MADHYA PRADESH DARSHAN III EDITION

RURAL IMMERSION 2011

Group37BARWANI

KritiSethi
GunitAhluwalia
BaljindarSingh
MrinalMishra
DeepakAzad
GauravGarg
GauravGupta
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BasicStatisticsaboutBarwani:

Barwani ( ), also known as Badwani*, is a district

situated in the south west part of Madhya Pradesh, India
near the left bank of the Narmada River. It was formed on
25th May 1998 by carving out an area of West-Nimar,
Khargone district. Barwani can be reached only by road
and the nearest airport and railway station are located at
Indore which is 160 KM away from Barwani. Barwani is
famous for housing Bawangaja, a Jain pilgrimage place.
Rajghat (Ghat at Narmada River in Barwani) has Samadhi of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
The temperature of Barwani in April and May goes as high as 48'C, making it one of the hottest places in India.
Barwani is surrounded by the great hills of Satpura and by the forest ranges Satpuda (in South) and Vindhyachal
(in North).
Population of Barwani is 13,85,659 (2011 census) with a growth rate of 27.50% in the decade.
Barwani is known for its Papayas and custard apples. Cotton and red chillies are also grown widely.

Things we did in Barwani:

Day
1. 28th Nov 11
2. 29th Nov 11
3. 30th Nov 11
4. 1st Dec 11
5. 2nd Dec 11
6. 3rd Dec 11

Things we did
Met with collector, other officials of district and paid a visit to CMHO in the district
hospital
Attended the jan sunwaayi and visited the zila panchaayat
Met with the chief excise officer, went along with him on a raid on trucks carrying
mined materials and visited sand mines and stone quandries
Went to sendhwa district to see river revival work going on in the district
Visited the tribal areas, NGOs working in these areas. Also visited cottage industries
making handicrafts etc
Visited sukrisht chaatrawas and Bawangaja

WestartedourfirstdayinBarwaniwithaninteractionwiththedistrictcollectorMrs RenuTiwaryalongwith
otherdistrictofficials.Intheinteractionsheexplainedtous,theconditionsprevailinginruralindia,thevarious
programmesbeingundertakenbythegovernmenttoalleviatetheconditionofthepoor,thebasicstructureof
theadministrativehierarchy,howtheimplementationoftheseprogramstakesplace.Wewerealsotoldabout
thedistributionofpopulationinthedifferentvillagesacrossBarwani.Inbarwanidistrictthevillagesarereally
scatteredandusuallyitisseenthatacollectionofaround1020householdscalledasamlateisformed.

The name Badwani originated from the forests of BAD which had surrounded the city in old times. WANI is the old word for the Garden.
Hence city got its name BADWANI which means Garden of Bads. Barwani is still pronounced as Badwani but it spells Barwani

The collectors office receives huge amounts of mail on a daily basis which may have correspondence
whichrangesinnaturefromveryimportanttorelativelyunimportant.Thecollectorsjobincludesgoingthrough
this mail and carrying out the execution of instructons given from the top rungs of the hierarchy about
implementationofeitheroldornewschemes,programsetc.

The collector also told us about the finer aspects of her job and about how an IAS is trained. She
elaborateduponthekindoftrainingthatisimpartedintheirtrainingcentreinmussourieafterwhichofficers
aresenttotateheadquartersfortraining.Evenafterthatthereiscontinuousonthejobtrainingthatcontinues
perpetually because of the huge expanse of knowledge required. We were then told about the appraisal
structure of administrative departments and about the way in which the collector has to use a mix of power
trust and charm to keep the workings of the district smooth. We went through a number of government
schemes such as Janani Yojana, Mangal Divas, Janani express, Vivah Yojana, Indravaas Yojana, Sparsh Yojana,
Employmentfairsetc.

Wethenmovedontounderstandingtherolesofacollectorasadistricthead.Thecollectorservesas
theheadofthelawandorderdepartmentasthedistrictmagistrate.Ifthereisanyagitationinadistrict,itisthe
collectorwhoauthorizestheuseoflathichargeorteargasetc.Thecollectorisalsotheheadfortherevenue
department,andforestandagriculturaldepartment.

Sheservesastheexecutorofalltheschemes(thereate3050schemes)laiddownbythestateandcenteratthe
districtlevel.Shehasdualcontrolthroughboththestateandcentralacts.Thebiggestroleofthecollectoris
thatofcoordinatorbetweenthedifferentdepartmentsandauthoritiespresentinthedistrict.

Afterourconversationwiththecollector,weleftforthedistricthospitalwherewemetupwiththeCMHO(Chief
Medical and Health Officer of the district) Dr. Neema. Dr Neema identified illiteracy as the biggest problem
plaguing the district. He said that 6070% of the population of the district was tribal and because of their
illiteracyandignorance,wasnotutilizingthebenefitsandschemesgivenbythegovernment.Hetoldusindetail
about the programmes undertaken for ensuring good mother and child health in the district. Janani Suraksha
yojana and janani express were 2 such schemes. Janani express is a unique facility given to pregnant women
throughoutthedistrictthatkeepscarsontheirdisposal,suchthattheycancallacarassoonastheygetinto
labour.Thiscarwouldgetthemtothenearestgovt.hospitalandthereforethisschemeaimstopromotechild
birthinhospitalswhichwouldthereafterleadtobetterknowledgeaboutthevarioushealthaspectsofthechild
andalsoaboutthevaccinationsandmedicationthatshouldbegiventothechild.


DrNeemaexplainedhestructureofthehierarchyinthehealthdepartmentofthedistrictwhichiselaboratedin
thediagramgivenbelow:

CMHO

CHC

Blocklevel

CS(Dist.
Hospital)

SectorLevel

PHC

Subcentre

village

Asha

Wealsometthechiefexciseofficerofbarwani.Barwanihasminesofcalciteandsand.Wealsowentwiththe
chief excise officer on a raid to a sand mine, a stone quandary and also stopped trucks mid way to check for
royaltyslips.Wheneversomepersonororganizationwantstomineapieceoflandforsomemineral,hehasto
takepermissionfromthegovernmenttodoso.
The government in turn assesses the kind and amount of minerals present on the land and gives the
rightsofminingtothatentityforacertainamount.Theentityisalsogivenxnumberofroyaltyslipswhichareto
beusedwhilethetransportationoftheminedmineral.Incasethegovernmenthasgivenroyaltyslipsforonlya
certain volume of ore/mineral and the amount mined is greater than that, then the miner will have to pay
additionalroyaltytothegovernmentandprocuremoreroyaltyslips.Atruckcarryingtheminedcommodityis
supposed to posess that royalty slip for the mineral along with it for the excise officer to know that it is
legitimate.
In order to save money on royalty, the miners often send trucks without paying royalty to the
government.Butincasesuchatruckiscaughtbytheexcisedepartment,theywillhavetopayafineoftentimes

the value of goods being seized n order to free the truck. Below are two pictures, one depicting a stone
quandarythatwevisitedandothershowingtheroyaltyslipofatruckwestoppedandchecked.

Thewholetripwasanimmenselyeducationalexperiencewherewecameacrossvariousaspectsoflife
that we had never seen before. Watching the collector at work gave us an insight on the expanse of
work that goes in into making a district function smoothly. Also seeing people living in poverty and
absolutelyruralsettingsgaveusaninsightonwhatreallyconstitutesthemajorpartofIndia.Wesaw
whatgovernmentisdoingonitsparttoaddressthevariousproblemsthatwefaceinsuchregionsand
also how its actions and schemes are impacting the common man. We observed that there is a great
deal of difference that arises between the intended and what really happens because of problems in
implementationandexecution.