chapter - ix - revenue and disaster management department, haryana
chapter - ix - revenue and disaster management department, haryana chapter - ix - revenue and disaster management department, haryana
Their number on March 31, 1977,in the Bhiwanidistrict was only335,of whom 105werewomen. With increasing development, the districthasmore servantsin evidencenow.A domestic servantispaid betweenRs.50andRs.80per monthplusboard and lodging. At marriages,or otherimportant festivalsorceremonies,theyare paid both incashand kind. The Indian situtationand atmospheredonot usuallyfavourspecialisedjobs. A single domestic servantengagedinahouseholdmayberequiredtopurchaseeatablesinthe market,cookfoodathome,cleantheuseddishesand plates,scrubutensils,sweepthehouse, makethe bedsandinfactdoanythingelseatthe biddingofthemaster. Somewomenalso workaspart-timedomestic servantsinanumberofhousesfor cleaningutensils,sweepingand helpingthehouse-wivesintheir dailychores. Suchapart-time domestic workergets about Rs. 15to20 permonth.In urban areas,theuppermiddleclassandmore well-to-dopeopleoftenemploydomestic servants. Ifboththe partnersareinservice,adomesticservantisemployedtolookaftertheirhouseandchildren. Inruralareas,hardlyanyfamilyemploys a servantfordomesticwork. Most ruralwomenattendto their domesticwork themselves. The halis besidesattending to agriculturaloperations,do domestic choresfor their masterS'. Thesepersons, whoare generallylandless labourersarepaid at fixed proportion of the harvest(about 1/5thofthe total harvest).SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONSThe canvasfor work of self-employed personsiswide. It includesjulahas (weavers), mochis (cobblers), sweepers, thatheras (utensil makers),shoe makers,potters, bullock-cartdrivers,hand-cart pullers,hawkers,pvndas(priests)a:ndallpersonswhoworkfortheirlivingbyprovidingtheirindividualservicesorgoodsondemand. Thereareshopsofallkinds, halwai shops,panbidi shops,shops manufacturingor/and sellingaeratedwater/softdrinks,shopsdealing in grocery,vegetablesand fruit shops. Bakeriesselltheir productsdirectly or through agents. Goldsmithsmanufacture gold and silverornaments.Shops dealingingeneral merchandise,oilmen's storesand consumergoods and novelitiesalso cater to varying needs. Changingconcepts andcircumstances make scope for new occupations. Take for example,thepublic eatinghouses. The growing habit of eating outside has ledtotheestablishment ofa largenumberof tea stalls, snack bars and dhabas.Like-wise,a desiretowear standardisedclothes hasprompted theopeningof
shops dealing in ready-made garments. There are 25 shops of ready-madegarments in the district. The incrp3.singuse of bicycles, auto-cycles, cyclerickshaws,scooters and motor-cars has been responsible for attracting peopleto take to the business of cycle and auto-repairing. Bicycle repairers arefound in every nook and corner of the district. Businessisusually brisk forthem all the year round. Automobile repairers are confinedalmost entirelyto urban areas. There are 60suchshops in the district.The time oldjulahas tweavers), mochis (cobblers), potters and sweepersare spread throughout the district and serve both the rural and urban com.munity. Most ofthem in rural areas help familiesintheir agricultural acti·vities and perform their customary professional services on the occasion ofmarriages and other ceremonies. The mochi (cobbler) with equipment hang.ing bythe shoulder in abox, may usually beseenhawking for his servicesInthe streets. Cobblers usually attend tothe repair mending and recondition·ingof shoes. Others who make new shoeshave their own shops. Thereisa shoe-making factory ofHaryana Footwear Corporation making all typesofshoes, sandals and c1zappalsfor women ~.ndmen. The potters make ordinaryvesselsmostlyfor the useof villagers. The earthen pitchers and surahis,because oftheir property to cool water, are sold inlargenumber during thesumliler season both inthe urban and rural areas. The sweepersengagedincleaning hous-;:sinurban areas, geta fewrupees per month inaddition to oneor two chapatis daily or weeklyand occasionally small giftsin cash or kind,on festivals and ceremonial occasions. In recent years, owing to better employmentfacilities and privileges, some sweepers have been shifting over toservices in Government officesand private organizations.Th.ltheras (utensil makers) and lohars (blacksmiths) of Bhiwani andLoharu are reputed for their brass utensils and iron containers. The tokni(brasscouldron) of Bhiwani isa popular utensil of the area.The hand-cart p~dlars and hawkers go about the towns and villageshawking their goods. The goods whichthey sell include among other articlesof daily use, vegetables, fruit, eatables, general merchandize, crockery, clothand toys.A typicalclassof Hindu priests (pandas and purohits) isfound scatteredall over the district. They perform the customary religious practices, forthe families to whIch they are traditionally attached and make living onthis. DExcept )n very)mall :villages, a tea-stall .ofsome kind has made its
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Their number on March 31, 1977,in the Bhiwanidistrict was only335,of whom 105werewomen. With increasing development, the districthasmore servantsin evidencenow.A domestic servantispaid betweenRs.50<strong>and</strong>Rs.80per monthplusboard <strong>and</strong> lodging. At marriages,or otherimportant festivalsorceremonies,theyare paid both incash<strong>and</strong> kind. The Indian situtation<strong>and</strong> atmospheredonot usuallyfavourspecialisedjobs. A single domestic servantengagedinahouseholdmayberequiredtopurchaseeatablesinthe market,cookfoodathome,cleantheuseddishes<strong>and</strong> plates,scrubutensils,sweepthehouse, makethe beds<strong>and</strong>infactdoanythingelseatthe biddingofthemaster. Somewomenalso workaspart-timedomestic servantsinanumberofhousesfor cleaningutensils,sweeping<strong>and</strong> helpingthehouse-wivesintheir dailychores. Suchapart-time domestic workergets about Rs. 15to20 permonth.In urban areas,theuppermiddleclass<strong>and</strong>more well-to-dopeopleoftenemploydomestic servants. Ifboththe partnersareinservice,adomesticservantisemployedtolookaftertheirhouse<strong>and</strong>children. Inruralareas,hardlyanyfamilyemploys a servantfordomesticwork. Most ruralwomenattendto their domesticwork themselves. The halis besidesattending to agriculturaloperations,do domestic choresfor their masterS'. Thesepersons, whoare generallyl<strong>and</strong>less labourersarepaid at f<strong>ix</strong>ed proportion of the harvest(about 1/5thofthe total harvest).SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONSThe canvasfor work of self-employed personsiswide. It includesjulahas (weavers), mochis (cobblers), sweepers, thatheras (utensil makers),shoe makers,potters, bullock-cartdrivers,h<strong>and</strong>-cart pullers,hawkers,pvndas(priests)a:ndallpersonswhoworkfortheirlivingbyprovidingtheirindividualservicesorgoodsondem<strong>and</strong>. Thereareshopsofallkinds, halwai shops,panbidi shops,shops manufacturingor/<strong>and</strong> sellingaeratedwater/softdrinks,shopsdealing in grocery,vegetables<strong>and</strong> fruit shops. Bakeriesselltheir productsdirectly or through agents. Goldsmithsmanufacture gold <strong>and</strong> silverornaments.Shops dealingingeneral merch<strong>and</strong>ise,oilmen's stores<strong>and</strong> consumergoods <strong>and</strong> novelitiesalso cater to varying needs. Changingconcepts <strong>and</strong>circumstances make scope for new occupations. Take for example,thepublic eatinghouses. The growing habit of eating outside has ledtotheestablishment ofa largenumberof tea stalls, snack bars <strong>and</strong> dhabas.Like-wise,a desiretowear st<strong>and</strong>ardisedclothes hasprompted theopeningof
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