MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

TEACHING AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONS

According to the professional and liberal arts categories enumerated in the Census, doctors, lawyers and teachers are the three distinguished categories under the class. An increase in the number of persons belonging to these professions is a definite indication of the educational achievement of the society, particularly so in a district where institutions imparting higher education to achieve proficiency in the aforesaid professions are on the borderline. During the last 20 years or so, the number of earners in this category has considerably gone up. According to 1961 Census the number of persons including teaching staff in technical schools and colleges is 3,047 of whom 1,756 and 1,291 are in rural and urban areas, respectively. In respect of both the earnings and educational standards the class shows a marked improvement due to the introduction of varied subjects including physical education, technical intruction etc., in the school curriculum as compulsory subjects.

The medical profession has received considerable fillip at present because of the growing health consciousness among the people as a result of the impact of western education. An ordinary dispensary is equipped with modern surgical instruments. In every big village there is a medical practitioner. A number of primary health centres, and sub-centres, maternity and child health centres, subsidised medical practitioner's centres have been established under the rural health and sanitation programme. However, the proportion of doctors to the total population of the district is very low especially in rural areas.

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