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Gazetteer literally means only a geographical index or geographical dictionary.It not only includes a comprehensive description of the physical and natural features of a region but also a broad narrative of the social,political,economic and cultural life of the people living in a district.
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Compilation and Publication of the revised District Gazetteers edition was started in 1949. Accordingly gazetteer's of the 26 districts at the time of formation of state of Maharashtra were published. For these volumes grants from Central Govt. were obtained
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The State Gazetteers series cover subject can be best treated for the State as a whole and not for the smaller area of a district. In this series the following State Gazetteers are published
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Gazetteer literally means only a geographical index or geographical dictionary.It not only includes a comprehensive description of the physical and natural features of a region but also a broad narrative of the social,political,economic and cultural life of the people living in a district.
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The information given in these volumes is based upon the confidential police reports, archival material, articles from old news-papers etc. Through these volumes, for the first time, the historians can get access to the data provided by the confidential documents of the government.
Working Department
Information is collected through district collectors and chief officer of ZP and other government departments, from non-official agencies as also from responsible citizens by correspondence and conducting surveys. It is also collected from various secondary and primary sources,archives,publications,correspondence and individual visits.The collected information is collated and scrutinized for the drafts of the Gazetteers. Important topics like history,archaeology and geography are got written by the scholars. The Edited drafts are scrutinized by the Editorial Board Members and then corrected drafts are sent for final printing.