoon 140 30 110

2. Mirik Platoon 14 22 + 8

3. Kurseong Platoon 24 10 14

4. Kalimpong Platoon 36 21 15

5. Phansidewa Platoon 195 81 114

Total 409 164 245

Deployment details of N.V.F Vlounteers as on 31 December 2012 :

1. Under S.P. Darjeeling : 107

2. Under G.R.P./S.R.P. Siliguri : 07

3. Under other agencies (Civil) : 37

4. Appointment in W.B.P. : 02

5. Death case but not S.O.S. : 01

6. Absent : 18

________________________

Total : 164

________________________

Administration :

Deputy Magistrate, Darjeeling Sri Arindam Biswas, WBCS (Exe.) is the Officer-in-

Charge of W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Darjeeling. The attendance register is being

maintained properly.

Reports and Returns :

(a) Monthly ‘B’ Statement of Accounts.

(b) Forces Report and Returns monthly.

(c) Administrative Report monthly.

(d) Yearly Expenditures balance report.

Allotment of Funds and Expenditures 2011-2012 upto December 2011 :

Sub head Fund allotment Expenditure Balance

01-Salary 452000.00 443388.00 8612.00

02-D.A. 230100.00 188502.00 41598.00

14-G.P. 126500.00 143242.00 (-) 16742.00

03-HRA/HCA 79200.00 133196.00 (-) 53996.00

09-R.A. 33700.00 36000.00 (-) 2300.00

12-M.A. 5210.00 12000.00 (-) 6790.00

04-Bonus - 8400.00 (-) 8400.00

11-T.E. 9500.00 8616.00 884.00

04-O.E. 6000.00 2971.00 3029.00

50-O.C. 4000.00 1362.00 2638.00

13-O.E(01-Light) - 5569.00 5569.00

Total 946210.00 983246.00 37036.00

Problems :

District Commandant, W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Darjeeling is located at Maldon

Villa which is very old structure. This office is in a dilapidated condition which requires

repairing immediately.

In regards of above work correspondence have already been sent to the Secretary, Writers

Building, Kolkata, through the District Magistrate, Darjeeling and Chief District

Commandant, W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion.

Conclusion :

The W.B.N.V.F. Volunteers have been doing a commendable job whenever they have

been deployed in guarding Government Offices and for performing Law and Order

duties. They are a well disciplined and trained force.

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WEST BENGAL SCHEDULED CASTES & SCHEDULED

TRIBES DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE CORPORATION,

DARJEELING BRANCH

BRIEF PROFILE AND FUNCTION:

West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development and Finance

Corporation was set up through the West Bengal Scheduled Castes Development and

Finance Corporation Act, 1976 (Act XXXIX of 1976) read with W.B. Act XLV of 1980

and W.B. Act XLII of 1981 with the specific object to uplift the economic condition of

the SC and ST people of the State. As per the provision of the Act, the Corporation

generally under takes the welfare schemes for the benefit of the SC and ST people. It

provides financial assistance by way of providing Subsidy, Margin Money and Bank

Loan.

1/ TYPE OF SCHEMES UNDERTAKEN BY THE CORPORATION :

1. Family Oriented Income Generated Schemes under Special Component

Plan (S.C.P) : This is a midterm lending programme for the Scheduled

Castes people with the involvement of banks. This case is sponsored by the

Municipalities and Blocks. Main features of this scheme is as follows :

2. Eligibility Criteria : a. The applicant should be a S.C. community.

b. Annual Family Income: Rs. 19,654.00. In Rural Areas.

Rs 27,247.00. In Urban Areas.

c. Age limit of the applicant should be 18 to 50 years.

d. Applicant should not be a defaulter of any banks of Financial Institution.

3. Provision of Finance for the Scheme : a. Total Project Cost : Rs. 35,000.00.

b. Subsidy : 50% of the Project Cost to a maximum of

Rs. 10,000.00.

c. Margin Money : 20% of the Project Cos (Limited for cases

with the Project Cost of

Rs. 12,000.00. to a maximum of Rs.2,

000.00. Only.

d. Bank Loan : Rest amount will be provided by the banks.

4. Types of Schemes undertaken: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, C.S.S.I.

and Trades & Business including Rural Transport.

5. Sponsoring Agencies: Blocks and Municipalities.

2/ N.S.F.D.C. (FOR SC) / N.S.T.F.D.C. (FOR ST) SCHEMES:

In order to assist SC and ST People whose annual income is double the poverty level and

who are partially trained and need gainful employment, the Corporation has entered into

the agreement with the NSFDC & NSTFDC to act as the channelizing agency for loans.

As per the Agreement the Corporation will provide Subsidy and Margin Money from its

own fund and the NSFDC / NSTFDC will provide the term loan. The quantum of Margin

Money shall be about 5% of the total project cost and the amount of subsidy which will

be given only to BPL applicants will be Rs. 10,000.00. Only.

1. Eligibility Criteria :

a. The applicant should belong to the SC/ST Community.

b. Annual Family Income : The applicant should belong to below the

Double the poverty level group. i.e. the family income should not

exceed Rs. 39,500.00 in Urban Areas.

c. The applicant should not be defaulter of any banks or financial

institution.

d. The applicant should be well versed with the project undertaken

and posses the requisite papers required for the schemes.

e. Age limit: 18 to 50 years.

2. Provision for finance for the scheme :

a) Project Cost : Upto Rs. 30.00. Lacs. For NSFDC and Rs. 10.00.

Lacs. For NSTFDC.

b) Subsidy : Rs. 10,000.00. for the applicants living below Poverty

Level.

c) Marjin Money : 2% of the Project Cost to maximum of Rs.

10,000.00. for SCH. CASTES only.

d) INTEREST of NSTFDC/NSTFDC Loan : 6% p.a. upto 5 Lacs.

And 8% p.a. beyond Rs. 5.00. Lacs.

e) Repayment of Loan : In 50 to 60 Installments.

3. Sponsoring Agencies : Blocks/ Municipality / Corporation Office.

4. Types of scheme undertaken: Only scheme approved by the Head Office i.e.

Grocery, Readymade Garments, Vehicles, Piggery, Internet Dhaba, Dairy,

Silversmithy, Beauty Parlour, etc.,

3/ MAHILA SAMRIDI YOJNA (M.S.Y) :

Applicable for Scheduled Castes Women only, belonging to below Double the Poverty

Level.

Annual Family Income should not be more than Rs.40,000/- in Rural Areas and Rs.

55,000/- in Urban Areas.

Project Cost :- Rs.25,000/- (Maximum Amount)

Subsidy : - 50% of the Project Cost to a maximum of Rs. 10,000/- will be given to

those women beneficiaries who belongs to the poverty level and the rest amount will be

provided as Special Loan carrying an Interest of 3% p.a.

Sponsoring Agencies: - Panchayats /N.G.O’s.

4/ ADIVASI MAHILA SWASHAKTIKARAN YOJNA ( A.M.S.Y) :

Applicabe for Scheduled Tribes Women Only.

Annual Family Income of the applicant should not exceed Rs. 39,500/- in Rural areas and

Rs.54,500/- in Urban areas.

Maximum Project Cost: - Rs. 50,000/-.

Subsidy :-50% of the Project Cost to the maximum of Rs. 10,000/-

Only will be provided only to those applicants who belongs to the poverty level group.

The rest will be Special Loan carrying an Interest of 3 % p.a.

Sponsoring Agencies : - Panchayats/ N.G.O’s.

Type of Schemes : - Schemes under Agriculture, Cottage S.S.I. and Trade &

Business are generally financed under both these Programmes i.e. ( M.S.Y. & A.M.S.Y).

5/ NATIONAL SCHEME FOR LEBERATION & REHABILITATION OF

SCAVENGERS (N.S.S.) :

Any person of any community engaged in the profession of Sweeper or Scavenger

including his family members or dependants.

Age Limit : - 18 to 55 years.

Project Cost : - Rs. 50,000/-

Subsidy : - 50% of the Project Cost to a maximum of Rs. 10,000/- only.

Margin Money : - 20% of the Project Cost to a maximum of Rs. 2,000/-

only carrying an Interest of

4% p.a. The rest will be Bank Loan and if the Bank Loan is not

available then

the Corporation will provide Special Loan which will attract an

Interest @4% p.a.

Sponsoring Agencies: - Block/Municipalities and N.G.O’s.

6/NATIONAL SAFAI KARMACHARI FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

(N.S.K.F.D.C.) :

The schemes are applicable to Safai Karmacharies and their dependants. There is no caste

bar or income limit.

Project Cost : - Upto Rs. 5.00. Lacs.

NSKFDC Loan : - 90% of the Project Cost.

Remaining 10% will be Margin Money and Subsidy to be provided by the Corporation.

In respect of all schemes of the Corporation the beneficiary should not be a defaulter of

any Government/non Government Financial Institution.

7/ SCHEME FOR REHABILITATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS (S.R.M.S):-

Schemes for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers have been introduced by the Ministry

of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The package of Rehabilitation

consists of free training as well as Financial Assistance to the Scavengers and their

dependents for their self employment. The S.R.M.S. has been declared as a National

Priority and the deadline for Rehabilitation of all Scavengers and their dependents by

March 2009. A survey to this effect was conducted by the 8 Blocks and 4 Municipalities

of Darjeeling Hills and it was observed that there are no Scavengers in the 3 Hill Sub

Divisions of the Darjeeling District.

8/ SPECIAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBAL SUB PLAN (SCA to TSP):-

Since the financial year 2009-10 a new Scheme known as SCA to TSP was introduced.

This is purely subsidized Schemes for the Tribal living under the poverty level. This

scheme is given to Self Help Groups comprising of 7 to 20 beneficiaries and the quantum

of Subsidy is Rs.10, 000/- per applicant for various group schemes like Agriculture,

C.S.S.I. , Floriculture, Traditional Art & Crafts, Business Schemes.

9/ HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN:-

This Loan is given to Scheduled Castes students whose family income is Rs.40, 000/-

only in Rural Areas and Rs.55, 000/- in Urban Areas. The applicant must have been

selected for admission to any Government Recognized Institution on the basis of

competitive examination. A loan of Rs. 7.50 lacs will be sanctioned for students studying

in India and Rs. 15.00. lacs will be granted to students studying abroad. 90% of the

course fee will be granted as Loan and the rest 10% will be borne by the family.

Repayment of Loan @ of 5% for boys and 4 % for girls will be commencing after the

completion of the course. For wide publicity Loan Forms along with the necessary

information have been sent to the 8 Blocks and 4 Hill Municipalities with a request to

also visit the website www.wdsed.gov.in/wbscstdefc for further details.

PERFORMANCE OF THE DIFFERENT SCHEMES FOR THE YEAR 2010-11

UNDERTAKEN BY THE W.B.SC/ST DEV. & FIN.CORPORATION, DARJEELING

DISTRICT BRANCH.

SL.

No

Scheme Targe

t

Cases

Spon.

Cases

sanct.

Cases

Rel.

Subsidy

(Rs.)

M.

Money

(Rs)

Bank

Loan

(Rs)

Ter

m

Loan

(Rs)

Total

Amount.

(Rs)

01 SCP 97 175 138 138 13.57. - 14.56. - 28.13.

02 NSFDC 02 01 01 01 0.10 0.10 - 2.58. 2.78.

03 NSTFDC 08 16 10 10 0.90. 0.40. - 6.66. 7.96.

04 AMSY 48 30 30 18 1.80. - - 1.80. 3.60.

05 MSY 19 15 15 15 1.50. - - 1.50. 3.00.

06 NSKFDC 04 05 - - - - - - -

07 SCA to

TSP

1055 912 912 912 91.20 - - - 91.20

LOCATION OF THE OFFICE AND STAFF STRENGTH : -

The office premises of the Darjeeling Branch of the West Bengal Scheduled Castes and

Scheduled Tribes Development and Finance Corporation are located at 9 Ballen Villa

Road, P.O. & Dist. Darjeeling. The head of the Office is the District Manager who is

from the W.B.C.S. (Exe) Cadre. The present staff members and their strength is a

fallows :

Sl.No. Designation of Staff. No. of Members.

01 District Manager 01

02 Field Organizers.

(F.O.)

06

03 Accountant 01

04 Assistant 01

05 Junior Assistant -

06 Group D Staff. 02

07 Casual Staff 01

08 Night Guard. 01

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