GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

INTRODUCTION

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE STATE, in the last century, con-fisted mostly of providing security to person and property and raising the revenue necessary for the purpose. The only important departments of the State were Police, Jails and Judiciary representing security and Land Revenue, Excise, Registration and Stamps representing revenue. The activities of the Public Works Department, the only other branch of sufficient importance, were confined to the construction and maintenance of buildings required by the Government departments apart from a few roads and irrigation works. With, the spread of Western education and the growth of political consciousness in the country coupled with the gradual association of a few Indians with some aspects of the work of Government, the demand arose for the expansion of Government activities into what were termed as "nation-building" activities. With the first popular Government established in 1937, attempts were not only made to expand the 'nation-building' departments but also to create what has now come to be generally described as 'a Welfare State' by the new Government. With the attainment of Independence, an all-out effort is being made to establish a Welfare State as rapidly as possible and to build up a socially directed economy.

In the description that follows in this chapter and in chapters 11-17, the departments of the Central and the State Governments operating in the district of Sangli have been grouped as under:—

Chapter 10—General Administration.

Chapter 11—Revenue Administration.

Chapter 12—Law, Order and Justice.

Chapter 13—Other Departments.

Chapter 14—Local Self-Government.

Chapter 15—Education and Culture.

Chapter 16—Medical and Public Health Services.

Chapter 17—Other Social Services.

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