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JAISINGPUR
Jaisingpur (Shirola T.; 16° 45' N; 74° 30' E;
p. 8,048) is a small town situated on the Miraj-Kolhapur line of the
Southern Railway, with a railway station bearing its name. Of the
total population of 8,048 according to the Census figures of 1951,
the agricultural classes number 1,572 and the non-agricultural
classes 6,476. Of the latter, 1,207 persons derive their principal
means of livelihood from production other than cultivation, 2,397
persons from commerce, 282 persons from transport, and 2,590 persons
from other services and miscellaneous sources.
Municipality.
The civic affairs of the town are managed by a
municipality established in 1942 and now functioning under the
Bombay District Municipal Act (III) of 1901. The municipal area
covers ¾ square mile. The municipal council is composed of 14
members. One seat is reserved for women, and the election is by
rotation in each of the four wards of the town. The work of the
municipality is distributed among four committees viz., (1) Managing
Committee; (2) Octroi Committee; (3) Sanitary Committee; and (4)
Water Works Committee.
Income and Expenditure.
In the year ending 30th November 1956, the total
income of the municipality, excluding extraordinary and debt heads,
was Rs. 50,934; composed of octroi, Rs. 32,857; house-tax, Rs.
4,845; wheel tax Rs. 369; special water rate Rs. 7,569; conservancy,
Rs. 2,973; theatre tax, Rs. 402; and market fees, Rs. 1,919. The
total expenditure during the same year amounted to Rs. 25,215,
composed of conservancy Rs. 2,565; lighting, Rs. 4,708; water
supply, Rs. 10,011; drainage, Rs. 749; hospitals and dispensaries,
Rs. 2,146; contributions, Rs. 5,000; and latrines and urinals, Rs.
36.
Medical Institutions.
The municipality does not run any dispensary, but
pays an annual remuneration to a private doctor, who gives free
medical aid to the poor. There is one Government veterinary
dispensary. There is also a T.B. sanitorium about half a mile east
from the town run by a private board of trustees.
Other Municipal Services
Water is supplied to the town from a well near the
railway station. The present water supply being inadequate, the
municipality has submitted for Government's approval a water supply
scheme estimated to cost about Rs. 6,35,000. The municipality has
constructed kutcha and pucca gutters in some parts of
the town to drain sullage water. Compulsory primary education in the
town is managed by the District School Board, Kolhapur, the
municipality paying its statutory contribution. The municipality has
started a Montessori School from 26th January, 1956, and has
appointed a lady teacher and a dai. There are 29 children in
the school. There is one high school run by a private institution.
There is one fire fighter, with a driver and a cleaner to look after
it. The fire-fighter is also used to water the roads. The
approximate length of roads within the municipal area is eight miles
and 3¼ furlongs, only three miles of which are metalled.
There are municipal cremation and burial grounds
with separate arrangements for Hindus and Muslims. There is also a
public garden maintained by the municipality.
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