Table of Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................................................ vii

CHAPTER - 01 .................................................................................................................................1
1. HISTORY .................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Land and Geography ...............................................................................................................1
1.1.1 History ..............................................................................................................................1
1.1.2 British Administration and Creation of Shahpur District .................................................4
11.3 Developments during British Administration.....................................................................4
1.1.4 Multiplicities of District in British India ...........................................................................5
1.1.5 Jhelum Colony ..................................................................................................................5
1.2 Foundation of Sargodha City...................................................................................................6
1.2.1 Politics and Political Parties in Sargodha During British India .........................................6
1.2.2 Partition and Refugee Problem in Sargodha .....................................................................7
1.2.3 Sargodha District after Creation of Pakistan ....................................................................7
1 LAND REVENUE .....................................................................................................................8
2.1 SARGODHA DISTRICT AT A GLANCE ..............................................................................8
2.1.1 MAJOR INSTALLATIONS / KEY POINTS IN DISTRICT SARGODHA ......................9
2.1.2 DISTRICT PROFILE ..................................................................................................... 11
2.1.3 DETAIL OF REVENUE FIELD STAFF ........................................................................ 12
2.2 REVENUE HISTORY AND SARGODHA............................................................................ 12
2.3 ADMINISTRATION OF SHER SHAH SURI ....................................................................... 13
2.3.1 CENTRAL DEPARTMENT ........................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 SARKAR LEVEL ........................................................................................................... 14
2.3.3 PARAGANA LEVEL ..................................................................................................... 14
2.3.4 COINAGE ...................................................................................................................... 14
2.3.5 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 14
2.3.6 REVENUE POLICY ....................................................................................................... 14
2.4 REVENUE ADMINISTRATION AT PROVINCIAL LEVEL AFTER INDEPENDENCE OF
PAKISTAN AND ROLE OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT SARGODAH DISTRICT ................ 15
2.4.1 FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................ 15
2.4.2 DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES ............................................................................. 16
2.4.3 ORGANOGRAM............................................................................................................ 17

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 2.5 RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT OF SARGODHA ............................ 17
2.5.1 Administration of the following laws and the rules framed there-under: ........................ 21
2.5.2 REVENUE ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................... 24
2.5.3 FIELD FORMATION: ................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER - 02 ............................................................................................................................... 28
1. DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWER IN REVENUE DEPARTMENT OF SARGODHA. 28
1.1 General .................................................................................................................................. 28
2 DISPOSAL OF LAND ............................................................................................................ 29
2 EXCHANGE ........................................................................................................................... 29
3 LEASE .................................................................................................................................... 29
4 CONCESSIONS AND REMISSIONS ..................................................................................... 30
5 DISPOSAL OF LAND ............................................................................................................ 31
6 EXCHANGE ........................................................................................................................... 32
7 LEASE .................................................................................................................................... 32
8 CONCESSIONS AND REMISSIONS ..................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER – 03 .............................................................................................................................. 41
3. Sargodha a pure Colony District SARGODHA ....................................................................... 41
3.1. History Of Colonization and Sargodha ............................................................................ 41
3.2. Colony Schemes ............................................................................................................... 45
3.3. Implementation Of Schemes ............................................................................................ 45
3.4. Introduction Of Schemes In Sargodha ............................................................................. 45
3.4.1. COOPERATIVE FARMING SCHEME................................................................... 46
3.4.2. EJECT TENANTS SCHEME. .................................................................................. 46
3.4.3. TUBE-WELL / WELL SINKING SCHEMES .......................................................... 48
3.4.4. LIVESTOCK BREEDING SCHEME 1960 .............................................................. 51
3.4.5. GROW MORE FOOD SCHEME ............................................................................. 52
3.4.6. LEASE OF STATE LAND CUT SIDE PROHIBITED ZONE (NOT CHIRAGAH). 54
3.4.7. LEASE OF STATE LAND LYING WITHIN PROHIBITED ZONE/CHARAGAH
LAND. .................................................................................................................................. 56
3.4.8. DISPOSAL OF VILLAGE SITES IN CANAL COLONIES IN THE PUNJAB. ....... 57
3.4.9. ILLICIT CULTIVATIONS SCHEME. .................................................................... 59
3.4.10. LEASE OF STATE LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS. ...................... 60
3.4.11. LEASE OF STATE LAND FOR PETROL PUMP. .................................................. 60

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 3.4.12. LEASE OF STATE LAND FOR POULTRY FARMING/NURSERY. .................... 61
3.4.13. SALE OF STATE LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE ................................ 61
3.4.14. SALE OF STATE LAND FOR NON AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES .................... 61
3.4.15. TRANSFER OF STATE LAND FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER 61
3.4.16. DISPOSAL OF SURRENDERED LAND UNDER M.L.R. 89/91.............................. 62
3.4.17. ALLOTMENT OF STATE LAND UNDER RETIRED/RETIRING GOVERNMENT
SERVANT SCHEME .............................................................................................................. 63
3.4.18. THE KATCHI ABADIES AND ENCROACHMENTS IN THE PUNJAB
PROVINCE ............................................................................................................................ 64
3.4.19. ISLAMABAD OUSTEES SCHEME......................................................................... 64
3.4.20. MANGLA DAM OUSTEES SCHEME..................................................................... 65
3.4.21. TARBELA DAM OUSTEES SCHEME ................................................................... 65
3.4.22. GUJRANWALA CANTT/OKARA CANTT., OUSTEES SCHEME ........................ 66
3.4.23. ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX DISPLACED PERSONS SCHEME .................... 66
3.4.24. JAMMU AND KASHMIR REFUGEES OF 1965 WAR ........................................... 66
3.4.25. GALLANTRY AWARDS SCHEME ........................................................................ 67
3.4.26. CHASHMA BARRAGE SCHEME .......................................................................... 67
3.4.27. LAMBARDARI GRANTS ........................................................................................ 68
3.4.28. 5 MARLAS RURAL HOUSING SCHEME .............................................................. 69
3.4.29. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS IN THE PUNJAB ............................................................. 69
3.4.30. PEASANT GRANT SCHEME 1955 ......................................................................... 69
3.4.31. PEASANT GRANT SCHEME 1963 ......................................................................... 70
3.4.32. TUBE-WELL/WELL SINKING SCHEME .............................................................. 71
3.4.33. SHEEP & POULTRY SCHEME .............................................................................. 71
CHAPTER – 04 .............................................................................................................................. 72
4. STATE LAND UNDER SCHEMES IN SARGODHA DISTRICT ........................................ 72
4.1. IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES DATED 13-9-19 ................................................... 73
4.1.1. NOTIFICATION NO. 64:- ....................................................................................... 73
4.1.2. NOTIFICATION NO. 65: PETROL PUMPS OR CNG STATIONS ........................ 74
4.1.3. NOTIFICATION NO. 66:- ....................................................................................... 74
4.1.4. NOTIFICATION NO. 67:- ....................................................................................... 74
4.1.5. NOTIFICATION NO. 68:- ....................................................................................... 75
4.1.6. NOTIFICATION NO. 69:- ....................................................................................... 75
4.1.7. NOTIFICATION NO. 70 OF 2019:- ......................................................................... 75
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 4.1.8. NOTIFICATION NO. 71:- ....................................................................................... 76
4.1.9. NOTIFICATION NO. 72:- ....................................................................................... 76
4.1.10. NOTIFICATION NO. 73 & 74: ................................................................................ 77
CHAPTER – 05 .............................................................................................................................. 78
5. PUNJAB LAND COMMISSION ............................................................................................ 78
5.1. CONSTITUTION ............................................................................................................ 78
5.2. Responsibilities ................................................................................................................ 78
5.3. LAND REFORM LAWS.................................................................................................. 79
5.4. SALIENT FEATURES OF LAND REFROMS IN SARGODHA..................................... 79
5.5. LAND REFORMS REGULATION 1972 ......................................................................... 81
5.6. LAND REFORMS ACT 1977 (Promulgated Date 5.1.1977) ............................................. 82
CHAPTER – 06 .............................................................................................................................. 85
6. OTHER IMPORTANT OFFICES OF BOARD OF REVENUE PUNJAB, LAHORE ............ 85
6.1. TAXES WING ................................................................................................................. 85
6.2. SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION WING ......................................................... 85
6.3. Inspectorate Of Stamps .................................................................................................... 86
6.4. RELIEF AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT......................................................................... 86
CHAPTER – 07 .............................................................................................................................. 88
7. INITIATIVES ......................................................................................................................... 88
7.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INITIATIVE .................................................................................. 88
7.2 IT BASED - INITIATIVE ................................................................................................ 88
7.2.1 FLOOD RELIEF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................................................................ 88
7.2.2 E-STAMPING ................................................................................................................ 89
7.2.3 REVENUE COURT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................................................ 90
SCOPE 90
7.2.4 PUNJAB LAND RECORD AUTHORITY (PLRA) ........................................................ 91
7.3 POLICY REFORMS ............................................................................................................. 92
7.4 LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES ............................................................................................. 92
CHAPTER – 08 .............................................................................................................................. 93
8. RECOVERY OF GOVERNMENT DUES .............................................................................. 93
8.1. AGRICULTURE INCOME TAX .................................................................................... 93
8.2. WATER RATE (Abiana) ................................................................................................. 93
Chapter 09 ...................................................................................................................................... 95

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9. DISTRICT REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, SARGODHA ................................... 95
9.1 CATOROGIES OF BUS STANDS: ....................................................................................... 95
Chapter -10 ................................................................................................................................... 101
10. BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF SARGODHA DISTRICT .................................................. 101
10.1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SARGODHA DISTRICT ....................................................... 101
Chapter 11 .................................................................................................................................... 104
11. District Judiciary.................................................................................................................... 104
11.1 DISTRICT & SESSION JUDGES, SARGODHA .............................................................. 104
11.2 SENIOR CIVIL JUDGES, (CIVIL DIVISION) SARGODHA........................................... 106
Chapter 12 .................................................................................................................................... 109
12. DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SARGODHA ............................................................. 109
Chapter 13 .................................................................................................................................... 110
13. DISTRICT ATTORNEY SARGODHA.................................................................................. 110
Chapter 14 .................................................................................................................................... 111
14. DISTRICT POLICE .............................................................................................................. 111
14.1 LIST OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE ...................................................................... 111
14.2 SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICES ........................................................................................... 113
14.3 POLICE STATIONS ......................................................................................................... 114
14.4 SANCTIONED/POSTED STRENGTH OF OFFICERS/ OFFICIALS .............................. 115
14.4.1 DISTRICT POLICE ....................................................................................................... 115
14.4.2 TRAFFIC STAFF ........................................................................................................... 115
14.5 TREND OF CRIMES ............................................................................................................ 115
14.6 SECTARIAN VIOLENCE:- .................................................................................................. 116
Chapter 15 .................................................................................................................................... 117
15. DISTRICT JAIL, SARGODHA .............................................................................................. 117
15-1 OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT DISTRICT JAIL SARGODHA- ........................ 117
15-2 SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF ALL STAFF OF DISTRICT JAIL- .............................. 117
Chapter -16 ................................................................................................................................... 120
16 SCHOOL EDUCATION .......................................................................................................... 120
16.1 GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ................................................................................................ 121
16.2 PRIVATE SCHOOL ............................................................................................................. 122
16.3 TEACHING AND NON- TEACHING STAFF ...................................................................... 122
16.4 SPECIAL EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 123

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 16.4.1 STUDENT ENROLMENT ............................................................................................. 125
16.5 Literacy & Non-Formal Basic Education Department........................................................... 127
16.6 STAFF................................................................................................................................... 128
16.7 HIGHER EDUCATION DISTRICT SARGODHA ............................................................... 128
16.8 BRIEF SPECIAL EDUCATION SARGODHA ..................................................................... 129
16.9 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (NCHD) ............................. 132
Chapter 17 .................................................................................................................................... 133
17 GHALIB MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, SARGODHA- .................................................................. 133
Chapter 18 .................................................................................................................................... 134
18 TEVTA INSTITUTES IN DISTRICT SARGODHA & KHUSHAB ........................................ 134
Chapter 19 .................................................................................................................................... 135
19. HEALTH ................................................................................................................................ 135
Chapter 20 .................................................................................................................................... 138
20. PUNJAB FOOD AUTHORITY............................................................................................... 138
Chapter 21 .................................................................................................................................... 139
21. BRIEF ABOUT POPULATION WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SARGODHA ........................ 139
21.1 POPULATION PROFILE OF DISTRICT SARGODHA .................................................. 140
22.2 EFFORTS TO IMPROVED CPR AND REDUCE GROWTH RATE BY THE.............. 141
POPULATION WELFARE DEPARTMENT SARGODHA ..................................................... 141
Chapter 22 .................................................................................................................................... 142
22. PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT .......................................................... 142
Chapter 23 .................................................................................................................................... 143
23 HIGHWAY DIVISION ............................................................................................................ 143
23.1 TOTAL LENGTH OF ROAD IN DISTRICT SARGODHA.............................................. 144
23.2 ONGOING PROJECTS .................................................................................................... 144
Chapter 24 .................................................................................................................................... 145
24. BUILDINGS DIVISION SARGODHA ................................................................................... 145

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 Preface
A district gazetteer should describe all that is worth knowing about a district. It includes authentic
accounts of the people, their economic, social, political, ethnic and cultural life, physiography,
geography, flora, fauna, climate, and true statistical information of the region. A reliable coverage
of the principal communities, religious creeds, languages, dialects, casts and tribes, agriculture,
professions, trade, resources, education, arts and crafts is also focused in a district gazetteer.
Another significant component of the gazetteer is the general and revenue administration, law and
order and justice and the administrative history of the district. This is not the all, it includes every
information that interests an administrator, researcher, public servant, social worker, scholar,
historian, traveler and, of course, the general public. Thus, immeasurable diversity of its contents
calls for missionary zest for the accomplishment of this colossal task. Although, being the Deputy
Commissioner, I took it up as part of my unexpected duty but I found it a very exciting and
enlightening assignment.

The history of gazetteer can be traced back to the sixth century BC works of Scylax and
Megasthenes about the sub-continent. Later, Kautilya, Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, Ibn Batuta and
Alberuni recorded valuable impressions about the region and its dwellers. Though none of their
works qualifies as a gazetteer in true sense, yet Abul-Fadl’s Ain-i-Akbari served as model for the
first official gazetteer of India, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled by W. W. Hunter in
1881. Earlier, however, Walter Hamilton published East India Gazetteer in 1815, and
subsequently, Edward Thornton published Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of
the East India Company in 1854. The tradition of district gazetteer was initiated by Richard Temple
in 1866 which ultimately laid down foundations for a national gazetteer under central authority.
The present edition is perhaps the continuity of this more than a century old tradition.

I started compiling this gazetteer as a continuity of colonial tradition but with a different motive.
The earlier district gazetteer was primarily written for the use of British administrators and the
outlook was often colored by the imperialist interests of Britain. The present gazetteer has an even
more important role, for under modern conditions, the administrators are not a few hand-picked
colonizers of proven ability but an entire people. This edition is aimed at providing accurate
information about Sargodha region to the people of this area and all interested in seeking
knowledge about this this area. It is, of course, very useful document for administrators, politicians

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and policy makers. In 1869, Hunter, the editor of first two gazetteers of India, had written to the
Viceroy of the day, “Nothing, nothing is more costly to a Government than ignorance.” This is a
truth which applies with equal, even greater force, to the civilians of today. Administration even
fifty years ago was mainly a question of maintaining law and order. Today, it touches every aspect
of life and there is real risk that administrators may lose themselves in the vast expanse of the
bureaucratic machinery which has developed as a result of the ever increasing responsibilities of
Government. The need for revising the Gazetteers was widely felt

Life is a continuous process of change and the conditions of a district are no exception; thus, district
gazetteer must therefore be regularly revised. The revision of Sargodha Gazetteer becomes
imperative when more than half of a century has lapsed since the last edition was complied.
Revolutionary changes have been witnessed by this great region during the past few decades which
should be recorded. The whole fabric of life in Sargodha has changed almost out of recognition
in the background of the overall change in the whole world.

The problems faced by me while compiling the district gazetteer are more or less similar to the
problems faced by the earlier editors. However, thanks to the developments in the information
technology tools which eased the execution of this uphill task. The diversity and enormity of
information and data required for the compilation of the district gazetteer was itself one of the
most difficult challenge. All organs of the district administration were engaged in providing up-
to-date and accurate respective data. Firstly, the information, thus, collected was not received in
uniform format. Secondly, in some cases, it was neither complete nor contemporary. Thirdly,
instances of linguistic imperfections were also occasionally noted. Therefore, many revisions and
corrections were to be made time and again. Non-availability of trained staff was yet another
problem. Since, the compilation of the district gazetteer was being carried out after the lapse of
few decades, the whole staff engaged in this project was in a fix. However, the commitment and
dedication of my team enabled me to overcome all the difficulties. Finally, me and my team were
able to compile the present edition of the District Gazetteer of Sargodha.

It was only while working on the Sargodha gazetteer, I realized the richness of the culture and
panorama of diverse landscapes. Sargodha is embellished lofty hill, green and smooth planes and
two mighty rivers running through this beautify district located in the center of the mighty Punjab
province. Reflecting cultural richness and harmony, its ethnic and demographic diversity is even

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more captivating. In a nut shell, I have found Sargodha a charming land enriched with all
uncountable gifts of nature.

The present gazetteer is the result of synchronized effort of many administrative officers, scholars,
experts and compilers. I extend my utmost admirations to my all team members for their
cooperation and untiring efforts in compiling this grand piece of work. I am personally grateful
to team members and the distinguished contributors without whose assistance and collaboration
this work could not have been accomplished. Last but not least, I am no less thankful to my family
who always stood by me and encouraged during the whole process of compiling the District
Gazetteer of Sargodha.

Finally, this gazetteer is the result of coordinated human effort and may not be free from
imperfections and lapses. I take responsibility of this piece of work and none among my team
members should be blamed for any such deficiency or flaws. I expect gesture of generosity from
the readers to ignore my limitations considering it my first attempt of its sort. I would reiterate that
this edition is not an end of a beginning rather it is a beginning of an end. Hope the users of this
gazetteers shall appreciate our humble effort in this regard.

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Sher Shah Suri Mosque Bhera

Goal Chowk Mosque Sargodha

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Company Bag Sargodha

Jinnah Hall Sargodha

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Railway Station Sargodha

Remount Depot

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PAF College Sargodha was established in December 1952 by AST (Air Service Training
Limited) South Hampton, United Kingdom and started functioning from February 1953. The
story of PAF College began in 1950 when AVM Atecherly (1949-1951)

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CHAPTER - 01
1. HISTORY

1.1 Land and Geography

Geographically, the district Sargodha lies between 31-30 degrees and 32-35 degrees North
latitudes and between 72-05 degrees and 73-15 degrees East longitudes. The name Sargodha
consists of two words i.e., “Sar” and “Godha”. Sar means pond or pool whereas Godha was
the name of a Hindu hermit (Jogi). As the traditions goes, there was a natural pond and on the
bank of this pond Godha made a hut for himself. When the city was founded, it took the name
Sargodha. The whole area of the district is part of the Chaj Doab, the area between river
Chenab and river Jhelum. The present population of the district is 3,703,588 with an area of
5854 sq.km and about 607 feet above the sea level. Currently, the district is divided into seven
tehsils namely, Sargodha, Bhalwal, Bhera, Shahpur, Kot Momin, Sahiwal and Sillanwali. The
district consists of fertile land made up of alluvium which is brought by the rivers from the
North. The plain is locally interrupted by the rock outcrops of a buried hill range known as
the Kirana, situated at the distance of 14 Km from the heart of Sargodha city. Due to the
prominence of this hillock in the area, the whole land included in Sargodha Tehsil is known
as Kirana Bar.

1.1.1 History

Historically, Chaj Doab which includes Sargodha district today, played an important role
in political as well as economic development of the region. In fact, this region remained a
learning center and economic hub for centuries. The people of this region fought against the
army of Alexander the Great, defeated his army on the bank of river Jhelum under the
command of Raja Porous and made an honorable peace treaty. Afterwards, this region was
ruled by the Mauryan Empire whose Prime Minister Chankya, commonly known as Kautalya,
belonged to this region. Religiously, this region at that time was under the influence of
Hinduism but after the conquest of Gandhara’s, this region became the center of Buddhism
especially Bhera at river Jhelum. During this time, two Chinese Traveler’s Fa-Hien and Hieun
Tsang visited this region and crossed river Jhelum near Bhera. The Gandhara’s civilization

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was destroyed by the Huns and politically destabilized this region. Small kingdoms were
formed and ultimately Chaj Doab became the part of kingdom of Sind and administered by
the Rajput governors of Multan province.

The Arab conquest brought Islam in Subcontinent and Muslim governors were appointed
by the Umayyads and Abbasids, but these governors faced severe rebellions in Sargodha
region. The Khokhar’s of Sargodha region not only challenged the Arab’s supremacy but also
challenged the Ghaznavide rule afterward. Mahmud of Ghazni was the first Muslim ruler who
successfully defeated the locals of Sargodha region and captured Bhera city and Sargodha
region became the part of Ghaznavide empire. Bhera served as the base for Ghaznavide ruler
for further conquests in India. It was the Ghaznavide rule when great mathematician,
astronomer, and philosopher Abu Raihan Al-Biruni visited Bhera city. Later Sargodha region
was captured by Muhammad Ghori who defeated the Khokhar chieftains of Sargodha region
on the bank of river Jhelum. After this defeat, Khokhar’s embraced Islam. After Muhammad
Ghori’s rule, Mongol invasions started, and Sargodha region suffered the Mongol wrath
during the sultanate period due to unstable political administration of the Sultans of Delhi.
But the local chieftains of Sargodha region defended the invasion of Amir Timur, and he
admired the courage of people. The notable chieftains of Sargodha region during the sultanate
period were Shaikha Khokhar (Gakkhar) and Jasrat Khokhar who challenged the Sultanate
authority over this region.

The Sargodha region and Bhera city remained strategically important for Mughals. As
Zaheer ud din Babur invaded Bhera and captured this region. From the conquest of Babur,
Sargodha region was administered by Mughal emperors. When Sher Shah Suri defeated the
Mughal emperor Humayun, four sons of Babur met in Sargodha region at river Jhelum to
make strategy for reconquering India. It was the time when Sher Shah Suri visited Bhera city
in search of Mughal emperor and upon his visit to Bhera, far reaching steps were taken by
him including rebuilding of Bhera city and left bank of river Jhelum. It is interesting to
mention that before Sher Shah Suri, Bhera was situated on the right bank of river Jhelum and
the new town was founded in 1540 AD.

Jamia Mosque was built and Bhera was made as the second defense line of Suri kingdom
against the Mughals. Later, Mughal emperor Akbar visited Bhera and encamped for hunting.

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During Akbar’s reign, Chaj Doab was a ‘Sarkar’ (administrative division) and beside Bhera,
Takht Hazara on river Chenab was also included in the civil division of Mughals.

River Jhelum and Bhera city provided a way for the Afghan invaders to enter or escape
from the Sub-Continent. For this reason, Bhera remained a defense line throughout the
Mughal times. During Jahangir’s reign, Mahabat Khan revolted and captured emperor
Jahangir in Bhera and fled to Kabul. Afterwards during the war of succession among the sons
of Shah Jahan, Shah Shuja came to Sargodha region after his humiliating defeat at the hands
of Aurangzeb and sought refuge from Nangiana family of Dherama. After becoming emperor
of India, Aurangzeb visited Bhera and built a mosque. Further, Hafiz Rahim Uddin an Islamic
scholar of Bhera was a leading figure during Aurangzeb time. When the Mughal empire was
declining after the death of Aurangzeb, Nadir Shah crossed the river Jhelum and entered the
Sargodha region. In Chaj Doab, Nadir Shah faced resistance from the local before reaching
Lahore. After Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Abdali followed the same route as Mahmud
Ghaznavid. He crossed Bolan pass and crossed Shahpur and Bhera for his Indian invasion.
During all these invasions, Afghan generals passed through Sargodha region and plundered
this region.

When the Afghan invaders went back to Afghanistan, the Sikhs became active in capturing
different parts of Punjab. Sargodha region and Chaj Doab came under the influence of Sikhs
but the local chieftains resisted the Sikh encroachment in Sargodha. The Baluch tribe in
Sahiwal remained subdued and cleared the Shahpur region from Sikh dominance. The
neighboring areas of Shahpur were under the Sayyids. It was Ranjit Singh who captured the
Sargodha region. The Talukas of Midh Ranjha, Farooka, Kalowal, Miani, State of Sahiwal
and Shahpur fell into hands of Ranjit Singh. The Sikh’s Victory in Sargodha region was short
lived, and Sikhs had to fight with the British to retain their possessions. The battle of Chachran
was fought between Sikhs and the British near Jhawarian. In this battle, Tiwana Maliks
supported the British to defeat the Sikh army. These Tiwana Maliks sided with the British
during the War of independence to get favors and financial benefits from the British. Megha,
a ferry on river Jhelum and land in Kalra were rewarded to Tiwanas.

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1.1.2 British Administration and Creation of Shahpur District

With the beginning of British Rule, district was constituted but its boundaries were not
defined. Chaj Doab was divided into two districts. Shahpur was made the district headquarter
of this region which consisted of Miani, Bhera, Sahiwal, Midh Ranjha and Kalowal. Several
administrative measures were taken to reconstitute the Shahpur district which altered the
demography of this region. A vast territory from the salt range and Khushab region were
transferred to Shahpur district. The city of Sargodha was founded in 1903 in Jhelum Colony.
In 1914, the district headquarter was shifted to Sargodha city from Shahpur without changing
its name. This anomaly continued during the British time. From 1849 to 1947, 78 Deputy
Commissioners served the Shahpur District. The first Deputy Commissioner was Maj. W.C.
Birch and the Last Deputy Commissioner was K.B.Ch.

11.3 Developments during British Administration

There was no canal irrigation system in the district before 1860. The cultivation in the
district was dependent on the rainfall and people used the wells for their agricultural needs.
Mr. Macnabb, the Deputy Commissioner at that time built a canal in the district by clearing
the old river channel. During 1870, canals were built in Sahiwal and Bhera. In 1890, Engineer
officer were appointed to look after these canals. Besides government canal, private canal
system was encouraged by the British government. The first private canal was built by the
Tiwanas in Kalra. This project proved to be so profitable that a number of private canals were
constructed in the district. By the end of 19th century, 16 private canals were existed in the
district. Along with canal system, road structure was built in the district to connect this region
with the neighboring territories. The road was constructed between Shahpur and Gujrat and
Jhang to Shahpur. The principal roads of the district were constructed by Mr. Wilson with
number of Sarais at different halting places on these roads such as Jhawarian, Chak Ramdas,
Bhera, Maini, Laksian, Bhagtanwala, Mitha lak, Dherama and Shahpur. A branch of Railway
was also operating in the district and head office of post offices was established with 21 branch
offices in the district.

There were six dispensaries situated in Shahpur, Bhera, Sahiwal, Maini, Midh and Kalra.
The Health Department of the district was under the Civil Surgeon. These dispensaries were

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administered by the Municipal Committees and District board. In Education Sector, there
were two high schools in Bhera. Three middle schools in Maini, Sahiwal and Shahpur. The
medium of instruction in these schools was English. As regards to Primary Education, 18
schools were there for boys and 6 for girls. The medium of instruction in primary school was
Urdu.

1.1.4 Multiplicities of District in British India

There were 4 Municipalities in District Shahpur namely Bhera, Shahpur, Maini and
Sahiwal.

1. Shahpur: This town was a municipality of the second class with 3 nominated and 6
elected members, the president being usually one of the Extra Assistant
Commissioners. The site of the headquarters stations included the Court houses, the
treasury, the tehsil, the police office, a jail, and police line with a parade ground.
2. Bhera: Bhera was the headquarters of Fiscal Subdivision. It was the largest populated
municipality of the district. Bhera was a second-class municipality with 5 nominated
and 10 elected members and an elected president usually a Tehsildar. There was also
a printing press in this municipality.
3. Maini: it was a municipality of the second class with 3 nominated and 6 elected
members and the elected president being the Naib Tehsildar. The public offices
included the police station, a town hall and railway station.
4. Sahiwal: it was a second-class municipality with 3 nominated and 6 elected members,
the president usually the Tehsildar. The public buildings were a school, a dispensary,
a sarai, a town hall and a police station.

1.1.5 Jhelum Colony

The river Jhelum touches the district at its north-east corner and forms its border flowing
almost due west for about 60 miles and then near Khushab turns southward. The lower Jhelum
canal excavated from Rasul Headworks for the irrigation of the district and operational in
1901. the Chaj Doab before this irrigation system was called the Bar and it consisted of a level
uncultivated upland covered with bush wood. After the network of irrigation and canal
system, trees and bushes were removed, and the land cleared for cultivation. In the Jhelum
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 colony, 750 square miles of wasteland in the Bar belonged to Government and upon it
colonists were settled in villages. Most of these grants were made on the condition that a
suitable mare was maintained for breeding purposes.

1.2 Foundation of Sargodha City

In early 20th century, considerations were made for the selection of the site for headquarters of
the new colony. The original site for headquarters station was near Nathuwala on the river side
of Shahpur town. The site was prone to inundation during the floods. For this reason, another
site was selected for headquarters three miles away from the existing site, but this was also
rejected after the great flood of 1893. in such circumstances, the present site of the city of
Sargodha was selected for the headquarters. It was a fertile upland, in the center of the bar and
safe. The site land was purchased from Diwan ali Nangiana and founded the new city in 1903.
it was named ‘Youngabad’ after the name of Colony Officer, but people continued calling it
Sargodha. First land settlement of Sargodha was taken place in 1905 and Mr. Ganesh Das was
appointed as the first Lambardar of Sargodha in 1906. It was one of the planned cities in British
India which was divided into blocks having open spaces and parks in the center.

1.2.1 Politics and Political Parties in Sargodha During British India

Malik Umar Hayat Tiwana was the first member of Punjab Legislative Council nominated
from Sargodha in 1906. He was nominated twice for the Legislative Council. In 1909 after
his two terms, he became the member of the Imperial Legislative Council till 1919. After
Government of India Act 1919, he was elected as the member of Council of State in 1919 till
1929. Mubariz Khan Tiwana was another member of Punjab Legislative Council from
Sargodha nominated in 1910. Other notables of district Sargodha who were nominated in the
Punjab Council were Mumtaz Khan Tiwana (1923-1926), Nawab Hayat Qureshi (1926-
1936), Khuda Baksh Tiwana (1925-1926), Malik Feroz Khan Noon (1920-remained Minister
in 1926) and Allah Baksh Tiwana (Imperial Council 1931). Noon-Tiwana group from district
Sargodha was famous in Punjab Legislative Council.

The Unionist Party ruled over the Punjab from 1920 onwards for almost quarter of a century.
In the Elections of 1930, Feroz khan Noon and Nawab Hayat Qureshi were elected from

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Sargodha. Feroz Khan Noon served as the Minister for Education and later he was appointed
High Commissioner for India in England. In 1936-37 Elections Unionist party won seats in
Sargodha district. The members who were elected from the platform of Unionist Party were
Khizar Hayat Tiwana, Allah Bakhsh Tiwana, Abdul Ghani and Habibullah Khan Tiwana.
Khizar Hayat Tiwana was given the ministry in the Provincial Cabinet. There were certain
other political parties along the Unionist Party in Sargodha District. Among them the most
influential party was Indian National Congress. Two religious parties existed in Sargodha
namely Majlis-I-Ahrar and Khaksars. Sargodha Samachar was edited by the Ahrar member
from Sargodha.

In 1946, District Sargodha witnessed great political activity. Muslim League was organized,
and Muslim League conference was held in Sargodha. Nawab Hayat Qureshi joined Muslim
League before 1946 Elections. During the 1946 Elections, Unionists won the election under
the leadership of Khizar Hayat Tiwana. Only one seat was won by the Muslim League in
Sargodha. Fazal Haq Piracha from Bhalwal constituency won the elections on Muslim League
ticket.

1.2.2 Partition and Refugee Problem in Sargodha

There was a huge influx of refugees from the East Punjab to the district Sargodha. Majority
of these refugees belonged to the districts of Ambala, Jalandhar, and Ludhiana. At the time of
partition, the urban center of the District Sargodha comprised the non-Muslim population
whereas in rural areas, Muslims were in majority. In the beginning, the refugees were
accommodated in the military barracks. The Government College Sargodha was being run
temporary but was occupied by the refugees. After the Hindu migration from the city, empty
houses were allotted to the Muslim migrants.

1.2.3 Sargodha District after Creation of Pakistan

In 1914, District Headquarters was shifted to Sargodha, but the district name remained
Shahpur till 1960. In 1960, the district was named as the Sargodha District. At that time, it
consisted of four tehsils namely, Sargodha, Khushab, Shahpur and Bhalwal. The tehsil of
Khushab consisted of vast area. Consequently in 1982, the District Khushab was constituted
which comprised the whole of the previous tehsil. With the separation of Khushab tehsil,
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 District Sargodha was confined to three tehsils I.e., Sargodha, Shahpur and Bhalwal
surrounded by two rivers Chenab and Jhelum. In 1991, a new tehsil with headquarters at
Sillanwali was created. Later, Sahiwal, Kot Momin and Bhera tehsils were created
respectively for the smooth functioning of the District Administration.

1. LAND REVENUE

2.1 SARGODHA DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

Shahpur District was established in the year 1893 by the British as Canal Colony District. In
1940, the district headquarter was shifted from Shahpur to Sargodha. Sargodha District
comprises of 7 Tehsils:

(1) Sargodha

(2) Bhalwal

(3) Shahpur

(4) Sillanwali

(5) Sahiwal

(6) Bhera

(7) Kot Momin

District Sargodha lies between Two Rivers, River Sargodha & River Chenab. It is bounded
on the North by District Sargodha on the South District Jhang on Northeast by District Mandi
Baha-u-Din, on the Southeast by District Hafizabad and on the West by District Khushab.
Also known as City of Eagles due to PAF Base Mushaf Sargodha. Sargodha is also an
important City having Garrison, Mushaf Air Base & Cantonment Board. Sargodha District
consists of 1 Municipal Corporation & 6 Municipal Committees

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2.1.1 MAJOR INSTALLATIONS / KEY POINTS IN DISTRICT SARGODHA
Sr. No Name of Key Points Category Police Station

1 PAF Mushaf Base Sargodha A Cantt

2 Police Line Sargodha A Cantt
3 Police Training School Sargodha A Cantt
4 District Jail Sargodha A Cantt
5 ISI office Mela Mandi Road Sargodha A Cantt
6 Regional offices of CTD/SB Mela Mandi Road A Cantt
Sargodha.
7 Sargodha Garrison Cantt. A Jhal Chakian
8 University of Sargodha A Sajid Shaheed

9 Kirana Hill A Atta Shaheed

10 Commissioner Complex A Cantt
11 District Collector Office A Cantt

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12 District & Sessions Courts A Cantt

LIST OF KEY POINTS DISTRICT SARGODHA

Sr. Name of Key Points Category Police

No Station
CITY CIRCLE
1 Telephone Exchange near Tahli Chowk New Satellite C Satellite
Town Town
2 Sui Gas sales meter station near Board of Intermediate and B Satellite
secondary education Faisalabad Road Sargodha Town
3 Telephone Exchange Iqbal Colony Sargodha C Urban Area
4 Water works, Water supply Road Sargodha B Urban Area
5 Microwave Exchange Kot Fareed Sargodha A Urban Area
6 Caltex Oil Depot Fatma Jinnah Road Sargodha A Urban Area
7 Railway Oil Depot A City
8 PSO Depot Fatima Jinnah Road Sargodha A City
9 PBS Depot Fatima Jinnah Road Sargodha A City
10 Main Telephone Exchange near General Post Office B Cantt
Sargodha
SADAR CIRCLE
11 Grid Station Ludywal A Jhal Chakian
12 Grid Station Bhagatanwala C Bhagatanwla
KOTMOMIN CIRCLE
13 Grid Station Tailbwala road C Laksian
BHALWAL CIRCLE
14 Microwave Exchange Bhalwal A Bhalwal City
15 Telephone Exchange Bhalwal B Bhalwal City
16 Grid Station Bhalwal B Bhalwal
Saddar

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 SAHIWAL CIRCLE
17 Grid Station Kudlathi B Sahiwal
18 Grid Station Nehang B Tirkhanwala

LIST OF RIVER BRIDGES DISTRICT SARGODHA

Sr. Name of Key Points Category Police

No Station
CITY CIRCLE

KOTMOMIN CIRCLE
1 Bridge River ChanabTailbwala Lahore Road A Laksian
BHALWAL CIRCLE
2 Bridge River Sargodha Chak Nizam A Miani
SHAHPUR CIRCLE
3 Bridge River Sargodha Shahpur/Khusab A Shahpur
City
SAHIWAL CIRCLE
4 Bridge River Sargodha Langarwala Sahiwal/Khusab A Sahiwal

2.1.2 DISTRICT PROFILE

Kot
Sr.# Detail Sargodha Bhera Bhalwal Shahpur Sahiwal Sillanwali Total
Momin

Area
1 385445 151083 124621 237838 198000 198005 148846 1143838
(Acres)

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 Population
2 as per 2017 1537866 315148 357331 453562 353969 341247 344465 3703588

census

Kanungoi
3 9 3 3 4 4 3 3 29
Circles

Patwar
5 77 31 17 46 47 53 31 302
Circles

Villages/
6 206 110 57 118 124 143 91 849
Chaks

2.1.3 DETAIL OF REVENUE FIELD STAFF

Sr. No Posts Total Working Vacant

1 Tehsildars 07 07 -

2 NaibTehsildars 19 16 03

3 Kanungos 38 30 08

4 Patwari 328 147 181

TOTAL 392 200 192

2.2 REVENUE HISTORY AND SARGODHA

Sher Shah Suri was benevolent ruler and was one of the greatest administrators of medieval
India. He introduced many reforms and on that basis Akbar built a superstructure of Mughal
administration. His administration has been centralised administration just like sultanate
period. He was the first Muslim ruler of India who displayed a real aptitude for civil
government. Here, we are giving the summary of the administration of Sher Shah Suri, which

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can be used as revision capsule by the aspirants of different competitive exams. Shershah is
known to have made a systematic survey and measurement of the entire cultivable land of
his empire using a unit called Sikandari Gaj. Sikandari Gaj was introduced by Sikandar Lodi,
and it was equivalent to 39 inches. He introduced the so called Patta and Kabuliyat (or
Qabuliyat) system of land deeds. Under Patta system, the area sown, types of crops
cultivated, and revenue share was duly written on paper. The Qabuliyat system involved a
deed agreement between the peasant and the government. Qabuliyat system aimed at
discouraging the Jagir system. Shershah had also established the per Bigha land (Rai) for the
lands under continuous cultivation (Polaj) and the lands which kept out of cultivation
temporarily (Parauti). Rai was average of three rates representing good, middle and low
yields. This rai system was later adopted by Akbar.

Shershah also introduced direct remittances of the taxes to the government so that the
taxpayers are saved from any exploitation by the middle officers. He also placed a survey
charge of 2.5% called Jaribana and collection charge of 5% called Muhasilans.

But Shershah died soon and much of his work was destroyed by the anarchy that followed
his death.

2.3 ADMINISTRATION OF SHER SHAH SURI

He divided his whole empire into 47 divisions called ‘Sarkars’ and these were again
subdivided into smaller administrative units called ‘Parganas’.

2.3.1 CENTRAL DEPARTMENT

He established four main central departments: Diwan-i-wijarat (Finance Department) Diwan-

i-arz (MilitaryDepartment) Diwan-i-insha (Royal Secretariat); and Diwan-i-Rasalat
(Department for Religious And Foreign Affairs).

• Ariz-i-mamalik headed the department named Diwan-i-arz

• Dabir headed the department named Diwan-i-insha.

• Qazi headed the department named Diwani-Kaza.

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2.3.2 SARKAR LEVEL

• Shiqdar-i-shiqadaran maintain law and order.

• Munshife-i-munshifan supervise the revenue collection.

2.3.3 PARAGANA LEVEL

• Shikdar maintain law and order.

• Amin: collect revenue.

• Munsif look after judicial matters.

2.3.4 COINAGE

He introduced a system of tri-metalism which came to characterize Mughal coinage (Silver

coin) which was called 'Rupia’. Rupee is today used as the national currency in India,
Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka among other
countries.

He introduced copper coins which were called Dam, Half Dam and quarter Dam as per
denomination.

2.3.5 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

He introduced regular postal services.

2.3.6 REVENUE POLICY

Peasants had to pay jaribana (survey charge) and muhasilana (tax collection charge). The rates
of these charges were 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent respectively. The concept of Revenue
Administration in Sargodha is driven from the above-mentioned historical concepts.

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2.4 REVENUE ADMINISTRATION AT PROVINCIAL LEVEL AFTER
INDEPENDENCE OF PAKISTAN AND ROLE OF REVENUE
DEPARTMENT, SARGODAH DISTRICT

The Board of Revenue West Pakistan was constituted by Ordinances of 1955/1956 which
were replaced by the West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act 1957. On dissolution of the
Province of West Pakistan in 1970, it was designated as Board of Revenue Punjab.

The Board of Revenue (Punjab) was established long ago and has decades-old history which
is detailed under:

• After annexation of Punjab with British India in March 1849, the Board of Administration
was established for the governance of the province. In February 1853, the Board was
succeeded by the office of Chief Commissioner, Punjab

• In 1959, the Chief Commissioner was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Punjab who was
succeeded by Governor Punjab in 1919

• Lt. Governor and the Governor were assisted by a Judicial Commissioner and a Financial
Commissioner

• The Financial Commissioner Punjab was responsible for assessment and collection of land
revenue and maintenance of records of rights in land he was assisted by Settlement
Commissioner, Divisional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners/District Collectors

• Office of Financial Commissioner was abolished in 1955 and succeeded by the Board of
Revenue, West Pakistan (now Punjab)

2.4.1 FUNCTIONS
The prime functions of the department defined as per the rules of business are given below:

• Changes in administrative units/creation of new divisions, districts and tehsils

• Compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes and for companies

• Administration of land laws and maintenance of record of rights in land

• Consolidation of holdings

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• Management and disposal of government lands

• Recovery of government dues

• Relief activities and crisis management in calamity affected areas

2.4.2 DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES

Board of Revenue Punjab at Provincial Level consists of panel of Board, which is headed by
the Senior Member, Board of Revenue, who is also the Chief Relief Commissioner of the
Province. Other Members of the Board are given below as under:

Member Revenue / Senior Member / Relief Commissioner

Member Consolidation

Member Colonies

Member Taxes

Member Judicial – I

Member Judicial – II

Member Judicial – III

Member Judicial – IV

Member Judicial – V

Member Judicial – VI

Member Judicial - VII

Secretary Revenue & Establishment

Secretary Colonies

Secretary Settlement & Consolidation

Secretary Taxes

Registrar

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2.4.3 ORGANOGRAM

The Revenue Department of Sargodha is working at District Level under above Members of
Board of Revenue.

2.5 RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT OF SARGODHA

1. Execution of Legislation, policy implementation and sectoral planning.

2. Abolition of Ala Milkiat and other similar intermediary interests.

3. Abolition of jagirs.

4. Alienation of land.

5. Appointment of village headmen (Lambardars) and their duties.

6. Bankruptcy and insolvency.

7. Benami transactions of immovable property.

8. Execution of Board of Revenue Endowment Fund for Rural Education Trust.

9. To obtain Capital Value Tax.

10. Cattle census.

11. Change of names of villages, tehsils, and districts.

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12. Compulsory acquisition of land.

13. Computerization of land records.

14. Conferment of powers under revenue laws on officers.

15. Copying agency / issue of certified copies of record.

16. Crop reports.

17. Court fees.

18. Court of Wards.

19. Debt Conciliation Boards.

20. Delegation of administrative and financial powers.

21. Demarcation of Indo-Pak boundary, boundary between the Punjab and any other Province,
boundary between districts of the Punjab and boundary between estates.

22. Distribution of business of the Board of Revenue between its Members, Secretaries and
other officers.

23. Duties in respect of succession to property.

24. Embankment and drainage works.

25. Encumbered and attached estates.

26. Escheats.

27. Estate duty in respect of property.

28. Evacuee property, including evacuee trust property.

29. Eviction of outgoing lessees or licensees from Government land or building where the
period of lease or license has expired.

30. Eviction of unauthorized occupants of Government estates.

31. Examination fees for examination of Naib Tehsildars, Kanungos and Patwaris.

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32. Illegal dispossession from immovable property.

33. Inheritance.

34. Katchery compounds in Divisional and District offices.

35. Land laws.

36. Land surveys / preparation and maintenance of revenue record.

37. Land revenue, including fees, fines and forfeitures.

38. Land tenure, including rights and obligations of landlords and tenants.

39. Maintenance of buildings of the Board of Revenue and office equipment etc.

40. Maintenance of Library of the Board of Revenue.

41. Malba Cess Fund.

42. Matters relating ot Divisional, District and Tehsil / Town Office buildings except actual
construction, maintenances, and repairs.

43. Minor canals, hill torrents, alienation of rights in water.

44. Money lending.

45. Patwar Schools.

46. Pre-emption rights.

47. Printing and revision of Gazetteers.

48. Printing, revision, publication, and distribution of Revenue Manuals.

49. Properties abandoned in the Punjab by East Pakistanis due to war of 1971.

50. Punjab Land Commission / Land Reforms.

51. Purchase of stores and capital goods for Consolidation of Holdings department and
Revenue department

52. Recovery of Government dues as arrears of land revenue

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53. Redemption and restitution of mortgaged lands

54. Registration of deeds and documents and registration fee.

55. Religious endowment of land.

56. Revenue Tribunals.

57. Service matters of district and divisional establishment (Ministerial) and Revenue Field
Staff, other than those entrusted to the Services and General Administration department.

58. Service matters of officials of Colonies department, Consolidation of Holdings department

and Revenue department, other than those entrusted to the Services and General
Administration department.

59. Shamilat Deh.

60. Stamp duty.

61. Suspension and remission of land revenue and water rate.

62. Tax on agricultural income.

63. Tax on transfer of immovable property.

64. Tax on capital gains on immovable property.

65. Treasure-trove.

66. Territorial adjustments and changes.

67. Transfer of property.

68. Trusts and Trustees, except appointment of Official Trustee and Administrator General
entrusted to the Law department.

69. Waterlogging and salinity other than schemes relating thereto.

70. Wills and intestacy.

71. Budget, accounts, and audit matters.

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 2.5.1 Administration of the following laws and the rules framed there-under:
i. The Court Fees Act, 1870 (VII of 1870).
ii. The Punjab Laws Act, 1872 (IV of 1872).
iii. The Treasure-trove Act, 1878 (XVI of 1878).
iv. The Trusts Act, 1882 (II of 1882).
v. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (IV of 1882).
vi. The Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883 (XIX of 1883).
vii. The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885 (XVII of 1885).
viii. The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (XVI of 1887).
ix. The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 (I of 1890).
x. The Partition Act, 1893 (IV of 1893).
xi. The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894).
xii. The Stamp Act, 1899 (II of 1899).
xiii. The Punjab Alienation of Land Act, 1900 (XIII of 1900).
xiv. The Punjab Court of Wards Act, 1903 (II of 1903).
xv. The Punjab Minor Canals Act, 1905 (III of 1905).
xvi. The Registration Act, 1908 (XVI of 1908).
xvii. The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916 (XV of 1916).
xviii. The Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 (V of 1920).
xix. The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920 (XIV of 1920).
xx. The Repealing (Punjab Loans Limitation) Act, 1923 (III of 1923).
xxi. The Succession Act, 1925 (XXXIX of 1925).
xxii. The Hindu Law of Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928 (XII of 1928).
xxiii. The Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment) Act, 1929 (II of 1929).
xxiv. The Punjab Relief of Indebtedness Act, 1934 (VII of 1934).
xxv. The Punjab Debtors’ Protection Act, 1936 (II of 1936).
xxvi. The Punjab Copying Fee Act, 1936 (V of 1936).
xxvii. The Bahawalpur Court of Wards Act, 1942.
xxviii. The Punjab Protection and Restoration of Tenancy Rights Act, 1950 (XII of 1950).
xxix. The Punjab Abolition of Jagirs Act, 1952 (XLV of 1952).
xxx. The Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act, 1956 (XLV of 1956).

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 xxxi. The Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (W.P.Act XI of 1957).
xxxii. The Punjab Agriculturists Loans Act, 1958 (W.P.Act XVII of 1958).
xxxiii. The Punjab Requisitioned Land (Continuance) Act, 1958 (W.P.Act XXX of 1958).
xxxiv. The Punjab Land Disposition (Saving of Shamilat) Ordinance 1959 (W.P. Ordinance
I of 1959).
xxxv. The Punjab Hindu Women’s Right to Agricultural Land Ordinance, 1959 (W.P.
Ordinance XI of 1959).
xxxvi. The Punjab Usurious Loans Ordinance, 1959 (W.P. Ordinance XVIII of 1959).
xxxvii. The Punjab Survey & Rectangulation of Land Ordinance, 1959 (W.P. Ordinance
a. XXXIV of 1959).
xxxviii. The West Pakistan Border Area Regulation, 1959 (MLR No.9 of 1959).
xxxix. The Punjab Relief of Indebtedness Ordinance, 1960 (W.P. Ordinance XV of 1960).
xl. The Punjab Districts (Reconstitution) Ordinance, 1960 (W.P. Ordinance XXXII of
1960).
xli. The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 (VIII of 1961) / section 4 relating to
succession.
xlii. The West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1962 (W.P.Act
V of 1962).
xliii. The Punjab Government Dues Recovery Ordinance, 1962 (W.P. Ordinance XXII of
1962).
xliv. The Punjab Recovery of Cost (Copies of Essential Revenue Records) Ordinance, 1963
(W.P. Ordinance XVI of 1963).
xlv. The Punjab Redemption and Restitution of Mortgaged Lands Act, 1964 (W.P. Act
XVII of 1964).
xlvi. The Punjab Autonomous Bodies Immovable Property (Ejectment of Unauthorized
Occupants) Ordinance, 1965 (W.P. Ordinance XXXVII of 1965).
xlvii. The Punjab Government Lands and Buildings (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance,
1966 (W.P. Ordinance IX of 1966).
xlviii. The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P.Act XVII of 1967).
xlix. The Punjab Privy Purses (Charged Expenditure) Ordinance, 1969 (W.P. Ordinance
XLI of 1969).

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 l. The Punjab Tenancy (Validation and Extension of Period for Payment of
Compensation) Ordinance, 1969 (W.P. Ordinance XXXI of 1969).
li. The Thal (Increase in Value) (Validation of Levy of Tax) Ordinance, 1971 (II of
1971).
lii. The Land Reforms Regulation, 1972 (MLR No.115 of 1972) / Abolition of Ala
Milkiat, Abolition of Jagirs and rights of tenants.
liii. The Punjab Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application (Removal of Doubts)
Ordinance, 1972 (IX of 1972).
liv. The Punjab Pre-Emption (Removal of Doubts) Ordinance, 1972 (XI of 1972).
lv. The Settlement Commissioners (Validation of Orders) Act, 1972 (VI of 1972).
lvi. The Transfer of Evacuee Land (Katchi Abadi) Act, 1972 (XII of 1972)
lvii. The Evacuee Property and Displaced Persons Laws (Repeal) Act, 1975 (XIV of 1975).
lviii. The Punjab Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application (Removal of Difficulties) Act,
1975 (XXV of 1975).
lix. The Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 1975 (XII of 1975).
lx. The Abandoned Properties (Taking Over and Management) Act, 1975 (XXIV of
1975).
lxi. The Land Reforms Act, 1977 (Federal Act II of 1977).
lxii. The Punjab Thal (Increase in Value) Ordinance, 1978 (X of 1978).
lxiii. The Punjab Court Fees (Abolition) Ordinance, 1983 (X of 1983).
lxiv. The Punjab Acquisition of Land (Housing) Repeal) Act, 1985 (XII of 1985).
lxv. The Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1991 (IX of 1991).
lxvi. The Punjab Conferment of Proprietary Rights on Non-proprietors in Abadi Deh Act,
1995 (I of 1995).
lxvii. The Punjab Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1997 (I of 1997).
lxviii. The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act, 1998 (II of 1998).
lxix. The Protection of Communal Properties of Minorities Ordinance, 2001 (Ordinance V
of 2002).
lxx. The Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005 (XI of 2005).
lxxi. The Punjab Prohibition of Private Money Lending Act, 2007 (VI of 2007).
lxxii. The Punjab Finance Act, 2010 (VI of 2010) / section 6 relating to Capital Value Tax.

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lxxiii. The Cholistan Development Authority Act, 1976 (XIV of 1976).
lxxiv. The Punjab Jinnah Abadis for Non-proprietors in Rural Areas Act, 1986 (III of 1986).
lxxv. Matters incidental and ancillary to the above subjects

2.5.2 REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

The field formation of Revenue Department is spread up to Revenue Estate level:

2.5.3 FIELD FORMATION:

1. COMMISISONER: At Divisional Level, the Revenue Administration is headed by the
Commissioner of the concerned Division. A Commissioner shall be the officer-in-charge of
general administration and principal representative of the Government in the Division.

Functions of Commissioner:

i. Coordinate the work of all the offices and public facilities in the Division.

ii. Facilitate and coordinate any work which concerns two or more Districts in the Division or
two or more Divisions for purposes of integrated development, efficient use of public
resources and effective service delivery

iii. Supervise and coordinate the implementation of the policies, instructions, and guidelines
of the Government.

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER: Deputy Commissioner heads Revenue Department at

District Level.

Functions of the Deputy Commissioner.

i. A Deputy Commissioner, in addition to the functions mentioned in subsection (4) of

section 3 and section 15, shall:
a) Supervise and monitor the discharge of duties by the Assistant Commissioners
in the District.
b) Coordinate the work of all the offices and public facilities in the district for
purposes of integrated development, efficient use of public resources and
effective service delivery.
c) Support and facilitate the offices and public facilities in the District.

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 d) Ensure that the standards set by the Government in respect of a public facility
are fully observed; and
e) Supervise and coordinate the implementation of the policies, instructions and
guidelines of the Government.
ii. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue)/ADC(R): Certain powers of the Deputy
Commissioner are delegated to the ADC(R) by the Government. The Deputy
Commissioner of the District at his own delegate any responsibility to
ADCR.

FUNCTIONS OF THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS AND ADDITIONAL

DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS:-

(1) The Government may appoint one or more Additional Commissioner in each
Division and one or more Additional Deputy Commissioner in each District from
amongst the officers of the Service.

(2) An Additional Commissioner shall serve under the general administration and control
of the Commissioner and shall perform the functions under this Act or any other law or as the
Commissioner may, by order, assign.

(3) An Additional Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner shall serve under

the general supervision and control of the Deputy Commissioner and shall perform
functions under the Act or any other law or as the Deputy Commissioner may, by order,
assign.

(4) An Assistant Commissioner may distribute work among the officer’s subordinate
to him in the manner and to the extent prescribed.

3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER:

At Tehsil Level, Assistant Commissioner is the in charge of the Revenue Department.

An assistant commissioner is a rank of the Revenue Administration, which is of two sub-

types: Land Revenue, coming from two services; Provincial Management Service (PMS) and
Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), and Income Tax or Inland Revenue. The assistant
commissioner of Land Revenue is an official appointee at the sub-district level, responsible

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for managing land records, revenue receipts related to land transfer, water cess, and crop cess
etc. The Assistant Commissioner is also given magisterial powers in the capacity of sub-
divisional magistrate (SDM) to settle disputes. The CSS and PMS is an elite permanent
bureaucratic authority and the civil service that is responsible for running the civilian
bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet
Secretariat. The civil service defines itself as "key wheels on which the entire engine of the
state has to move." Derived from the colonial legacy of the former British Empire, the
Assistant Commissioner selection is made after passing the CSS or PMS exam and including
one’s name in PAS or PMS group respectively.

4. REVENUE OFFICER (Tehsildar / Naib Tehsildar): Revenue officer (RO) is an

individual who collects revenues, such as taxes / government dues and duties such as
Agriculture Income Tax, FBR recoveries, Water Rate etc on behalf of the government.

5. PATWARI: Patwari is the custodian of the Revenue record at the lowest working level,
i.e. revenue estate / village. A patwari has three chief duties:

a) Maintaining records of the crops grown at every harvest.

b) Keeping records of rights up to date by the punctual record of mutations.

c) The account of preparation of statistical returns embodying the information derived from
the harvest inspections, register of mutation and record of rights.

In addition, Revenue Department carries out the following tasks in accordance with the rules
and policies:

• Survey of land, preparation and maintenance of land records

• Implementation of laws assigned to Revenue Department

• Revenue administration in headquarters and regional offices located in divisions, districts,

and tehsils

• Appointment of lambardars

• Recovery of government dues

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 • Administration of the following laws and the rules framed there-under:

 The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

 The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887
 The Land Acquisition Act, 1894
 The Stamp Act, 1899
 The Registration Act, 1908
 The Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957
 The Land Reforms Regulation, 1972
 The Land Reforms Act, 1977
 The Punjab Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1997
 The Punjab Land Records Authority Act, 2017

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CHAPTER - 02
1. DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWER IN REVENUE DEPARTMENT
OF SARGODHA

1.1 General
 Remission of revenue in accordance with the rules.
 Remission of Land Revenue due to calamities
 Remission of revenue otherwise those due calamities in accordance with the rules, but
not in relaxation of any rules.
 Refund of revenue otherwise than in accordance with the rules, but not in relaxation
of rules
 Powers to sanction loans under the Agriculturist Loans Act.
 Powers to sanction loans under the Land Improvement Loan Act.
 Powers to sanction suspension of recoveries of loan under the Land Improvement
Loans Act and the Agriculturist Loans Act.
 Powers to sanction the remission of disallowances by Audit Officers.
 To sanction refund of court-fee stamps affixed unnecessarily, in consequence of an
order of a Court.
 To sanction refund of mutation fee in case of rejection of mutation in accordance with
the rules.
 To sanction refund or renewal of impressed or adhesive court-fee stamps which have
been spoiled, or rendered useless or unfit for the purpose intended or for which the
purchaser has not immediate use.
 To sanction expenditure in cases in which money is credited to Government or
purchase of stamps, but stamps are not actually purchased.
 To sanction writing off of the value of (i) non-postal stamps (ii) water-marked plain
paper which is damaged and unfit for use. (iii) (a) Stamps lost in transit. (b) loss of
stamps forming part of the stock in a local Branch Depot
 To write off irrecoverable loss of stamps revenue
 Leases of surplus buildings.

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2. DISPOSAL OF LAND
 To sanction grant of State Agricultural lands in colonies.
 To sanction grant of nazul lands free of cost of Local Bodies.
 To allot land for graveyards and cremation grounds\
 To allot land for kanals (tanning yards)
 To sell State land for agricultural purposes.
 To sanction sale of awkward plots of State land for agricultural purpose by private treaty
 To sanction sale of escheated land
 .To sanction sale of nazul Land by: (i) Public auction (ii) Private treaty at market value
 To sanction or cancel sale of old wells.
 To sanction sale of State land for non-agricultural purposes by: (i) Public auction; and (ii)
Private treaty at market value.
 To sanction sale of sites required exclusively for the purpose of a mosque, temple, church
or other religious buildings in State-owned towns, i.e. towns built mainly on State owned land
colonies.
 To sanction sale of land required exclusively for the purpose of a mosque, temple or
church in areas other than those specified in item 11.
 To sanction reserve price of land to be sold by auction.
 To sanction sale of village residential shod site by private treaty.
 To fix amount of compensation in cases involving breach of the conditions of sale
 To cancel sale of State land and refund the price already paid in cases in
which:–

3. EXCHANGE
 To sanction exchange of Nazul land of equal value
 To sanction exchange of land under the peasant grant of occupancy with state land in
colony areas
4. LEASE
 To Sanction lease
 Land for grazing of cattles.
 Fruit trees not in the compound of Government buildings.
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  To lease out State agricultural land by tenders in colonies
 To lease out State land for agricultural purposes by private treaty.
 To sanction long lease with special conditions under a scheme approved by Government.
 To sanction lease of nazul land.
 To sanction lease of State land for nonagricultural purposes.
 To sanction lease of land to local bodies / Governments.
 To lease out State land for brick kilns.

5. CONCESSIONS AND REMISSIONS

 To sanction renewal, for the term of the new settlement of land revenue
 To convert an assignment of land revenue
 To sanction continuance of village service grants at a general re-assessment of a district.
 To sanction continuance of religious and charitable grants
 To remit acreage rate.
 To levy or remit acreage rate.
 To sanction remission of rent on temporary cultivation.
 Shifting of installments connected with disposal of land.
 Increase in number of installments connected with the disposal of land.
 General
 Remission of revenue in accordance with the rules.
 Remission of Land Revenue due to calamities
 Remission of revenue otherwise those due calamities in accordance with the
rules, but not in relaxation of any rules.
 Refund of revenue otherwise than in accordance with the rules, but not in
relaxation of rules
 Powers to sanction loans under the Agriculturist Loans Act.
 Powers to sanction loans under the Land Improvement Loan Act.
 Powers to sanction suspension of recoveries of loan under the Land
Improvement Loans Act and the Agriculturist Loans Act.
 Powers to sanction the remission of disallowances by Audit Officers.

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  To sanction refund of court-fee stamps affixed unnecessarily, in consequence
of an order of a Court.
 To sanction refund of mutation fee in case of rejection of mutation in
accordance with the rules.
 To sanction refund or renewal of impressed or adhesive court-fee stamps which
have been spoiled or rendered useless or unfit for the purpose intended or for
which the purchaser has not immediate use.
 To sanction expenditure in cases in which money is credited to Government or
purchase of stamps, but stamps are not actually purchased.
 To sanction writing off of the value of (i) non-postal stamps (ii) water-marked
plain paper which is damaged and unfit for use. (iii) (a) Stamps lost in transit.
(b) loss of stamps forming part of the stock in a local Branch Depot
 To write off irrecoverable loss of stamps revenue
 Leases of surplus buildings.

6. DISPOSAL OF LAND
 To sanction grant of State Agricultural lands in colonies.
 To sanction grant of nazul lands free of cost of Local Bodies.
 To allot land for graveyards and cremation grounds
 To allot land for kanals (tanning yards)
 To sell State land for agricultural purposes.
 To sanction sale of awkward plots of State land for agricultural purpose by private treaty
 To sanction sale of escheated land.
 To sanction sale of nazul Land by: (i) Public auction (ii) Private treaty at market value.
 To sanction or cancel sale of old wells.
 To sanction sale of State land for non-agricultural purposes by: (i) Public auction; and
(ii) Private treaty at market value.
 To sanction sale of sites required exclusively for the purpose of a mosque, temple, church
or other religious buildings in State-owned towns, i.e. towns built mainly on State owned
land colonies.

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  To sanction sale of land required exclusively for the purpose of a mosque, temple, or
church in areas other than those specified in item 11.
 To sanction reserve price of land to be sold by auction.
 To sanction sale of village residential shod site by private treaty.
 To fix amount of compensation in cases involving breach of the conditions of sale
 To cancel sale of State land and refund the price already paid in cases in which: –
7. EXCHANGE
 To sanction exchange of Nazul land of equal value
 To sanction exchange of land under the peasant grant of occupancy with state land in
colony areas
8. LEASE
 To Sanction lease
 Land for grazing of cattles.
 Fruit trees not in the compound of Government buildings.
 To lease out State agricultural land by tenders in colonies
 To lease out State land for agricultural purposes by private treaty.
 To sanction long lease with special conditions under a scheme approved by
Government.
 To sanction lease of nazul land.
 To sanction lease of State land for nonagricultural purposes.
 To sanction lease of land to local bodies / Governments.
 To lease out State land for brick kilns.
9. CONCESSIONS AND REMISSIONS
 To sanction renewal, for the term of the new settlement of land revenue
 To convert an assignment of land revenue
 To sanction continuance of village service grants at a general re-assessment of a
district.
 To sanction continuance of religious and charitable grants
 To remit acreage rate.
 To levy or remit acreage rate.
 To sanction remission of rent on temporary cultivation.
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 Shifting of installments connected with disposal of land.
 Increase in number of installments connected with the disposal of land.

The following table shows Revenue Department delegations:-

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CHAPTER – 03
3. SARGODHA A PURE COLONY DISTRICT
Sargodha is one of the Colony districts governed under the Colonization of Government
Land Act, 1912. There are certain Schemes introduced by the Colonies Department, Board
of Revenue Punjab, Lahore and the Deputy Commissioner being District Collector of the
District, is the custodian of the Government Land. He is responsible for implementation of
such schemes which are introduced by the Government from time to time.
3.1. History of Colonization and Sargodha
The agrarian system, which the first Muslim conquerors found in operation in the Sub-
Continent being, in its essential features, in harmony with the fiscal system of Islam, was
adopted, with slight modification, by giving some Arabic or Persian names to the
institutions then in existence.
The Arabs, under a young general, Muhammad Bin Qasim, conquered Sind and established
their rule in the southwest of Indo-Pak sub-continent. They did not impose the foreign
system on their Indian subjects, and took over portions of the indigenous agrarian system,
which they found in operation and adapted it.
Under the indigenous system which was based on the Hindu sacred law of Manu, it was the
duty of the peasants to pay a share of their produce to the king, who determined within
certain limits, or conceivably beyond them, the amount of the share and also the methods of
assessment and collection. As for the methods of assessment, there were existing the
methods of sharing, appraisement, and measurement, side by side, and later in period
another method under which the peasants came to terms with the assessing officer to pay a
fixed sum of money annually for his holding also came in practice. The various classes
authorized by the king to collect his share and to retain a portion for themselves, were
described as Chiefs, Representatives, Assignees, Grantees and Farmers.
The system of granting a defined area of land, in return of services, was common before
the advent of Muslims, who themselves had developed it under the Abbasids and the
dynasties which arose because of weakening of the Caliphate.
The agrarian system in operation in Hindu India was substantially identical with the Islamic
system of Kharaj-i-Muqasama and Kharaj-i-Muwazzaf. There was a continuity of tradition
in the matter of land-revenue; the conquerors not only refrained from disturbing the old
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institutions but found those in accordance with their own ideas. The system of Sharing
(Kharaj-i-Muqasama) in its cruder form, as was then in existence, required a large staff, and
the earlier conquerors, on account of small number of available Muslims, employed Hindu
staff to work the system; not only were they available, but they also possessed the necessary
experience and technical skills. This paved the way to a fusion of the two systems so nearly
identical, and adoption of indigenous methods and customs mingled with Arabic and
Persian terminologies in land-revenue administration.
The Mughuls during the first episode of their empire made no material change in the existing
fiscal arrangements. With new areas coming under the control of expanding Empire and
productivity in old areas varying constantly, a new set of yearly rates called the “ Qanungo
rates” were introduced. Realizing, however, the inconvenience caused by the “ Qanungo
rates” a more workable system called “Ain-i-Dah Sala” or “Ten-year assessment” was
evolved, by taking the medium produce for ten years, adding up the figures, dividing the
total by ten and thus calculating the average annual yield of a homogeneous area
(assessment circle). The mode of payment to the officers was by grant of land (jagirs) or
assignments, called Mansabdari system, which became a feature of the agrarian system of
the Mughul Empire and continued until the seventeenth century.
In Punjab, on the weakening of the Mughul Empire, anarchy for a long time prevailed. To
this succeeded the grinding rule of the Sikhs, when the tendency was rather to abandon
rights in the land, symbols more of misery than the benefit, than to contend for their
possession and enjoyment. The Sikhs who established their rule in 1799 in the Punjab and
trans-Indus districts, under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, started with simple Kankut-batai system,
claiming one-third to one-half of the crop, but towards the close of the reign the practice of
levying cash was introduced in certain parts of the kingdom.
The land system inherited by the British had already developed and worked successfully
under the Muslim rulers. By the process of settlement, the Government determined the rates
and accounts of land-revenue payable to it by the persons in whom it recognized a
permanent right to occupy the land.
When the first Punjab Land Revenue Act of 1871 was passed, and the Government formally
laid down rules of Assessment (1873) the one-half principle was more prominently brought
forward. With the enactment of Act III of 1928 the statutory maximum limit for future

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assessments was fixed as one-fourth of the estimated value of the net-assets of any
assessment circle.
In Punjab and in present Sargodha region, the task of determining the rights in soil and
framing of record was most laborious. The tenure of land was sometimes very complex, and
the proprietary right was not enjoyed as a whole by a single individual or by a village
community in common but was split up among two or more individuals possessing titles,
none of which could properly be regarded as full ownership. These classes were recognized
as “superior proprietors”, “inferior proprietors”, and “hereditary tenants”. The rights and
liabilities of all these classes were entered in the record-of-rights of the estate. Their
practical effect was that the entries of the records of rights, as they stood when the settlement
operation came to an end, were conclusive as to the rights of all persons and had the
presumption of truth under the law.
Prior to British rule, there was hardly any concept of codification of laws in the modern
sense. The British who started their rule from the occupation of Bengal enacted a number
of Regulations in 1793, the provinces of Sind and Punjab were annexed respectively in 1843
and 1849 became non-Regulation provinces, and collectors in these areas were known as
Deputy Commissioners.
In the Punjab and trans-Indus districts the revenue code of the united provinces, published
as “Thomason’s’ Directors for Settlement Officers and Collectors” served as a guide in
agrarian matters till the passing of the first Punjab Land Revenue Act 1871. This Act was
later replaced by Land Revenue Act, 1887, which together with its allied Act, the Punjab
Tenancy Act of the same year, regulated the revenue matters and the relationship between
the landlords and the tenants in the Provinces of Punjab, NWFP and Balauchistan.
To bring the vast tracks of Government lands under cultivation in the Punjab, a network
for irrigation of lands was set up by constructing various canals in the Province. To regulate
the Colonization of lands, certain schemes were promulgated from time to time, as below:
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(1) The Sidhnai Colonization Scheme, 1886-1888.
(2) The Sohag-Para Colonization Scheme, 1886-1888.
(3) The Lower Chenab Colonization Scheme, 1892-1896;
later extension, 1926

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(4) The Chunian Colonization Schemes, 1897-98 & 1904-1905;
(5) The Lower Jhelum Colonization Scheme, 1902-1906;
(6) The Jhang Colonization Scheme, 1904-1906;
(7) The Lower Bari Doab Colonization Scheme, 1912-1922;
(8) The Upper Chenab Colonization Scheme, 1915-1919;
(9) The Upper Jhelum Colonization Scheme, 1916-1921;
(10) The Nili Bar Colonization Scheme, 1924.
After the expansion of the British rule in large territories, the Government Tenants (Punjab)
Act, 1893 was enacted to regulate the grants. It extended to the territories administered by
the British. This Act was subsequently replaced by the Colonization of Government Lands
(Punjab) Act, 1912, which remained in force even after independence with necessary
amendments/ adaptations and is still intact in Sargodha District
The Colonies Department is mainly concerned with the management and disposal of state
land in the Province. This function is carried out within the legal frame-work provided in
the Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912.
The Board of Revenue is responsible for issuing schemes covering all aspects of utilization
of state land under section 10 of the said act with the sanction of the Government. The
schemes are implemented through the local revenue agencies. The management includes
the following functions: -
(a) Leasing of state land on Temporary Cultivation Scheme.
(b) Leasing of state land for specific purposes i.e., Stud Farms, Horse Breeding Scheme,
Service Grants etc;
(c) Sale of state agricultural/ urban land on market rates.
(d) Transfer of state land to other Government Department.
(e) Allotment of state land for the re-settlement of persons displaced in Nation Building
Schemes i.e. Terbela Dam, Mangla Dam, Chashma Barrage etc.
(f) Conferring of proprietary rights upon colonizers under specific terms and conditions.
(g) Allotment of state land under the Rural Housing Schemes.
(h) Audit of Colony accounts in the Punjab.
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Section 10(2) of the Act empowers the Board of Revenue subject to general approval of
the Provincial Government to issue schemes/ statements of conditions to grant land in a
Colony to tenants. Some major schemes, most of which are still applicable in Sargodha

3.2. Colony Schemes

Sargodha is one of the Colony District governed under the Colonization of Government
Land Act, 1912. There are certain Schemes introduced by the Colonies Department, Board
of Revenue Punjab Lahore and the Deputy Commissioner being District Collector of the
District is the custodian of the Government Land. He is responsible for implementation of
such schemes which are introduced by the government from time to time.

3.3. Implementation Of Schemes

The Schemes are implemented through the local revenue agencies. The Management
includes the following functions.
(a) Leasing of State Land on temporary cultivation Schemes.
(b) Leasing of State for specific purposes i.e., Stud Farms, Horse Breeding Scheme,
Service Grants etc.
(c) Sale of State agricultural/urban land on market rates.
(d) Transfer of State Land to other Government Departments.
(e) Allotment of State Land for the re-settlement of persons displaced in Nation Building
Schemes i.e., Terbela Dam, Mangla Dam, Chashma Barrage etc.
(f) Conferring of proprietary rights upon colonizers under specific terms and conditions.
(g) Allotment of State Land under the 5-marlas Rural Housing Scheme.
(h) Audit of Colony accounts in the Punjab.
(i) Completion of residue work of the defunct Thal Development Authority.

3.4. Introduction Of Schemes In Sargodha

After independence with a view to boost up food production, Government in the Colonies
Department enforced the following schemes for allotment of agricultural State land to the
colonies: -

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3.4.1. COOPERATIVE FARMING SCHEME
In 1948, a cooperative farming scheme was started to accommodate the refuges
from the Punjab through the Cooperative Department. The tenants under this
scheme were allowed to purchase proprietary rights in their tenancies at Rs.20/-
per P.I.U. payable in 30 half-yearly installments. Further allotment under this
scheme was stopped in 1965. Scheme/Instructions allotment under this scheme
was stopped in 1965. Initial Scheme/Instructions issued in this behalf are
contained in the following communications: -
(1) No.986-C dated the 3rd March 1948.
(2) No.1143-C dated 16th March 1948.
(3) No.1201-C dated the 21st November, 1950
(4) No.S.O.Col. II-61/1-61, dated 16th May 1961.
(5) No.2915-74/5346-CLII dated 18th November 1971.
(6) No.4985-75/4404-CLII, dated 25 August 1975.
(7) No.1143-76/4822-CLII dated 18th June 1976

3.4.2. EJECT TENANTS SCHEME.

In the year 1952, Government prepared the scheme commonly known as
Ejected Tenants Scheme for allotment of state land to the displaced local and
refugees’ tenants and small land holders. Subsequently this scheme was merged
into schemes introduced later in the years 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958. Towards
the end of 1960, Government allowed these lessees to acquire proprietary rights
subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. Initial Scheme/Instructions in this
behalf are contained in the following communication: -
(1) No.650-th, dated 17th July 1952
(2) No.1624-55/817-C dated 12th March 1955.
(3) No.1466-56/1252-C dated 14th May 1956.
(4) No.1703-57/2452-C (G) dated 31st May 1957.
(5) No.3629-57/3293-C (G) dated 1st August 1957.
(6) No.1946-58/2707-C (G) dated 28th May 1958
(7) No.3628-58/3016-C (G) dated 9th June 1958.

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(8) No.3413-58/3234-C (G) dated 21st June 1958.
(9) No.4033-58/7377-C (G) dated 4th November 1958
(10) No.10088-58/8186-C (G) dated 18th December 1958
(11) No.12481-59/4437-C (G) dated 5th September 1959.
(12) No.16009-59/642-C(G) dated 20th January 1960.
(13) No.10501-59/817-C(G) III dated 18th October 1960.
(14) Mo./Cp;//8/24-57 (4167) (G)III, dated 8th October 1960.
(15) No.10741-61/1638-C (G)III dated 31st March 1961.
(16) No.S.O.Col.-IV-9/11-61 DATED 21st. February 1961.
(17) No.5824-61/3355 (G)III dated 20th July 1961.
(18) No.703-62/1204-C (G)III dated April 1962.
(19) No.8608-62/67-C (G)III dated 8th January 1963.
(20) No.4517-63/4276-C (G)III dated 17th October 1963.
(21) No.4843-63/4276-C (G)III dated 30th November 1963.
(22) No.5456-63/4417-C (G)III dated 17th December 1963.
(23) No.6282-63/1233-C (G)III dated the April 1964.
(24) No.3928-641310-C (G)III dated 6th May 1964.
(25) No.6391-64/51-C (G)III dated 8th January 1965.
(26) No.93-65/2526-C (G)III dated 11th September 1965.
(27) No.1670-66/670-C (G)III dated 20th May 1966.
(28) No.2927-66/2075-C (G)III dated 19th June 1966.
(29) No.2192-66/2270-C (G)III dated 19th July 1966.
(30) No.5203-66/2271-C (G)III dated 19th July 1966.
(31) No.7030-66/3343-C (G)III dated 29th October 1966.
(32) No.8509-66/40C (G)III dated 4th January 1967.
(33) No.8340-66/89-C (G)III dated 11th January 1967.
(34) 3213-67/2231-C (L)III dated 27th July 1967.
(35) No.5685-67/3829-CLIII dated 16th November 1967.
(36) No.6021-67/716-CLIII dated 21st February 1968.
(37) No.4633-68/2769-CLIII dated 30th November 1968.
(38) No.1292-69/1018-CLIII dated 15th April 1969.

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 (39) No.1292-69/1029- CLIII dated 15th April 1969.
(40) No.6373-68/1169-CLIII dated 26th April 1969.
(41) 5086-69/1683 CLIII dated 1st June 1970.
(42) No.762-70/528 CLIII dated 1st September 1970.
(43) No.2446-70/227 CLIII dated 26th January 1971.
(44) No.2995-71/1684 CLIII dated 8th June 1971.
(45) 1573-71/1901- CLIII dated 3rd July 1971.
(46) No.9554-71/2649- CLIII dated 26th August 1971.
(47) No.641-72/654- CLIII dated 9th March 1972.
(48) No.2751-72/1494 CLIII dated 26th April 1972.
(49) No.2751-72/1495- CLIII dated 26th April 1972.
(50) No.4330-72/2290- CLIII dated 28th June 1972.
(51) No.3024-72/3946- CLIII dated 12th December 1972.
(52) No.3040-78/1851- CLIII dated 29th June 1978.
(53) No.501-80/3009- CLIII dated 24th June 1980.
(54) No.5838-79/3058- CLIII dated 30th June 1980.
(55) No.5875-80/6296- CLIII dated 15th October 1980.
(56) No.3441-81/1903- CLIII dated 27th July 1981.
(57) 6032-82/2004- CLIII dated 27th July 1981.
(58) No.6320-82/4041- CLIII dated 7th September 1982.
(59) No.1052-82/6177- CLIII dated 12th October 1982.

3.4.3. TUBE-WELL / WELL SINKING SCHEMES

In view of the acute shortage of canal water, the Government decided that all
available banjar qadim uncultivated and un-commanded state land should be
allotted under the Tubewell Sinking Conditions. In the first instance, a Tubewell
Scheme was introduced in the year 1952 which did not contain any stipulation
for the grant of proprietary rights. The Government introduced another
Tubewell Sinking Scheme, 1959 which contained a provision for the
conferment of proprietary rights equivalent to 30 time the natural rent payable
at the date of option. On the analogy of the subsequent Scheme the Government

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allowed the allottees of Tubewell Scheme 1952 also to acquire proprietary
rights on the same terms and conditions governing the Tubewell Sinking
Scheme 1959.

There were large tracts of waste land in the colony area which could not be
brought under cultivation due to the shortage of canal water. The Government
enforced a well sinking scheme in 1959 under which State land measuring 25
acres or there about could be allotted. The allottees under well sinking scheme
were eligible to acquire proprietary rights subject to the fulfillment of certain
conditions prescribed for the purpose. The price of the land was chargeable
equivalent to 30 time the annual rent per acre prevalent at the date of exercise
of option. In several cases the water of well/tube wells turned brackish, and the
Government allowed the use of canal water where available in the lots. Initial
Scheme/instructions issued in this behalf are contained in the following
communications: -

(1) No.717-C dated 8th September 1952.

(2) No.Col.16/2-56 dated 23rd September 1959.
(3) No.Col-16/2-56 dated 23rd September 1959.
(4) No.Col-8/36-59 dated 22nd February 1960.
(5) No.Col-8/36-59 dated 22nd February 1960.
(6) No.1054-C dated 26th February 1952.
(7) No.4717-C dated 8th September 1952.
(8) No.3450-55/3321-C dated 26th November 1955.
(9) No.12414-59/4648-C(G) dated 21st September 1959.
(10) No.Col.-16/2-56 dated 23rd September 1959.
(11) No.Col-8/36-59 dated 22nd February 1960.
(12) No.Col-1/8-26/58 (2288) dated 31st May 1960.
(13) No.7943-60/4608-C(G) dated 18th June 1960.
(14) No.7943-60/4611-C(G) dated 18th June, 1960.
(15) No.7705-60/4608-C(G) dated 18th June 1960.
(16) No.Col.14/2-58 dated 28th June 1960.

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(17) No.8686-60/5933-C(G) dated 23rd August 1960.
(18) No.441-61/1237-C(G) dated 7th March 1961.
(19) No.Col.IV-1-(B)17-61 dated 1st August 1961.
(20) No.2279-61/3639-C(G) dated 16th August 1961.
(21) 755-62/761-C(G) V, dated 28th February 1962.
(22) D.O. No.1821-62/1950-C(G) V dated 7th June 1962.
(23) No.4259-63/3535-C(G) V, dated 14th October 1963.
(24) No.Col.16/2-56, dated 23rd September 1959.
(25) No.Col.8/36-59 dated 22nd February 1960.
(26) No.885-65/1437-CG(V) dated 30th April 1966.
(27) No.1253-66/1687-CG(V) dated 21st May 1966.
(28) No.2009-66/1860-CG(V) dated 8th June 1966.
(29) No.7483-66/348-CGV dated 16th February 1967.
(30) No.8244-66/350-CGV dated 17th February 1967.
(31) No.4755-67/3294-CLV dated 7th October 1967.
(32) No.3445-67/1481-CLV dated 28th June 1968.
(33) No.3544-6/1818-CLV dated 9th August 1968.
(34) No.3889-68/1862-CLV dated 21st August 1968
(35) 654-68/1867-CLV dated 22nd August 1968.
(36) No.4064-68/7262-CLV dated 30th November 1968
(37) No.3504-68/415-CLV dated 9th December 1968.
(38) No.6866-68/415-CLV dated 6th February 1969.
(39) No.607-69/676-CLV dated 11th March 1969.
(40) No.301-69/684-CLV dated 12th/15th March 1969.
(41) No.381-60/1044-CLV dated 8th October 1969.
(42) No.1877-69/3399-CLV dated 8th October 1969.
(43) No.1877-60/3399-CLV dated 8th October 1969.
(44) No.640-70/737-CLV dated 3rd April 1970.
(45) No.166-70/333-CLV dated 7th February 1970.
(46) No.640-70/714-CLV dated 6th March 1971.
(47) No.2306-70/106-CLV dated 13th January 1971.

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 (48) No.2177-70/780-CLV dated 31st March 1971.
(49) No.1170-71/881-CLV dated 3rd April, 1971.
(50) No.1820-71/1317-CLV dated 12th June 1971.
(51) No.2020-71/881-CLC dated 28th December 1971.
(52) 329-72/873-CLV dated 20th April 1972.
(53) No.329-72/1504-CLV dated 20th April 1972.
(54) No.4075-72/2831-CLV dated 28th August 1972
(55) No.2943-73/2126-CLV dated 9th June 1973.
(56) No.159-78/1808-CLV dated 28th June 1978.

3.4.4. LIVESTOCK BREEDING SCHEME 1960

In order to boost up the livestock wealth and to ensure the adequate supply of
milk, butter and meat, the Government leased out tenancies of 300 acres each
in the Province of 20 years renewable for a further period of 10 years at the
discretion of Government. This scheme was confined to Jhelum, Sargodha,
Faisalabad, Jhang, Sahiwal, Multan Bahawalpur, Districts only. The Selection
of lessees was made amongst those who had experience of livestock. There
were in all 34 grants comprising an area of 9,252 Acres 3 Kanals and 18 marlas.

The Scheme did not contain any provisions for the grant of proprietary rights.
The lease period of these tenancies expired in 1980 and Government did not
consider it expedient to extend the term of lease any longer. Instead a new
Livestock breeding scheme is under active consideration in consultation with
the Livestock and Diary Development Department. However, the ex-lessee has
been allowed to continue in the tenancies as Supurdars provided they pay
market rent in respect of State land in their possession. The defunct Scheme and
fresh / initial instructions issued in this behalf are contained in the following
communications: -

1. No.Col.7/1-1/58 dated 3rd May 1960.

2. No.8327-60/5170-C(G) dated 9th July 1960.

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 3. 10-61/377-C(G) dated 17th January 1961.

4. 1877-69/3419-CLV dated 8th October 1969.

5. 282-82/607-CLC dated 9th February 1982.

3.4.5. GROW MORE FOOD SCHEME

In the year 1956, government introduced the scheme. The allotment under this
scheme was initially introduced for 5 years. The lessees have been allowed
proprietary rights on payment of price on the basis of preceding years average
sale price or @ Rs.20/- per PIU whichever is higher. The allottees of prohibited
zone have, however, not been allowed such rights, but have been considered for
grant of alternative allotment. The lessees of 1956 scheme were not entitled to
get proprietary rights, but on reconsideration, they had also been allowed for
grant of proprietary rights is their original tenancies otherwise they will get
alternate land with proprietary rights. The initial scheme/instructions issued in
this behalf are contained in the following communication:-
1. No.6539-56/589-C(G) dated 23rd November 1956.
2. No.6570-56/3766-C(G) dated 27th November 1956.
3. No.6688-56/4092-C(G) dated 12th December 1956.
4. No.1894-57/1709-C(G) dated 8th April 1957.
5. 3967-57/3610-C(G) dated 16th August 1957.
6. No.10032-57/5039-C(G) dated 7th December 1957.
7. No.10032-57/1476-C(G) dated 18th March 1958.
8. No.5449-58/6399-C(G) dated 13th September 1958.
9. No.5449-58/7272-C(G) dated 29.10.1958.
10. No.4033-58/7377-C(G) dated 4th November 1958.
11. No.10088-58/8186-C(G) dated 18th December 1958.
12. No.53-59/136-C(G) dated 12th January 1959.
13. No.6072-59/3270-C(G) dated 27th June 1959.
14. No.3495-57/2937-C(G) dated 2nd July 1957

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15. No.9363-60/5873-C(G) dated 18th August 1960.
16. No.7261-60/7402-CIII dated 15th November 1960.
17. No.Telegram 1767-61/1671-C(G) dated 1st April 1961.
18. No.8416-61/5742-CG III dated 1st December 1961.
19. No.9253-61/5824-CGIII dated 8th December 1961.
20. No.206-62/711-CG III dated 23rd February 1962.
21. No.4125-62/2120-S(G) III dated 10th July 1962.
22. No.7500-61/2615-C(G) III dated 1st August 1962.
23. No.2805-62/2363-S(G) III dated 8th August 1962.
24. No.4585-62/2974-S(G) III dated 6th September 1962.
25. No.8400-62/3438-C(G) III dated 8th October 1962.
26. No.4826-62/4419-S(G) III dated 22nd October 1962
27. No.5708-63/3272-S(G) VII dated 12th August 1963.
28. No.1802-63/3107-CG III dated 9th September 1963
29. No.6055-63/4320-S(G)VII dated 8th October 1963.
30. No.4517-63/3607-C(G)III dated 7th October 1963.
31. No.1802-63/4131-C(G)III dated 21st November 1963.
32. No.5455-63/4417- C(G)III dated 17th December 1963.
33. No.1674-64/2584-S(G)VII dated 27th June 1964.
34. No.7363-64/3487- C(G)III dated 6th November 1964.
35. No.8207-64/904- C(G)III dated 26th March 1965.
36. No.3346-65/3754 C(G)III dated 31st August 1965.
37. No.1670-66/1660-CGIII dated 20th May 1966.
38. No.5203-66/227- CG III dated 19th July 1966.
39. No.6190-66/2978- C(G)III dated 12th September 1966.
40. No.8340-66/89- C(G)III dated 11th January 1967.
41. No.8518-66/986- C(G)III dated 4th May 1967.
42. No.5687-67/829-CLIII dated 16th November 1967.
43. No.6021-67/716-CLIII dated 21st February 1968.
44. No.1881-66/2323-CLI dated 11th October 1968.
45. No.1292-69/1018-CLIII dated 15th April 1969.

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 46. No.1292-69/1020- CLIII dated 15th April 1969.
47. No.6373-68/1169-CLIII dated 26th April 1969.
48. No.3432-68/1594-CLIII dated 9th June 1969.
49. No.5083-69/1442-CLIII dated 4th May 1970.
50. No.5086-69/1683-CLIII dated 1st June 1970.
51. No.1285-70/251-CLV dated 2nd January 1971.
52. No.1993-70/368-CLIII dated 12th February 1971.
53. No.2262-70/777-CLIII dated 31st March 1971.
54. No.1488-71/1217-CLIII dated 25th April 1971.
55. No.2296-71/1464-CLIII dated 20th May 1971.
56. No.3020-71/1608-CLIII dated 2nd June 1971.
57. No.1488-71/1650-CLIII dated 4th June 1971.
58. No.2295-71/1684-CLIII dated 8th June 1971.
59. No.2693-71/1839-CLIII dated 24th June 1971.
60. No.11149-71-I/3111-CL dated 11th October 1971.
61. No.641-72/654-CLIII dated 9th March 1972.
62. No.4330-72/3290-CLI dated 28th June 1972.
63. No.3024-72/3946-CLIII dated 12th December 1972.
64. No.4446-75/4183-CLIII dated 31st July 19715.
65. No.3040-78/1816-CLIII dated 29th June 1978.
66. No.501-80/3009-CLIII dated 24th June 1980.
67. No.5838-79/3058-CLIII dated 30th June 1980.
68. No.7875-60/6296-CL-III dated 15th October 1980.
69. No.3441-81/1903-CLIII dated 11th July 1981.
70. No.6032-81/2004-CLIII dated 27th July 1981.
71. No.6320-82/4041-CLIII dated 7th September 1982.

3.4.6. LEASE OF STATE LAND CUT SIDE PROHIBITED ZONE (NOT

CHIRAGAH).

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LEASE OF STATE LAND CUT SIDE PROHIBITED ZONE (NOT
CHIRAGAH).

With a view to utilizing various tracts of Uncommanded Waste Land, the

government enforced the following lease Schemes: -

(i) 5 years lease scheme enforced on 1968, 1972.

(ii) 10 years lease scheme enforced on 1968.

(iii) 15 years lease scheme enforced in April 1972.

In these schemes there existed no provision of extension of lease period.

However, keeping in view the fact that the tenants/lessees had put in hard labour
and brought the land under cultivation the lease given for hive and ten years
were used to be extended by the Government from time to time, while period
of leases given under 15 years was to run up to year 1986. There existed also
no provisions for grant of permanent rights in such tenancies, yet the
Government as a special concession decided through its notification dated 3rd
September 1979 to allow such rights in the leased-out state land to the extent of
a subsistence holding in favor of those eligible temporary lessees who were
holding continuous cultivating possession of their respective tenancies since
before Kharif 1977. It was also decided that the area excess to their entitlement
and to be surrendered in favour of State should be disposed of to various
categories of tenants/grantees mentioned in clause 13 of the said notification.
The initial schemes/instructions issued in this behalf are contained in the
following commutations.

1. No.8977-64/1298-C(G)I dated 6th May 1955.

2. Notification No.3369-67/198-CLI dated 7th February 1968
3. Notification No.1622-71/1205-CLI dated 24th April 1971.
4. No.1495-71/1224-CLI dated 27th April 1971.
5. No.2083/72/1812-CLI dated 23rd May 1972.
6. No.4246-72/2144-CLI dated 16th June 1972.
7. No.13328-72/2103-CLI dated 12th June 1972.
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 8. No.2295-73/1230-CLI dated 21st April 1973.
9. No.7941-74/5704-CLI dated 12th December 1974.
10. No.7599-74/314-CLI dated 8th January 1975.
11. No.2085-75/2524-CLI dated 11th April 1975.
12. No.5119-75/4181-CLI 13th July 1975.
13. No.10993-77/195-CLI dated 7th February 1978
14. No.947-78/367-CLI dated 1st March 1978.
15. No.3215-79/3999-CLI dated 5th September 1979.
16. Notification No.3215-79/3973-CLI dated 3rd September 1979.
17. No.7623-79/4584-CLI dated 11th December 1979.
18. No.105-80/292-CLI dated 22nd January 1980.
19. 765-80/800-CLI dated 20th February 1980.
20. Notification No.675-80/617-CLI dated 11th February 1980.
21. 1453-80/4250-CLI dated 16th August 1980.
22. No.4221-80/4253-CLI dated 15th August 1980.
23. No.9931-80/3048-CLI dated 7th October 1981.
24. Notification No.9931-80/3047-CLI dated 7th October 1981.
25. No.540-82/1169-CLI dated 24th March 1982.
26. No.3175-81/2147-CLI dated 31st August 1981.
27. No.2058-81/5052-CLI dated 1st November 1981.
28. No.1999-82/1206-CLI dated 27th March 1982.
29. No.1246-82/1961-CLI dated 17th May 1982.
30. No.5361-82/2664-CLI dated 18th July 1982.

3.4.7. LEASE OF STATE LAND LYING WITHIN PROHIBITED

ZONE/CHARAGAH LAND.

Such type state land are valuable and meant for the extens on of abadi Deh as
well as Town committee etc. However, available tracts of agricultural land are
being given on short term lease for temporary cultivation, Nursary, Poultry,

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 Farming Policy instructions are contained are included in such schemes through
following communications:
1. No.1994-72/2101-CLI dated 12th January 1972.
2. No.12084-77/197-CLI dated 7th February 1978.
3. No.12084-77/199-CLI dated 7th February 1978.
4. No.8837-79/593-CLI dated 7th February 1980.
5. No.4336-81/1510-CLI dated 19th May 1981.
6. No.5322-81/1657-CLI dated 3rd June 1981.
7. No.5322-81/2053-CLI dated 30th July 1981.
8. No.6597-80/2550-CLI dated 5th September 1981.

3.4.8. DISPOSAL OF VILLAGE SITES IN CANAL COLONIES IN THE

PUNJAB.

At present the following policy is being followed in regard to the allotment of

residential sites within the prohibited zone:-

(i) A plot not exceeding 10 marlas should be given to the grantee only on
average market price.

(ii) Such plots to non-proprietors be given on rental basis at Rs.10/- per marla
per mensem payable in lump sum

(iii) Those unauthorized occupants who intend to retain the Ahata will pay 50%
penalty in addition to usual 10% surcharge before the possession is regularized.

(iv) Unauthorized occupants who do not want to purchase Ahata sites will be
liable to pay rent @ rs.20/- per marla per annum and normal rent after their
occupation is regularized by the Collector:-

(v) Those unauthorized occupants who do not pay the rent of Ahata may be
ejected forthwith.

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So far as the allotment of Ahata situated outside prohibited zone is concerned,
the following policy is followed: -

(i) No additional Ahata shall be sold to proprietors.

(ii) A state tenant/grantee may be allotted an Ahata of 10 marlas for a tenancy

12-1/2 acres and 1 kanal against a square and above on rental basis, on the grant
of proprietary rights of allotted land these Ahatas will be sold to them on market
rate.

(iii) un-classified mueens of the chak should be given one Ahata of ten marlas
on usual rental basis.

(iv) non proprietors will not be given any Ahata in colony Chaks;

(v) Illegal occupants are not entitled to any Ahata. They may eject under the
law.

(vi) A court fee of Rs.5/- may be affixed on the application for the grant of an
Ahata of any size/type.

Initial Schemes/Instructions issued in this behalf are contained in the

following:-

1. No.833-C dated 1.3.1933.

2. No.2191-C dated the 19th June 1933.

3. 3122-C dated 12th September 1933.

4. No.167-C dated the 15th January 1935.

5. No.233-C dated the 18th January 1935.

6. No.1271-C dated the 6th April 1935.

7. No.3197-C dated the 11th October, 1937.

8. No.1245-C dated the 11th October 1937.

9. No.10203-C, dated the 26th November 1938.

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 10. No.1947- dated 23rd April 1940.

11. No.2162-C dated the 11th July 1944.

12. 2313-C dated the 3rd August 1944.

13. No.2720-C dated the 2nd October 1944.

14. No.3732-C dated the 9th December 1944.

15. No.12205-59/4793-C(S) dated the 25th September 1959.

16. No.15505-59/5986-C dated the 4th December 1959.

17. No.11146-60/8184-C(G)-III dated 31st December 1960.

18. No.2106-69/1783-CLIV dated the 13th June 1970.

19. No.5786-78/5054-CLIV dated the 2nd November 1981

20. No.2546-80/5057-CLIV dated the 2nd November 1981.

21. No.3819-82/1765-CLIV dated the 5th April 1982.

3.4.9. ILLICIT CULTIVATIONS SCHEME.

According to the policy in Government Notification dated 7th January, 1932,

the Governor of West Pakistan have decided that penalty to be prescribed for
illicit cultivation should not be rigid and a maximum and minimum should be
laid down leaving some discretion with the collectors of the districts. Initial
instructions governing this scheme as issued time to time contained in the
following communications:-

1. No.77-C dated the 7th January 1932.

2. No.2638-c dated the 24th June 1932.

3. No.856-C dated the 24th February 1940.

4. No.8225-61/5539-CLIV dated 16th November 1961.

5. No.1266-70/1087-CLIV dated the 4th November 1970.

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 6. No.8227-73/405-CLIV dated the 28th January 1976.

7. No.867-79/537-CLIV dated the 13th February 1979.

3.4.10. LEASE OF STATE LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS.

According to the terms and conditions governing this scheme, State waste land
falling in colony Districts are leased out initially for a period of 30 years,
renewable on one year notice for a period of 20 years at a time. However, the
total period of Lease shall not exceed 99 years. The land is leased out subject
to the payment of rent of 50% of the prevailing market value per annum. The
initial instructions issued in detail from time to time through following
communications:-

1. Memo: No. col. 15/37-56, dated the 30th June 1960.

2. Notification No.8003-C (C)/II, dated 29th April 1965.

3. Memo: No.3676-67/189-CLII dated 6th February 1968.

3.4.11. LEASE OF STATE LAND FOR PETROL PUMP.

This is not a regular scheme having its specific statement of conditions. There
are only series of orders/instructions which are being applicable for leasing out
State Land for petrol Pump which are used for commercial purposes. The initial
instructions issued time to time are contained in the following communications.

1. No.5030-63/1290-C (G)II dated 3.12.1963.

2. 5030-63/324-C(G)II dated 31.1.1964.
3. No.510-64/1539-C(G)II dated 15.5.1964.
4. No.510-64/1540-C(G)II dated 19.5.1964.
5. No.1720-64/2259-C (G)II dated 18.7.1964.
6. No.PLF9105)/64 dated 28.4.1964.
7. No.7930-64/3997-C(G)II dated 7.12.1964.

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3.4.12. LEASE OF STATE LAND FOR POULTRY FARMING/NURSERY.
Under this scheme state land lying within the prohibited zone are leased out for
the purpose through open auction. According to the instructions as issued vide
circular memorandum No.1994-72 2101-CLI dated 12.6.1972.

(1) For poultry Farming land is leased out in a lot not exceeding 4 acres for a
period of 3 years.

(2) for Nursery Farming the unit of allotment is upto 2 acres and the lease period
is for 3 years.

The lease previously given on temporary basis have been extending from time
to time in favour of the sitting lessees on payment of enhanced rent upto Rabi
1985 in the following communications: -

(1) No.5351-78//819-CLII dated 1.3.1978.

(2) No.3684-82/1695-CLII dated 2.5.1982.

3.4.13. SALE OF STATE LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE

The sale of state land for agricultural purposes is banned since 1970. However,
awkward plots of Baqaya Sarkar less than 5 acres are sold by private treaty at
the market rate plus 10% surcharge to the landowners whose proprietary land
surrounded such plots.
3.4.14. SALE OF STATE LAND FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
The state land for Industrial/commercial/residential purposes is sold by private
treaty at the market rate plus 10% surcharge. In the case of state land required
for the religious purposes it is sold at half the market rate plus 10% surcharge
upto 4 kanals, and any area in excess to this prescribed limit at full market rate
vide Sr. No.11 and 12 of the Delegation of power 1962.

3.4.15. TRANSFER OF STATE LAND FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO

ANOTHER

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 The state land is transferred to Provincial Govt. Departments other than
commercial, free of cost, for public purposes under para 10(i) of standing Order
No.28, on the express condition that it will be used only for the purpose for
which it is transferred and will be liable to resumption when no longer required.
The state land required for commercial purposes by the Provincial Government
Department is sold at the market rate plus 10% surcharge, under para 10(ii) of
Standing Order No.28. In case of Central government Department, the state
land is transferred at the market rate plus 10% surcharge and capitalized value
of the land Revenue assessable thereon under para 3(1) of Standing Order
No.28.

3.4.16. DISPOSAL OF SURRENDERED LAND UNDER M.L.R. 89/91

Since the Revenue Record pertaining to non-agreed area was not supplied by
the Government of India at the time of Independence, the land claim of refugees
from such areas were verified on the basis of such evidence as they could
produce. Later on when Revenue Record was received from India it was noticed
that a majority of claimants had submitted inflated claims. They were therefore,
required to submit their fresh claims for re-verification. As a result of
representations made by the claimants, the Government decided to impose ad-
hoc cut. Thereafter these claimants were given option to purchase the area
surrendered by them in excess to their entitlement. The Scheme for the disposal
of such land was framed in 1962 which was revised and notified in 1965. The
optee/purchasers were required to pay the price of the land in accordance with
provisions of the scheme. The defaulting optee/purchasers were given chances
from time to time for the clearance of arrears and finally an opportunity was
given for the purpose upto 15th July 1975. Thereafter, the Government decided
that the grants of the defaulting optee/purchasers should be cancelled, land
resumed, and they should be ejected from the land forthwith. After cancellation
of grants and resumption of land, the resumed land may be allotted, free of cost
to the sitting tenants. The initial instructions/policy on the subject are contained
in the following commutations and Martial law Regulations: -

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 1. M.L.R. 64.
2. M.L.R. 89.
3. M.L.R. 91.
4. Scheme framed for disposal of surrendered land under M.L.R 91.
5. Colonies Department Memo No.5504-75-1/132-CS dated 15.1.1976.

3.4.17. ALLOTMENT OF STATE LAND UNDER RETIRED/RETIRING

GOVERNMENT SERVANT SCHEME

During the one Unit Period, scheme was sanctioned by the West Pakistan
Government on 21.8.1959 on all West Pakistan basis for the allotment of state
land to government servants with distinguished record of service. The unit of
allotment of a grant was determined according to the prescribed scales. The price
of land was to be paid at a flat rate fixed by the Board of Revenue in consultation
with Finance Deptt. which was slightly concessional. The applications for
allotment of land were required to be routed through the Administrative
Secretary/head of Department. A Selection committee was constituted by the
Governor for declaring the Government Servants eligible for allotment of land
under the Scheme. This Scheme was superceded first in 1963, secondly in 1966
and thirdly in 1968. This scheme was dis-continued in the year 1969. The scheme
was discontinued vide Land Utilization Department’s Memo No.3679-69/6236-
P-V dated 18.12.1969. The scheme was superceded from time to time vide
notifications indicated below:-

1. memo No.col-2/8 (A)-56/3882 dated 21.8.59.

2. Notification NO.596-63/65-S(G) V dated 23.2.1963.

3. Notification No.1527-66/12650G (S) A dated 22.7.1966.

4. Notification No.4819-68-G(S) dated 13.11.1968.

The scheme was discontinued vide Land Utilization Department’s Memo

No.3679-69/6236-P-V dated 18.12.1969

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3.4.18. THE KATCHI ABADIES AND ENCROACHMENTS IN THE PUNJAB
PROVINCE
In 1978, the Chief Martial Law Administrator was pleased to announce that
proprietary rights be conferred on the inhabitants of Katchi abadies on
government Land. He directed that Federal and Provincial Government should
take steps to provide basi amenities to the Katchi Abadies. Consequently, the
local Government and Rural Development Department decided that proprietary
rights should be granted to those Katchi abadies which were set up before the
First January 1978. It was also decided that the development work and provision
of basic amenities would be made by the Local Bodies. The Board of Revenue
was only required to fix and charge the price of State Land. The remaining
action was to be taken by the Developing Agencies and statutory bodies. The
Punjab government in the Colonies Department vide Memo No.1713-81/111-2
10-CS dated 17.5.1981, therefore, decided that state land under katchi Abadies
@ Rs.20,000/- per acre plush 10% surcharge who were required to submit their
proposal in respect of each katchi abadi, declared as such, by the Government
individually for the transfer of state land through the Deputy
commissioner/Commissioners concerned for consideration by the Colonies
Department. It was further decided that before sending the proposal it should
be ensured that a particular abadi had been declared as such by the Local
Government. The Government had noticed with great concern the unauthorized
constructions/encroachments on state property unchecked and undesirable
growth of Katchi abadies in the province. With a view to discouraging this
tendency the Government in the Local Government and Rural Development
Department has decided that all the Katchi abadies which do not fall within the
recognizable yard stick laid down by the Government (Vis:hundred house hold
unit and be in existence before 1.1.1978) should be removed in a phased manner

3.4.19. ISLAMABAD OUSTEES SCHEME.

In 1965, the Islamabad oustees scheme was sponsored vide Colonies
Department Memo No.1714-64/446-SG-II dated 17.2.1965 with a view to

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 accommodate the displaced persons from various villages of Rawalpindi
District whose land was acquired for construction of Islamabad. The floor of
Eligibility for acquired for allotment of subsistence holding in lieu of acquired
area was fixed according to which a displaced person owing 4 kanals irrigated
area or 2 acres cultivated barani area will be entitled to 12-1/2 acres of land in
the district of Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal and Jhang where total area measuring
1, 95, 094 acres was reserved under this scheme on the market price prevailing
during the period from 1.1.1954 to 31.12.1958. However, displaced persons
owing more than 12-1/2 acres of land were made eligible to get equivalent
area, but no one would get more than 50 acres of irrigated land.
3.4.20. MANGLA DAM OUSTEES SCHEME
This scheme was started in 1963-64 vide Colonies Department Memo No.7705-
63/4096-SG-II dated 21.9.1963, because of construction of Mangla Dam. The
persons dislocated from their proprietary land were duly compensated
financially and in addition they were also provided with alternate land in the
districts of Multan D.G. Khan, Jhang Sargodha, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura,
Gujrat and Gujranwala, where an area measuring 50,000 acres was reserved for
this scheme. The basis of floor of eligibility was the same as in the case of
Islamabad oustees Scheme mentioned above. The price of allotted land was to
be charged at market rate prevailing during the period from 1952 to 1957.
3.4.21. TARBELA DAM OUSTEES SCHEME
On the construction of Tarbela Dam, the Government of Punjab in the Colonies
Department Chartered a Scheme in 1964 vide Memo No.586-64/3265-S(G) II
dated 12.8.1964 which was subsequently modified vide Colonies Department
memo No.4036-67-959-C(S)II dated 23.5.1968, for the people who
surrendered their proprietary land for the great Tarbela Dam. Under this
scheme those people were intended to be compensated in cash and also with
alternate land according to the same floor of eligibility as prescribed in
Islamabad oustees Scheme described above. An area of 30,000 acres of state
land was reserved for this purpose in the districts of Multan, Jhang and

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 Faisalabad. The price to be charged from them was based on market price
prevailing during the preceding 12 months from May 1967

3.4.22. GUJRANWALA CANTT/OKARA CANTT., OUSTEES SCHEME

This scheme was introduced in January 1969. Vide Colonies Department
scheme was introduced in January 1969 vide colonies Department Memo
No.174-69/113-CSII dated 18.8.1969 and an area of 24000 acres was reserved
in the districts of Multan, Sargodha, Vehari, Faisalabad Jhang and Sheikhupura
for allotment to Gujranwala oustees and an area of 555 acres was earmarked in
Sahiwal district for allotment to Okara Cantt., Oustees. The floor of eligibility
in both the schemes was the same as of Islamabad Oustees mentioned above.
The price to be charged for the land, was the market price based on the average
price of the last 12 months sales transaction for the same period which was
taken into account for working of the compensation for the acquired land.

3.4.23. ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX DISPLACED PERSONS

SCHEME
On the construction of Atomic Energy Complex at Mianwali, this scheme was
started in 1976 vide Colonies Department memo No.5843-75/2547-CI dated
25.6.1976. An area of 60,562 acres was reserved in Teshil Khushab (Thal
Colony) and Sargodha District, for the purpose. The floor of eligibility under
this scheme too, was the same as in the other schemes, mentioned above. The
price to be charged for the land was to be calculated for every village/chak on
the average price of the same period which was taken into account for working
out compensation of the acquired land.
3.4.24. JAMMU AND KASHMIR REFUGEES OF 1965 WAR
The scheme for the re-settlement of Jammu and Kashmir refugees of 1965 War, in
Jhang was introduced in 1971 vide Colonies Department Memo No.20-71-II/407-
CS dated 13.2.1971. An area of 1,04,929 acres was reserved for this purpose. Under
this scheme 12-1/2 acres of land is allotted to each refugee family. The price of land

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 was to be calculated for every village separately at the prevailing market price with
the approval of the Board of Revenue

3.4.25. GALLANTRY AWARDS SCHEME

This scheme was introduced in 1962 vide colonies Department Memo No.7490-
61/C.O. II dated 13.2.1962 and state land was allotted to the Gallantry
Awardees of 1965 War according to the following scales which is now closed:-

1. Nishan-e-Haider: …………………………….. 75 Acres.

2. Hilal-e-Jurrat: …………………………….. 50 acres.
3. Sitara-e-Jurrat: …………………………….. 25 acres.
4. Sitara-e-Basalat/Tamghan-e-Basalat ……… 12-1/2 Acres.
Tamgha-e-Jurrat
For awardees of 1971 War an area measuring 16,577 acres was reserved in the
districts of Multan, Vehari, Muzaffargarh, Faisalabad, Mianwali and Sahiwal.
Out of this Area 4,915 acres reserved in Faisalabad District has since been de-
categorized for allotment to Military Personal with the express condition that
no further area will be demanded for the Gallantry Awardees. The allotment
under this Scheme is made by G.H.Q. according to the above scales.

3.4.26. CHASHMA BARRAGE SCHEME

The Chashma Barrage Oustees Scheme was introduced in the year 1968 vide
Colonies Department Memo No.3427-68/1957-CS II dated 18.9.1968 for the
allotment of land to the Chashma Barrage effectees. An Area of 1,34,408 acres
was earmarked for this purpose in Mianwali District in the First Phase for the
re-settlement of the effectees, in lieu of their land acquired for the Barrage. The
Floor of Eligibility was the same as in the other schemes mentioned above like
Islamabad, Mangla Dam etc. Every effectees was granted 15 acres of land or
equivalent to the land acquired from him to the extent of 50 acres. The first
phase has since been completed. Due to the expansion of pond area of Chasham
Barrage, further area measuring 37,742 acres was reserved in the second phase
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 for the re-settlement of 1335 displaced persons in 1980. In the second phase an
effectee was made entitled to 12-1/2 acres instead of 15 acres vide colonies
Department Memo No.4720-8-/6050-CIV dated 16.12.1980. Proprietary rights
are to be granted to them on payment of Rs.500/- per acre in lump sum or by
installments.
3.4.27. LAMBARDARI GRANTS
Lambdari Grants were given to Lambardars in the beginning of the colony
Administration to provide an incentive for the arduous duties they had to
perform and to safeguard the interest of the Government in the difficult
circumstances obtaining in those days. Soon after independence, it was
however, felt that as colony had been settled well by then, colony Lambdardar
was not required to do much and did not deserve such grants any longer. It was
therefore, decided to discontinue the grants with effect from 15.3.1948.
However it was decided that hereditary Lambardar holding the post on
15.3.1948 be given the option of purchasing proprietary rights in the Lambdari
grants at the rate of Rs.150/- per acre which was subsequently raised to Rs.800/-
per acres. This concession was withdrawn in 1959 vide this office Memo
No.13583-59/10236-C, dated 23.11.1959. The Government then realized that
the office of Lambdari had lost its charm and in a number of cases suitable and
right type of persons were not coming forward to hold it. The government
therefore, introduced the Pedigree livestock Breeding Scheme 1960 notified
vide Colonies Department’s No.col.-7/1-1/58 dated 3.5.1960. Another
Lambardari scheme was also introduced in 1971 but later cancelled on
24.6.1974. On 31.3.1972, a ban was, however, imposed not to make any further
allotments under Lambardari scheme which is still operative. As the terms of
lease period in respect of Pedigree livestock grants started expiring from the
year 1973 and no further policy decision was taken by the Board of Revenue,
the Lambdardars apprehended the resumption of their lots under this scheme
and on their strong representations, the Board of Revenue had decided on
7.8.1976 that any type of grant made to a Lamberdar should not be resumed till
further orders which are still operative. In July 1976, the government of the

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 Punjab again decided that proprietary rights may be conferred on all the
hereditary Lambdardars of the lots other than pedigree livestock scheme at
Rs.100/- per P.I.U. or market value whichever is less, Hundreds of Lamberdars
were benefitted by this scheme. It was however, stopped under the orders of
MBR (C) in June 1981. The matter regarding the future of Lambdarars in under
active consideration of the Government.

3.4.28. 5 MARLAS RURAL HOUSING SCHEME

The Punjab Government launched a scheme known as 5 marlas rural Housing
Scheme. The aim of Government was to provide relief to the landless persons
for the construction of houses to them. In this connection an “Act” titled the
Punjab Housing Facilities for Non-Proprietors in Rural Areas Act 1975 was
promulgated. According to the above said scheme 5 marlas plots are to be
allotted to those persons who have no land or immovable property in Pakistan.
Necessary instructions in this behalf are contained in BOR’s communication
No.1445-75/799-H.I. dated 28.4.1975, which are placed in the “Booklet”
shown as Housing Manual for non proprietors in rural areas. However, the
Powers of Collector right from the Assistant Commissioner to Naib tehsildar
was delegated vide Colonies Department’s Notification Nos.10074-74/1492-
CLIII dated 14.9.1975, 156-74/124-HI, dated 25.1.1975, 156-75/318-HI dated
1.3.1975, 156-75/325-A, dated 1.3.1975 and 156-74/325-HI dated 1.3.1975, for
the speedy implementation of the scheme in question.

3.4.29. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS IN THE PUNJAB

According to the instructions contained in Standing Order No.67, the allotments
are scrutinized, and the Colony Accounts are checked by the Audit Cell
appointed in the Board of Revenue throughout the province.

3.4.30. PEASANT GRANT SCHEME 1955

This scheme was introduced mainly for the rehabilitation of refugees from
Indian and Settlement of the tenants whose holdings have been reduced to less

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 than 5 acres by Sem, Thur of River auction and who have been selected by the
Deputy commissioners fro allotment/settlement in Thal Area and Pak Forces
Personnel refugees having no land. The unit of allotment under this scheme was
fixed at 15 acres per family in irrigated area and 25 acres in un-irrigated area.
The price of land was fixed at Rs.150/- per acres payable in 70 half yearly
installments to start after 10 years of taking over the possession of the lot
allotments. However, allotments to Pak forces Personnel were allowed to
continue in reserved chaks in 1968 under this Scheme. Initial
Scheme/instructions issued in this behalf are contained in the communication
noted below:-
1. Notification No.1477-54/2130-Th dated 27.6.1955.
2. Memo No.1694-60/1657-C dated 4.9.1960.
3.4.31. PEASANT GRANT SCHEME 1963

This scheme was mainly 15 acres per family whose total holdings were reduced
to less than 5 acres on account of Sem/Thur and by River Action and who were
selected by Deputy Commissioners of Various districts concerned.

Payment of purchase price upon the expiry of ten years from the date of
commencement of the tenancy was to be started. The tenant was to pay to
government through the Authority, the purchase price of whole the allotted area
at the following rates:-

(a) For inferior state land in Rakh Shergarh Rs.250/- per allotted acre and
development charges @ Rs.112/- per allotted acre.

(b) For land in scattered chaks Rs.400/- per allotted acre and development
charges@ Rs.112/- per allotted acre.

(c) For land receiving non perennial irrigation Rs.200/- per allotted acre and
development charges rs.112/- per allotted acre.

Schemes/Instructions issued in this behalf are contained in the communication

noted below:-

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 Notification No.Thal/DA/O228/10/24668 dated 27.11.1963.

3.4.32. TUBE-WELL/WELL SINKING SCHEME

There were three schemes introduced in Thal area namely Tubewell and well
scheme 1952. Tube-well Scheme 1963 and Tube-well Scheme 1963 for
maintaining mulch cattle in Rakh Khisore. Initial Scheme/Instructions in this
behalf are contained in the notification as under:-

(1) Notification No.1486-C dated 31.10.1952.

(2) No.929-63/711-CLII dated 15.2.1963.

(3) Memo No.Thal/O-228/14261 dated 18.5.1964.

3.4.33. SHEEP & POULTRY SCHEME

These were two schemes introduced in Thal namely Sheep and Poultry scheme
1953 and Sheep Breeding scheme 76. Out of 1953 the Board of Revenue,
Punjab has decided to allow proprietary rights on payment of present market
price of 1978, under certain conditions plus 10% surcharge as sale by private
treaty. Initial Scheme/Instructions issued in this behalf are contained in this
office Notification as under:-

(1) No.817-Th dated 28.3.1953.

(2) 121-76/221-th-IV dated 30.1.1976

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CHAPTER – 04
4. STATE LAND UNDER SCHEMES IN SARGODHA DISTRICT
State land is allotted to tenants & other persons under different Schemes by the District
Collector in pursuance of Policies promulgated by the Board of Revenue Punjab. Each
Policy contains statement of conditions of allotment separately. The details are as follows;

No. of Allottees No. of Allottees

Total No. of
Name of Scheme to Whom PRs to whom PRs Remarks
Allottees
granted not yet granted

Horse Breeding Scheme 4878 4873 5 Pending

due to
litigation
Gallantry Award Scheme 336 336 - -
Well Sinking Scheme 57 54 3 -do-
Neelam-e-Aam 2232 2232 0 -
Army Welfare Scheme 17 17 - -
Shuhada-e-kargil 15 15 0 -
Gujranwala Oustese 134 112 22 Under
Scheme process
Mangla Dam Scheme 1131 1101 30 Pending
due to
litigation
Grow More Food 481 442 39 -do-
Scheme
Ejected Tenant Scheme 2375 2120 255 -do-
(650-TH)

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 Temporary Cultivation 1680 1643 37 Pending
Notification Dated due to
03-09-1979 litigation
Temporary Cultivation 257 238 19 -do-
Scheme Notification
Dated 20-04-1983
Temporary Cultivation 750 546 204 Pending
Scheme Notification due to
Dated 19-03-1995 litigation
Temporary Cultivation 141 67 74 Pending
Notification Dated due to
09-07-2001 litigation

4.1. IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES DATED 13-9-19

4.1.1. NOTIFICATION NO. 64:-
(1) Lease of State land to Federal Government Ministries, Agencies and Entities
➢ On receipt of request the Deputy Commissioner shall report about availability/
suitability and assessment of rent through DRAC. The proposal shall be forwarded to the
PPAC/ BOR for approval.
(2) Sale of State land to Federal Government Ministries, Agencies and Entities.
➢ On receipt of request the Deputy Commissioner shall report about availability/
suitability and assessment of price through DPAC. The proposal shall be forwarded to
the PPAC/ BOR for approval.
(3) For attracting investment in backward areas or new sectors.
➢ On direction of BOR the Deputy Commissioner shall report about availability/
suitability and assessment of price/rent through DPAC/DRAC
➢ The proposal shall be forwarded to the PPAC/ BOR for approval of the Government.
(4) Allocation and Sale of State land to Provincial Government departments and
Provincial Government departmental agencies or development authorities or public
sector companies etc.

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Appropriate state land be identified by DC for allocation to provincial departments free
from all encumbrance and in case of departmental agencies on market price assessed by
DPAC/PPAC.
(5) Lease of State land for Divisional or District Public Schools run by district
administration.
➢ Existing leases of DPS shall be extended and brought in line with the policy.
(6) Path or right of way for public purpose and for agricultural lands.
➢ State land shall be provided free of cost as public path

➢ On current market price for an agricultural land owner

➢ Both with the approval of BOR
4.1.2. NOTIFICATION NO. 65: PETROL PUMPS OR CNG STATIONS
➢ The Deputy Commissioner shall assess the reserve rent through DRAC.

➢ An advertisement indicating the schedule and venue shall be got published.

➢ The District Collector shall give the right to ex-lessee to match the highest bid and
right of first refusal within 07-days through a letter.

4.1.3. NOTIFICATION NO. 66:-

ABANDONED PATHS, PASSAGES AND WATER COURSES OR PONDS ON
STATE LAND FALLING WITHIN THE PRIVATE HOUSING SCHEMES
➢ The assessed price of private and State land be forwarded with exchange proposal to
BOR.
➢ Exchanged land of equal value and size given to the State must have an access.

➢ Identification of State land already utilized by the private housing schemes be dealt
on the same analogy

4.1.4. NOTIFICATION NO. 67:-

CHARITABLE INSTITUTION
➢ The land shall be identified by the District Collector on receipt of an application if the
request in line with SOCs.

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➢ The lease proposal shall be forwarded to the BOR for approval of the Government.

4.1.5. NOTIFICATION NO. 68:-

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS AFTER EXPIRY OR CANCELLATION
➢ The base price through DPAC/PPAC if the base price is upto 100-million.
➢ If the base price is more than 100-million, the Commissioner shall refer it the approved
private evaluator of Pakistan Banks Association.
➢ In both cases the Commissioner shall refer the case to BOR/PPAC.

➢ The auction proceedings shall be referred to BOR for approval.

➢ The District Collector shall take over the possession of the property from the lessee if
he fails to match the bid, after demolishing and removing the superstructure including
machinery by the ex-lessee within a period of 08-months from date bids are opened.

4.1.6. NOTIFICATION NO. 69:-

REVIEW OF THE RENT OF EXISTING LEASES OF COMMERCIAL (HOTELS
AND RECREATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ETC) OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
➢ The District Collectors shall review the rent of all existing leases and forward a
comprehensive proposal to the BOR for further deliberations.

4.1.7. NOTIFICATION NO. 70 OF 2019:-

LEASE OF STATE LAND FALLING IN PROHIBITED ZONE OR CHARAGAH
➢ The District Collector shall ensure the recovery of lease money from 30.06.16 to
30.06.20.
➢ In case of default the land shall be resumed and the lease money/ tawan be recovered
under the Land Revenue Act.
➢ On expiry, State agricultural land situated within prohibited zone or charagah shall
be leased out through open auction for a period of 03-year.
➢ The District Collector shall assess the reserve rent through DRAC.

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➢ The Assistant Commissioner shall prepare the schedule of new lots not exceeding 100-
kanals.
➢ Schedule shall be approved by the District Collector.

➢ The Assistant Commissioner shall conduct open auction in the revenue estate
concerned after due publication.
➢ The auction proceeding shall be approved by the District Collector.

4.1.8. NOTIFICATION NO. 71:-

GRANT OF PRs TO THE LESSEES OF TCL SCHEMES
➢ The Deputy Commissioner shall make arrangement to advertise the scheme.

➢ All the Assistant Commissioners are required to receive the application of option till
31.03.20
➢ Entery in a safe register and delivery of a receipt to the applicant.
➢ The Assistant Commissioner should personally verify these entries and forwarded the
same to the District Collector, Commissioner and a BOR within prescribed time.
➢ The District Collector shall make a fool proof system in respect of exercising of option
so that it can not be manipulated after the stipulated period.
➢ The Assistant Commissioner shall examine the eligibility criteria and declare an
applicant eligible or otherwise. He shall forward his recommendation within a period of
06-months to the District Collector who shall decide it after due scrutiny within a period
of 06-months.

4.1.9. NOTIFICATION NO. 72:-

SALE THROUGH OPEN AUCTION
➢ After conducting a survey and establishing its potential requirement for any existing
or future public purpose biannually by a notified committee headed by commissioner
certain available State land shall be sold through open auction by a procedure already
mentioned under Notification No. 68 of 2019.

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4.1.10. NOTIFICATION NO. 73 & 74:
CONDONATION FEE / CONVERSION FEE
➢ The earlier instructions have been amended to remove inconsistencies and have been
brought in conformity. Divisional Commissioners being competent authorities for its
approval shall ensure timely recoveries.

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CHAPTER – 05
5. PUNJAB LAND COMMISSION
5.1. Constitution

The Punjab Land Commission reconstituted by the Federal Government under

section 23 of the Land Reforms Act, 1977 since April 1986 consists of the following:-

(i) Chief Minister Chairman

(ii) Minister for Revenue Member
(iii) Member (Revenue), Board of Revenue, Punjab. Member

(iv) Member (Colonies) Board of Revenue Punjab. Member

A member of Punjab Land Commission nominated to be the Chief Land

Commissioner is responsible for the implementation of Land Reforms Laws. The
Organizations set up by the Punjab Land Commission consist of Secretariat of the
Commission, Land Commissioner, Deputy Land Commissioner, Assistant Land
Commissioner and Sub-Assistant Land Commissioners. The Commission
invested powers to following authorities in District Sargodah.

(a) Commissioners with the powers of Land Commissioners;

(b) Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rev.) with
the powers of the Deputy Land Commissioners;
(c) Assistant Commissioners with the powers of Assistant Land
(d) Tehsildars of the tehsils with the powers of the Sub-Assistant Land
Commissioners;
Commissioners.

These officers have to exercise powers subject to the general control and
supervision of the Chief Land Commissioner, Punjab.

5.2. Responsibilities
The above mentioned authorities in Sargodha are responsible for implementation of
West Pakistan Land Reforms Regulation, 1959, Land Reforms Regulation, 1972 and

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 the Land Reforms Act, 1977 in the Province. Rules governing payment of
compensation in respect of land resumed from owners under the 1959-Regulation and
the 1977-Act and rules regarding grant of resumed land to eligible persons (tenants
etc.) hold the field.
5.3. Land Reform Laws
 West Pakistan Land Reforms Regulation, 1959(Martial Law Regulation No.64 Of
1959).
 West Pakistan Land Reforms Rules, 1959 Relating To Appeals And Revisions.
 West Pakistan Land Reforms (Payment Of Compensation) Rules 1961, Relating To
Payment Of Compensation For Resumed Land.
 Sale Scheme And Upgrading Scheme For Allotment Of Resumed Land To Sitting
Tenants And Small Landowners.
 Auction Scheme For Sale Of Untenanted Resumed Land.
 Land Reforms Regulation, 1972 (Martial Law Regulation No.115 Of 1972).
 Punjab Land Reforms Rules, 1972 Relating To Appeals And Revisions.
 Schemes For Grant Of Resumed Land Under Paras 18 And 32 Of The Land
Reforms Regulation 1972.
 Punjab Land Reforms (Procedure For Ejectment Suits) Rules 1977.
 Land Reforms Act, 1977.
 Punjab Land Reforms Rules 1977 Relating To Appeals And Revisions.
 Punjab Land Reform (Procedure For Grant Of Land) Rules 1978.
 Federal Government Land Reform (Payment Of Compensation) Rules 1981
Relating To Payment Of Compensation For Resumed Land Under Land Reform
Act 1977

5.4. Salient Features of Land Refroms in Sargodha

WEST PAKISTAN LAND REFORMS REGULATION 1959
(MLR NO. 64 OF 1959) (promulgated date 7.2.1959)

1. Ceiling limit on individual 500 irrigated acres

holding: (paras 8 and 9(a)) 1000 un-irrigated acres 36000 produce
index units.
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2. Exemptions: (a) Stud Farms on state land
(paras 9 and 28-A) excluded from ceiling
(b) Government could allow
retention of additional areas to owners /
operators of Livestock Farms above ceiling.
(c) Government could exempt Waqf property from
operation of the Regulation.
(d) Government could allow
retention of additional area by
educational institutions and
religious and charitable
(e) Orchard
institutions,owners could retain
above ceiling.
orchard area upto 150 acres
Compensation: Ownersabove
fromceiling.
whom excess land was resumed are

3. (para 17) entitled to compensation at rate varying from Rs.5 to

Rs. 1 per produce index unit.
4. Mode of payment of Through compensation bonds carrying interest @ 4%
compensation: (para 17) per annum and redeemable within 25 years from date
of issue.
5. Source of payment: Separate fund held by Provincial Land Commission.
(para 20)
6. Resumption of Excess land resumed from owners
excess land: (para vested in Government.
7. Sale
16) of (a) Resumed land was to be sold to tenants in
resumed cultivating possession thereof at concessional
land: (para rate (Rs.8 per produce index unit) subject to
19) maximum of 50 irrigated acres.
(b) Untenanted resumed land was to be sold to
small landowners to raise their holding upto
12½ acres.
(c) Auction of un-tenanted land.
8. Abolition of jagirs: All jagirs were abolished without compensation and
(para 21) jagirdars converted into owners upto ceiling.

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5.5. Land Reforms Regulation 1972
(MLR NO. 115 OF 1972) (promulgated date 11.3.1972)

1. Ceiling limit on individual 150 irrigated acres

holding: (para 8) 300 un-irrigated acres
12000 produce index units
Additional 2000 PIUs for owners of tractor / tubewell.

2. Compensation: Land in excess of ceiling was to be resumed without

(para 13) payment of any compensation.

3. Stud and Livestock Farms: All areas leased out for Stud and Livestock Farms were

(para 15) to be resumed.

4. Shikargahs: All areas under Shikargahs in possession or

(para 16) management of any person were to be resumed.

5. Allotment of resumed land: (a) Land resumed from owners was to be granted to

(para 18) tenants in possession thereof free of charge.

(b) un-tenanted resumed land was to be granted to
tenants and owners of less than 121/2 acres.
6. Size of allotment: Subsistence holding (12 ½ acres) including area owned.

(para 18)

7. Resumed Stud Farms: (a) Resumed Stud Farms were to be utilized by

(para 19) Government in such manner as deemed fit.

(b) Government decided to leave the Stud Farms
on state land with GHQ for leases for horse /
mule breeding for Army.
8. Resumed Livestock Farms: (a) Resumed Livestock Farms were to be utilized
by Government in such manner.

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 (para 19) (b) Government decided to lease out for 10 years
50% of the resumed Livestock Farms to ex-
lessees and remaining 50% to Punjab Livestock
Board (since defunct).as deemed fit.
9. Resumed orchards: Resumed orchards were to be utilized by Government

(para 19) as deemed fit.

5.6. Land Reforms Act 1977 (Promulgated Date 5.1.1977)

1. Ceiling limit on individual 100 irrigated acres
holding: (section 3) 200 un-irrigated acres
8000 produce index units
2. Compensation: (section 11) Owners from whom excess land was resumed are
entitled to compensation @ Rs.30 per produce index
unit.
3. Mode of Payment of (a) Cash compensation where the amount did not
Compensation: (section 13) exceed Rs.5000/-
(b) Compensation bonds carrying interest per annum
at one per cent above bank rate and redeemable
by 30th June 1987, in other, cases.
(c) Cash compensation in all cases where bonds-
could not be issued before 30th June, 1987.

4. Source of payment: Federal Consolidated Fund.

(section 11)
5. Resumption (section 9) Excess land resumed from owners, vested in the
Provincial Government.
6. Allotment of resumed land: (a) Land resumed from owners was to be granted
(section 15) free of charge to tenants in cultivating
possession thereof.

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 (b) Un-tenanted resumed land was to be granted to
tenants and owners of less than 12 acres.
7. Size of allotment: (section 15) 12 acres (including land already owned by eligible
person)
8. Resumed Stud Farms: (section (a) Resumed Stud Farms could be utilized or
17) disposed of by Government for public purpose
and also through lease.
(b) Government decided to allow the resumed Stud
Farms at the disposal of GHQ for leases for
horse / mule breeding for Army.
9. Resumed Livestock Farms: (a) Areas of Livestock Farms resumed as being in
(section 17) excess of ceiling could be utilized or disposed
of by Government for public purpose and also
through lease.
(b) In case Government decided to lease out such
area, the ex-lessee had the right of first option
to the grant of lease.
10. Resumed orchards: (section 17) (a) Resumed orchard could be utilized or disposed
of by Government for public purposes and also
through lease.
(b) In case Government decided to lease out such
land the person from whom it was resumed
shall have the right of first option to the grant
of lease.
11. Resumed Shikargahs: (section (a) Resumed Shikargah could be utilized or
17) disposed of by Government for public purposes
and also through lease.
(b) In case Government decided to lease out such
land the person from whom it was resumed

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of lease.
12. Resumed Waqf land: (a) Resumed Waqf land could also
(b) If Government decided to lease out such
land, the person from whom it was resumed
shall have

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CHAPTER – 06
6. OTHER IMPORTANT OFFICES OF BOARD OF REVENUE PUNJAB,
LAHORE

The Board of Revenue Punjab, West Pakistan was constituted by Ordinance 1955/56, which
were replaced by the West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957. On dissolution of Province
of West Pakistan in 1970, it was designated as Board of Revenue Punjab, Lahore.
Board of revenue Punjab, Lahore is categorized in further Sub-Departments, which are given
below as :

6.1. TAXES WING

The following functions are to be performed by Taxes Wing:

• Monitoring of collection of Agricultural Income Tax, Mutation Fee, Stamp Duty and
Water Rate

• Audit of sub-registrar offices through Stamp Inspectors and Auditors

• Review of legal frameworks to bring ease in tax collection procedures

• Framing of proposals for resource mobilization

MAJOR LAWS

• The Punjab Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1997

• The Stamp Act, 1899

6.2. SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION WING

Subject to law and policy of the Settlement and Rehabilitation Wing:
 Disposal of settlement cases by the court of chief settlement commissioner
 Disposal of available evacuee property (Urban and Rural) under the Scheme for
management and disposal of available urban properties, 1977 and scheme for
disposal of unallotted evacuee rural agricultural land,1974
 Retrieval of encroached ex-evacuee lands
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  Verification of old title documents issued in the past (PTDs, TOs) to ensure their
sanctity by provincial verification committee at the provincial level and by
divisional verification committees at divisional level
 Scrutiny and redemption of pre-partition claims of mortgagers/mortgagees
 All Settlement Laws were repealed by the evacuee property and displaced persons
laws (Repeal) Act No. XIV of 1975 promulgated retrospectively w.e.f. 01.07.1974
 The Notified Officers have been working within their respective jurisdictions under
section 2(2) of the Evacuee Property and displaced persons laws (Repeal) Act No.
XIV of 1975, dealing with cases falling under the category of pending proceedings
or cases remanded by superior courts

6.3. Inspectorate Of Stamps

 The Inspector of Stamps perform the following functions:
 Conduct of audit of offices to monitor collection of stamp duty
 Placement of print orders of Judicial / Non-Judicial stamps to Chief Controller of
Stamps, Karachi
 Processing appeals for refund of stamps
 Monitoring of e-Stamping Project
MAJOR LAWS
 The Court Fee Act, 1870
 The Stamp Act, 1899
6.4. RELIEF AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT

• Major function of Relief & Management Department to provide crisis management

and relief activities in calamity affected areas

MAJOR LAWS

• The Punjab National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act 1958

• The National Disaster Management Act, 2010

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 District DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY operates to ensure
timely and effective response to disasters. In this regard, its core functions are as
following:

• Execution the provincial disaster management policy

• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the national policy, national plan
and provincial plan
• Examine the vulnerability of different parts of the District to different disasters
and specify prevention of mitigation measures
• Lay down guidelines to be followed for preparation of disaster management plans
by the provincial department and district authorities
• Evaluate preparedness at all governmental or non-governmental levels to respond
to disasters and enhance preparedness
• Coordinate response in the aftermath of a disaster
• Give directions to any provincial department or authority regarding actions to be
taken in response to a disaster
• Promote general education, awareness and community training relating to the
actions to be taken in response to a disaster
• Provide indispensable technical assistance or give advice to the District Authority
and Local Authorities for conveying out their functions effectively
• Advice regarding all financial matters in relation to disaster management
• Examine the construction in the area and if it is in the opinion that the standards
laid down have not been followed it may direct the same to secure compliance of
such standards
• Ensure that communication systems are in order and disaster management drills
are being carried out regularly, and perform such other functions as may be
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7. INITIATIVES
7.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INITIATIVE
Board of Revenue Punjab has taken certain administrative issues to facilitate revenue
administration for an efficient and effective discharge of duties. Some of them are;
Filling of vacant posts
• Hiring of 90 Tehsildars through PPSC
• Hiring of 164 Naib Tehsildars through PPSC
• Field Staff (Restructuring of Revenue hierarchy)
• Revitalization of Lambardari System
• Establishment of Satellite Arazi Centres (being renamed as Dehi Markaz Maal).
Local Govt. services also to be provided
Holding of Revenue Awami Khidmat Katcheris
• One window for registration and mutations through PITB (in E-Khidmat Centres)
• Gazetteers
• Printing of Jamabandis (Char-sala). Linking revenue field hierarchy with PLRA
• Monitoring of Revenue Officers/Courts through Revenue Court Case Management
System
• Inspection of districts and tehsils by MBRs
Anti-encroachment/enforcement force through legislation (under Deputy
Commissioners)

7.2 IT BASED - INITIATIVE

7.2.1 Flood Relief Management System

The climate pattern has changed almost all over the world; Pakistan is also gravely
affected by this climate change phenomenon which requires realigning the plans,
policies and activities to be better prepared for Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster
Management at the PDMA level. Earlier, in the Punjab province, the occurrence of
disasters was infrequent; however, now the disasters are affecting this province
frequently, sometimes in form of an earthquake and sometimes in the shape of annual

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floods, tornadoes etc. The situation requires a more dynamic PDMA with greater
autonomy and enhanced facilitation for better coordination with all the stakeholders
before, during and after disasters to minimize the life and livelihood losses. Most of
the regions of Pakistan effect badly due to floods every year.
7.2.2 E-STAMPING
Collection of Stamp Duty is one of the revenue sources for the Government of the
Punjab. The automation of collecting stamp duty for different public transactions is
very significant step in this direction. There are two types of stamps: Judicial and Non-
Judicial. Judicial Stamps are used in relation to the administration of justice in courts
and non-Judicial Stamps are used on documents related to the transfer of property,
commercial agreements etc. The stamp papers worth above Rs.1,000 are referred to
as high-value Stamp papers.
The main objective of e-Stamping system is to prevent paper and process related
fraudulent practices, leakage of government revenues, and store information in
electronic form and build a central database to make ease of the verification process.
There will be no more multiple visits of the citizen to pay the stamp duty; in new
system the electronic stamp papers will be issued through any designated branch of a
schedule bank. The value of stamp duty will be calculated on the basis of data provided
by the citizen (area of the land, location, covered area, commercial / residential etc.)
and DC valuation tables built into the system. The names of the buyer, seller and the
person by whom stamps papers are being purchased will be fed into the system along
with their CNIC.
After online verification, the requisite Challan form 32-A will be generated based on
the provided data, which then will be signed by the citizen and the payment will be
submitted. The buyer of the stamp paper can go to the nearest designated bank
branches. On payment of stamp duty the bank counter will print the e-Stamp
certificates on a specially designed legal sized paper. This stamp paper will be
submitted to the sub-registrar/ housing society/ authority/ land developers, as in
whatever the case may be. These authorities will be able to verify the e-Stamp paper,
therefore eliminating chances of fake stamps. After utilization of the stamp paper, the

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database will mark a red strike against the paper which will restrict reuse of same
stamp paper.
E-STAMPING
 Registration of stamp vendors and issuance of smart cards
 Lower denomination e-stamps added to system
 Revenue Collection increased by 80%
 Amendments in the Punjab e-Stamp Rules 2016
 Facilitation in submitting and tracking stamp refund applications
 Commissioners empowered to order refund upto Rs.0.5 m

7.2.3 REVENUE COURT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SCOPE
Revenue Court Case Management System is an integrated solution to streamline the
process of logging, tracking and monitoring of the cases lodged with the Board of
Revenue and across its Revenue Appellate Hierarchy.

OBJECTIVE

Revenue Court Case Management System is developed to achieve following

objectives:

• Computerization of revenue cases pending adjudication in Revenue Appellate

Hierarchy

• Optimization of revenue case disposal with establishment of effectual control

down of the Revenue Appellate Hierarchy

• Transforming BOR into a modern IT enabled organization

BENEFITS

This integrated system is advantageous in following aspects:

• Provision of adequate-cum-easy access to legal community and public at large to

their pending litigation

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• Institution of public grievance redress system vis-à-vis their pending litigation

• Creation of IT based quantitative-cum-qualitative analytical reports germane to

Revenue Appellate Hierarchy and to regional units across the province for
administrative, judicial and planning purposes

• Ease of work, economy of time, improved transparency and uniformity across the
Revenue Appellate Hierarchy

7.2.4 PUNJAB LAND RECORD AUTHORITY (PLRA)

A brief introduction of LRMIS and scope of PLRA is outlined in the following:

• Launched as LRMIS Project in 2006

• Promulgation of PLRA Act in 2017
• Governed through a Board
• One ARC in each Tehsil with additional nine ARCs in high transaction tehsils
• Issuance of fard from NADRA franchises E-Sahulat

PLRA SERVICES AT A GLANCE (2018 - 19)

The official stats of the services provided by PLRA are given below:
• Issuance of copies of record (Fard): 2,139,454
• Recording of mutations (Intiqaal): 956,435
• Correction of Record (Fard Badar): 146,340
• Recording of injunction orders: 30,530
• Recording of tenancy changes (Taghayuraat)
• Registration for Kissan Package: 74,316
• Express services from 4:30 pm to 7 pm
• Average number of transactions per day: 11,863
• Average number of visitor per day: 22,917
• Average revenue per day: 29.47
(Note: All Amounts are in PKR Million)

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7.3 POLICY REFORMS
 End of allotment under Settlement and Rehabilitation laws. Use of land for public
purpose
 Consolidation operations to end
 No further allotment under Land Reforms. Available land to revert to state
 Joint inspection of Gardawari by BOR, Agriculture Dept. and Bureau of Statistics
(P&D)
 Streamlining the approval regime for:
 Title of land for private housing schemes
 Condonation Fee/conversion charges

7.4 LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES

 Enactment of Trust Act 2020
 Trust Rules 2020 notified
 Repeal of Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance 1960
 Amendments in Evacuee Property & Displaced Persons Laws & (Repeal Act)
1975 to end allotments
 Law for regulating Shamlat-e-Deh

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CHAPTER – 08
8. RECOVERY OF GOVERNMENT DUES
8.1. Agriculture Income Tax
Agriculture Income Tax is imposed upon the farmers who are owner more than 12 1/5
acre of land or who owns the orchards

Detail of Recovery from 2012 - 2020

AIT CURRENT+ARREAR (PROGRESS OF JUNE INCLUDED)
% Age % Age
Previous During Total Against Against
Year Annual Target Prorata Target
Recovery Month Recovery Prorata Annual
Target Target
2012 114971040 114971040 68445182 10627570 79072752 68.78 68.78
213 113287826 113287826 66758725 6716773 73475498 64.86 64.86
2014 236944000 236944000 60061888 3996439 64058327 27.04 27.04
2015 236944000 236944000 52846930 4709715 57556645 24.29 24.29
2016 269930000 269930000 75914713 5360494 81275207 30.11 30.11
2017 522000000 522000000 56964841 2506415 59471256 11.39 11.39
2018 92654000 92654000 47545032 5213919 52758951 56.94 56.94
2019 117059000 117059000 70987157 995659 71982816 61.49 61.49
2020 120000000 120000000 92671951 17388141 110060092 91.72 91.72
TOTAL 1,82,37,89,866 1,82,37,89,866 59,21,96,419 5,75,15,125 64,97,11,544 48.51 48.51

8.2. Water Rate (Abiana)

Water Rate (Abiana) is imposed upon the farmers by the Irrigation Deparmtent on account
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 Detail of Recovery of Water Rate from 2012 to 2020
WATER RATE CURRENT+ARREAR+TAWAN (PROGRESS OF JUNE INCLUDED)
% age
% age agains
Name of Previous During Total
Annual Target Prorata Target against t
tehsil Recovery Month Recovery
prorata annual
target
2012 159181871 159181871 117353417 10047675 127401092 80.03 80.03
2013 146495992 146495992 116271098 5270789 121541887 82.97 82.97
2014 120616000 120616000 98678329 2883090 101561419 84.20 84.20
2015 120616000 120616000 89694651 3833940 93528591 77.54 77.54
2016 120645000 120645000 91933226 1728407 93661633 77.63 77.63
2017 141229000 141229000 95799928 1644086 97444014 69.00 69.00
2018 126876000 126876000 94204706 2084362 96289068 75.89 75.89
2019 126848000 126848000 104931133 1888625 106819758 84.21 84.21
2020 321432832 321432832 151826628 22690897 174517525 54.29 54.29
1,01,27,64,
TOTAL 1,38,39,40,695 1,38,39,40,695 96,06,93,116 5,20,71,871 76.2 76.2
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9. DISTRICT REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, SARGODHA

Prior to devolution the Transport Affairs were being looked after by the Regional Transport
Authorities in the Punjab under Chairmanship of the Commissioners. After devolution in
2001 and after promulgation of PLGA, 2013, the District Regional Transport Authorities
were established in the entire Province vide Government of the Punjab, Transport
Department, Lahore’s Notification No.SOTR-1/5-4/2016(P-II) dated 17-11-2017 with the
following composition:-

Deputy Commissioner Chairman

District Police Officer Member
Executive Engineer (Highways) Member
Secretary, DRTA Secretary/Member
DSP Traffic Member

Deputy Commissioner, as its head primarily to regulate the affairs of the public transport in
Sargodha. DRTA, Sargodha comprises 10 staff members including a Secretary, DRTA, who
exercises the executive functions, and a MMPI he is responsible for traffic checking in the
entire District, prosecution of Transport Vehicles and submission of the challans to the court
of Secretary, DRTA for summary trial. One Motor Vehicle Examiner. He is required to
perform the functions of conduct of Test of the candidates for grant of licenses of LTV, HTV
and PSV and Traffic Checking and collection of Government Revenue.

9.1 CATOROGIES OF BUS STANDS:

B-Class (Under the control of DRTA) stand:-

Name of Stand Tehsil/Town

General Bus Stand, Sargodha Sargodha

C-Class (Municipalities) Stands: 6

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 Name of Stand Tehsil/Town
Cantonment Board General Bus
Sargodha
Stand, Sargodha
General Bus Stand, Bhalwal Bhalwal
General Bus Stand, Shahpur,
Shahpur
Saddar
General Bus Stand, Shahpur City Shahpur
General Bus Stand, Sillanwali Sillanwali
General Bus Stand, Sahiwal Sahiwal

D-Class (Private) Stands: 21

Name of Tehsil Total D-Class Stands

in Tehsil
Sargodha 07
Bhalwal 06
Bhera 03
KotMomin 04
Sahiwal 01

The major duties/functions of DRTA Sargodha are specified below: -

 Implementation of the law embodied in the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965 and Motor
Vehicles Rules, 1969 and all other traffic laws/instructions issued by the Government
of the Punjab from time to time.

 Supervision, regulation and administration of transport in the jurisdiction of Sargodha

District.

 Classification of the routes for public transport.

 Issuance/renewal/suspension and cancellation of route permits of the various categories

of vehicles i.e. Stage Carriage, Contract Carriage, Public Carriers and Private
Carriages.
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  Issuance of Special permits to Public Service Vehicles (Stage Carriages) authorize to
use as contract carriages for single return trip.

 Checking of violation of traffic laws and action against overcharging, rash-negligence

driving, overloading etc.

 Recommendations to the driving licensing authority for issuance of LTV, HTV and
PSV Driving Licenses for Transport Vehicles.

 Summary trial of the traffic challan on account of violation of traffic laws.

 Issuance of C-Class Bus/Wagon Stand Licenses (to the Municipalities) and D-Class
Wagon Stand License to the public.

 Action against smoke emitting and noise generating Vehicles to control the
environmental pollution.

 Action against the overloaded vehicles under the regime of load axle management.

 Action against vehicles plying with LPG/substandard CNG cylinders,

overcharging/overloading in public service vehicles

 Action against vehicles plying without fitness certificate & route permit.

Under CGPI initiative the DRTA, Sargodha has achieved the following
targets/assignments:-

 Registration Counter established at GBS, Sargodha for registration as Champion CGPI.

 Seminar & walk and distribution of pamphlets regarding awareness of CGPI. (09
seminar & walk)
 Development of a green belt at GBS
 Start of work of tuff pavers at GBS
 Development of park at GBS
 Paint of dividers at GBS & Paint of foot paths at GBS
 Paint of all the benches at mini park of GBS
 Tree plantation at mini park of GBS

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 White wash and beautification of 28 Bus Stands of District Sargodha.
 White wash and beautification of flyover of AzadiChowk.
 Displaying of OGRA instructions banners at Petrol Pumps regarding cleanliness of
wash rooms of petrol pumps.

 Another achievement which the DRTA, Sargodha have had in 2019 was the fact that
DRTA, Sargodha upgraded the General Bus Stand, Sargodha for provision of batter
services to the commuters as well as passengers of General Bus Stand, Sargodha. An
amount of 200 Million were spent for its upgradation.
 During Covid-19, the DRTA, Sargodha adopted the following precautionary measures
to control the CORONA VIRUS:-
 Corona virus Walk through disinfection tunnel installed at Bus Stands of District
Sargodha.
 Meeting with transporters / owner of bus stands regarding implementation of corona
virus SOPs.
 Washing of areas of all bus stands of district Sargodha with chlorinated water.
 Establishment of sanitizer counters for hand wash at bus stands
 Availability of Thermal detector for checking of passenger
 Spraying of busses with chlorinated water Anti corona spraying in the busses plying
from district Sargodha
 Ensure the safety of bus stands staff of district Sargodha
 Washing of B class General Bus Stand Sargodha with chlorine water DTRA Sargodha

 Another achievement that regular checking regarding use of LPG/Sub-Standard

cylinders in vehicles are being carried out. Joint team has been constituted including
Assistant Commissioners/Traffic Police, Civil Defense Staff and DRTA staff. Daily
report regarding action taken are being submitted regularly. Details of action taken
from 01-07-19 to 30-6-20 are as under:-
 Vehicles Challaned  Vehicles Impounded  Fine Imposed
 283  75  Rs. 2,98,500/-

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 Following Measures have taken by DRTA regarding improvement of Bus Terminals:-

 White wash and beautification of 28 Bus Stands of District Sargodha.

 White wash and beautification of C-Class General Bus Stands.
 Development of a green belt at GBS, Sargodha.
 Start of work of Phase-III of tuff pavers at GBS, Sargodha.
 Development of park at GBS, Sargodha.
 Paint of dividers at GBS & Paint of foot paths at GBS, Sargodha.
 Paint of all the benches at mini park of GBS, Sargodha.
 Tree plantation at mini park of GBS, Sargodha.
 Provision of drinking water at Bus Stands.
 Outsourcing of sanitation system of GBS, Sargodha.
 Outsourcing of Security System of GBS, Sargodha.
 AC waiting rooms established at GBS, Sargodha.
 30 Wash rooms available and very good condition.
 Renovation/Up-gradation of waiting area/hall/offices of General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Construction of new 15 No.s Toilet Block General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Construction of new 15 No.s Toilet Block at old toilet block site General Bus Stand,
Sargodha.
 Construction of IN & OUT gate of General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Provision and installation of electric poles and
 LED lights General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Development of lawn in back side of waiting area General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Road Component Part-A General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Road Component Part-B General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Sewerage/Drainage
 Construction of disposal works General Bus Stand, Sargodha.
 Water Supply Scheme
 Road Component Right Side Phase-III).

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10.BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF SARGODHA DISTRICT

 In 1893, Shahpur District was established.

 Government Offices were shifted from Shahpur to Sargodha in 1914.

 Sargodha became permanent Headquarter in 1960.

 The name of Sargodha is derived from two words i.e. Sar and Godha- in sansikrat sar
means pond and Godha was a Hindu who used to live at the pond that is said to be
located at DHQ Hospital.

 In 1961, Sargodha Division was created and Sargodha was declared as Divisional
Headquarter.

 District Sargodha lies between two rivers, Chenab and Jhelum.

 It is famous for citrus orchards and known as California of Pakistan.

 Also known as City of Eagles due to PAF Base Sargodha.

 Sargodha District Comprises of 7 Tehsils, one Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha, 6

Municipal Committees, 7 Tehsil Councils & one Cantonment Board.

10.1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SARGODHA DISTRICT

The first Local Government institution, the District Board, was established at Shahpur in
1887 under the Punjab District Board Act 1883. There was a local Government Board in 4
Tehsils i.e Tehsil Khushab, Tehsil Shahpur, Tehsil Bhalwal & Tehsil Sargodha.

First general elections of District Board were held in 1924. The Deputy Commissioner used
to be ex-officio Chairman of District Board whereas the Vice-Chairman was elected
annually. The District Board exercised control over Education, Public Health, Agriculture,
Veterinary Services and Communications. This system continued till the year 1959 when it
was replaced by the Basic Democracies System.
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The District Council Sargodha was constituted on 30 June 1960. It was headed by the Deputy
Commissioner / District Magistrate whereas the additional District Magistrate Sargodha and
Sub Divisional Magistrate Sargodha were appointed as ex-officio Chairmen of Sargodha.
The term of Basic Democracies was fixed for 5 years.

The system was finally wrapped up in 1969 with the ouster of General Ayub Khan- its
architect. The Local Government institutions remained suspended from 1969 to 1979.
General Zia–ul –Haq revived the Local Government System and elections were held under
the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 1979. During the civilian rule of 1988-99, four
democratically elected political governments gained power but the Local Government
system remained on the back burner. In 2001, General Pervez Musharraf introduced an
ambitious Devolution of Power Plan under Punjab Local Government Ordinance -2001.
Subsequently, Zila Nazim was introduced as the head of the Zila Council. Tehsil Municipal
Administration Bhalwal, Shahpur, Sahiwal, Sillanwali & Sargodha were established
according to Punjab Local Government Ordinance-2001. The tenure of the Zila Council &
Tehsil Municipal Administration was fixed for 4 years. However, no elections were held
after 2005 and DCO was appointed as the Administrator of Zila Councils and for TMA
Sargodha, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Sargodha and for other Tehsils,
concerned Assistant Commissioners were appointed as Administrators on expiry of term in
2009. The Local Government underwent yet another change and the Punjab Local
Government Act 2013 was enacted. Elections under Local Government Act-2013 were held
in 2015. However, elected representatives assumed their responsibilities on January 1, 2017.

It is further added that Local Government Act-2013 was dismissed by the Government of
Punjab on 04th May 2019. A new Local Government Act-2019 came into force. Under Local
Government Act-2019, District Council & Union Councils were abolished. And one
Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha, 06 Municipal Committees & 07 Tehsil Councils & 09
Town Committees were established. The Commissioner Sargodha Division Sargodha is
posted as Administrator of Metropolitan Corporation, The Deputy Commissioner Sargodha
is posted as Administrator Tehsil Council Sargodha & all Assistant Commissioners are
posted as Administrators of Tehsil Councils & Municipal Committees concerned. The
Assistant Directors, LG&CD are posted as Administrator Town Committees concerned.

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Moreover, the Governor of Punjab issued an ordinance on 3rd Febarury 2021 wherein Punjab
Local Government Act 2019 was amended and population of Town Committees was
enhanced from 20,000 to 50,000. Consequently, all nine Town Committees in the district
cease to exist and the area of these Town Committees is merged in Tehsil Council concerned.

The Local Government Department is existed in the District at the time of the independence
and is headed by an Assistant Director then. It was massively reformed in 2017 and a Deputy
Director LG&CD was posted at District level. In addition, 7 Assistant Directors LG&CD
were posted at Tehsil level for the first time. There were 186 defunct Union Councils in
Sargodha District. The defunct Union Councils used to maintain the record of vital events
i.e. registration of Death & Birth, Marriages and Divorces. In Local Government Act-2019,
the Field Offices were established in place of defunct Union Councils in Tehsil Council
concerned and all the record of Death & Birth, Marriages and Divorces was handed over to
the Field offices.

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11. District Judiciary

11.1 DISTRICT & SESSION JUDGES, SARGODHA

Sr. No. Names Sr. No. Names
Mr. Malik Ahmad Khan (PCS) Mr. Nazir Hussain Awan
1 01-02-1947 to 31-12-1949 27 1-07-1997 to 26-08-1999
Mr. A Lazarus Mr. Sh. M. Rafique Goraya
2 01-01-1950 to 31-07-1950 28 05-09-1999 to 15-12-1999
Mr. Mian Ghulam Rabbani (PCS) Mr. Sher Zaheer Ahmad Khan
3 01-08-1950 to 28-02-1953 29 12-01-2000 to 12-09-2000
Mr. Khan Bashir Ud Din Ahmad Mr. Sh. Abdul Rashid
4 01-03-1953 to 28-02-1954 30 11-12-2000 to 07-09-2002
Mr. Syed M. Abdul Latif (PCS) Mr. Fakhar Hayat
5 01-04-1954 to 06-10-1957 31 09-09-2002 to 16-10-2002
Mr. D Fazal-Ud-Din (PCS) Mr. Kh. Imtiaz Ahmad
6 27-10-1957 to 12-11-1958 32 27-11-2002 to 19-12-2005
Mr. Nazir Ahmad Mehmood (PCS) Mr. Pervaiz Ali Chawaia
7 17-12-1958 to 31-03-1959 33 24-12-2005 to 22-06-2007
Mr. Sh. Iqbal Ahmad (PCS) Ch. Khaliq-ul-Zaman
8 01-04-1959 to 31-03-1961 34 23-06-2007 to 21-08-2008
Mr. Ch. Sultan Khan (PCS) Mr. Ch. Muhammad Younis
9 01-04-1961 to 30-06-1961 35 30-08-2008 to 06-05-2009
Mr. Ch. Abdul Hameed (PCS) Mr. Syed Hamid Hussain
10 01-07-1961 to 03-04-1964 36 11-05-2009 to 14-05-2011
Mr. Ch. Muhammad Anwar (PCS) Mr. Khalid Mehmood Malik
11 04-04-1964 to 27-02-1967 37 16-05-2011 to 06-06-2012
Mr. Khan Mehmood Khan Mr. Arshad Mehmood Tabassam
12 27-02-1967 to 17-03-1967 38 08-06-2012 to 14-01-2013

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 Mr. Muhammad Zafar Ullah (PCS) M.r Abdul Sattar
13 17-03-1967 to 03-09-1969 39 24-01-2013 to 12-09-2013
Mr. Khan Mehmood Khan Mr. Ch. Humayun Imtiaz
14 04-09-1969 to 10-10-1969 40 14-09-2013 to 16-12-2014
Mr. Ch. Ghulam Hussain (PCS) Mr. Sardar Tahir Sabir
15 11-10-1969 to 02-06-1971 41 18-12-2014 to 25-08-2015
Mr. Sh. Ijaz Nisar Mr. Muhammad Abdul Nasir
16 02-06-1971 to 16-02-1974 42 01-09-2015 to 09-11-1916
Mr. Kh. Ahsan Ul Haq Mr. Sajjad Hussain Sindhar
17 05-03-1974 to 31-01-1977 43 10-11-2016 to 14-04-2017
Mr. Fazal Karim Mr. Sohal Akram
18 01-02-1977 to 25-07-1978 44 17-04-2017 to 06-01-2018
Mr. Malik Akhtar Hassan Mr. Ch. Ameer Muhammad Khan
19 26-07-1978 to 30-09-1980 45 06-01-2018 to 01-12-2018
Mr. Mian Ghulam Ahmad Mr. Ch. Munir Ahmad
20 01-10-1980 to 21-04-1983 46 03-12-2018 to 22-12-2018
Mr. Malik Lutaf Ali Mr. Abid Hussain Quershi
21 26-04-1983 to 15-07-1986 47 24-12-2018 to 02-01-2019
Mr. M. Azeem Khan Niazi Mr. Ch. Abdul Qayyum
22 16-07-1986 to 31-07-1989 48 04-01-2019 to 02-05-2019
Mr. M. Sarfraz Cheema Mushtaq Ahmad Tarar
23 01-081989 to 19-09-1992 49 09-05-2019 to 19-03-2020
Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema Mr. Rai Muhammad Ayub Khan Marth
24 01-10-1992 to 06-04-1995 50 24-03-2020 to 06-08-2020
Mr. Ali Nawaz Chohan Mr. Sardar Tahir Sabir
25 16-04-1995 to 19-06-1996 51 10-08-2020
Mr. Fayyaz Hameed Qureshi
26 01-07-1996 to 16-07-1997

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Sr. Sr.
No. Names No. Names
Mr. Syed Muhammad Abdul Lateef Shah Mr. Khaliq-Uz-Zaman
1 14-08-1947 to 18-04-1949 28 21-11-1997 to 21-02-1998
Mr. Malik Muhammad Aslam Khan Mr. Zafar Iqbal Khan
2 19-04-1949 to 19-12-1949 29 09-03-1998 to 17-11-1999
Mr. Sheikh Atta Ullah Quershi Mr. Shaukat Iqbal Ahmad
3 03-01-1950 to 03-01-1952 30 18-11-1999 to 03-047-2001
Mr. Ch. Azam Ali Mr. Syed Zafar Abbas Sabazwari
4 07-01-1952 to 03-01-1952 31 03-04-2001 to 12-10-2001
Mr. Khan Muhammad Afzal Khan Mr. M. Javed Iqbal Khan Jaffar
5 18-02-1952 to 09-02-1952 32 17-10-2001 to 18-04-2003
Mr. Khan Abdul Samad Khan Mr. Syed Khursheed Anwar Rizvi
6 08-08-1954 to 16-12-1954 33 28-04-2003 to 08-02-2003
Mr. Khan Muhammad Ayub Khan Mr. Zafar Ullah Khan Tarar
7 14-12-1954 to 27-10-1957 34 14-05-2003 to 08-03-2004
Mr. Shiekh Noor Muhammad Mr. Malik safdar Ali Jasra
8 28-10-1957 to 02-05-1960 35 29-04-2004 to 16-11-2005
Mr. Qureshi Gull Muhammad Mr. Rana Abdul Rasheed
9 09-05-1960 to 02-06-1962 36 28-11-2005 to 04-01-2006
Mr. Ch. Ghulam Hussain Mr. Shahid Islam Gilzai
10 09-07-1962 to 08-06-1963 37 17-01-2006 to 03-06-2006
Mr. Peer Muhammad Karam Shah Mr. Syed Faisal raza Gillani
11 17-07-1963 to 17-01-1964 38 12-06-2006 to 24-10-2008
Mr. Malik Muhammad Ismail Loona Mr. Muhammad Ashiq Jaura
12 17-02-1964 to 14-01-1967 39 25-10-2008 to 14-09-2010

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 Mr. Sheikh Muhammad Asad Ullah Mr. Zafar Yab Chadhar
13 03-02-1967 to 26-09-1969 40 16-09-2010 to 23-11-2010
Mr. Ch. Muhammad Ismail Bhatti Mr. Mian Muhammad Abdul Rafique
14 16-10-1969 to 01-04-1971 41 25-11-2010 to 23-12-2010
Mr. Malik Ahmad Nawaz Utra Mr. Arshad Hussain
15 24-04-1971 to 22-10-1974 42 03-01-2011 to 28-01-2012
Mr. Ch. Muhammad Arif Mr. Izhar Ul Haq Naqvi
16 05-12-1974 to 02-07-1977 43 01-02-2012 to 30-11-2013
Mr. Ch. Muhammad Aslam Khokhar Mr. Raja Muhammad Ajmal Khan
17 02-07-1977 to 23-08-1977 44 05-12-2013 to 24-06-2014
Mr. Khan Muhammad Ashiq Khan Mr. Muhammad Tariq Jasra
18 27-08-1977 to 14-07-1979 45 27-06-2014 to 16-12-2014
Mr. Sheikh Muhammad Rafique Goreja Mr. Nadeem Hassan Waseer
19 31-07-1979 to 11-07-1982 46 17-12-2014 to 01-04-2015
Mr. Ch. Atta Muhammad Naz Mr. Shabraiz Akhtar Raja
20 12-07-1982 to 22-07-1985 47 07-04-2015 to 27-08-2015
Mr. Badar-Uz-Zaman Chattha Mr. Ameer Mukhtar Gondal
21 24-07-1985 to 30-09-1986 48 29-08-2015 to 13-10-2015
Mr. Muhammad Akram Zakki Mr. Shakeel Ahmad Sipra
22 11-10-1986 to 31-07-1989 49 17-10-2015 to 31-08-2016
Mr. Muhammad Lateef Qureshi Mr. Muzaffar Nawaz Malik
23 05-08-1989 to 04-03-1990 50 01-09-2016 to 27-04-2017
Mr. Ch. Shahkat Ali Khan Mr. Rai Afzal Hussain Kharal
24 12-03-1990 to 03-09-1992 51 27-04-2017 to 15-11-2018
Mr. Sardar AhmAd Chaudhary Mr. Muhammad Azeem Akhtar
25 21-02-1993 to 06-03-1995 52 19-11-2018 to 17-12-2019
Mr. Bashir Ahmad Bhatti Mr. Ahsan Mahmood Malik
26 12-03-1995 to 16-04-4997 53 17-12-2019 to
Mr. Muhammad Yousaf
27 21-04-1997 to 21-07-1997

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12. DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SARGODHA

The prosecution services in the country used to be part of police until 2002,comprising law
graduates of

the ranks of Sub Inspector, Inspector and Deputy superintendent. After the promulgation of
the police

order 2002 these services were separated from the police and brought under the respective
law

departments of the provinces. Within the net few years all the four province had established
their own prosecution departments in 2006. The Punjab Criminal Prosecution service)
Constitution, Functions and

Powers Act, 2006 paved the way for a separate and independent prosecution department in
Punjab. Its office was establishment in Sargodha in 2007, and Mr .Muhammad Iqbal Rana
was appointed as the

first District Public Prosecutor assisted by 07 Deputy district Public Prosecutors and 21
Assistant District Public Prosecutors, among whom 09 are women.

The overall worked load / performance of the office of District Public Prosecutor Sargodha
during 2020 remained as under:

Number of FIR,s Numbers of challans Numbers of challans Numbers of cases

registered submitted to the deciared not fit for decided
courts trail

13728 11536 109 5093

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13. DISTRICT ATTORNEY SARGODHA

Private Counsel was hired by the Provincial Government Department since 1980.In the year
of 1981, Permanent posts of Attorneys were establishment through Punjab Public Service
Commission. Since 1981 to 2007 civil and criminal cases were dealt by the office of the
district Attorney. In the year 2007 Prosecution Department was segregated from the Law
department. Since then Attorneys are dealing with the civil matters/cases. Attorneys are
headed by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Departments Lahore through Secretary Law i.e.
Appointing Authority of the Law officers (District Attorneys BPS 19, Deputy district
Attorney BPS 18, and Assistant District Attorney BPS17) in the /Districts.

There is also a Solicitor Department who deals with civil administration/Litigation of the
Province of Punjab All the Government Departments are duty bound under the Law
Department manual to get deal all the civil cases through the Solicitors Departments/Districts
Attorneys in the districts.

The District Attorneys/Law Officers pay a pivotal role in exercising their ability to protect
the Government Property as well as Government interests.

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14. District Police
The first Superintendent of Police, Mr L.D. Robin Esquire, was posted in Sargodha in 1911.
The Police was assisted in its functions of preventing and detecting crimes by lambardars,
tappedars and chowkidars. The local system of watch and ward, Thikri Pehra, was also in
vogue. In those days, horses were mostly used for the purposes of patrolling (gasht) and
transportation. Owing to riverain area, murder, kidnapping and cattle theft were the major
crimes in the district. Head Constables and Assistant Sub- Inspectors were generally
appointed as incharge of police stations.
14.1 LIST OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE

1- Mr L-D- Robin Esquire 14-08-1947

2- Mr- S-C- Terry Esquire 16-03-1948
3- Mian Abdul Qadir 26-01-1950
4- Rana Jahandad Khan 18-10-1950
5- Ch- Nazar Ahmad (P-S-P) 03-06-1951
6- Khan Wali Ullah Khan 05-08-1952
7- Khan Obaid Ullah Khan (P-S-P) 19-10-1952
8- Masood Mehmood Esquire (P-S-P) 01-05-1953
9- Mian Abdul Qadir 12-05-1954
10- A-N-K Tareen (P-S-P) 06-12-1954
11- Malik Muhammad Yousaf Khan (P-S-P) 11-05-1955
12- Muhammad Yousaf Orakzai (P-S-P) 12-10-1956
13- Rao Abdul Rasheed Khan (P-S-P) 06-10-1958
14- Sahibzada Rauf Ali Khan (P-S-P) 14-11-1958
15- Qazi Muhammad Anwar Mughal Barlas 03-07-1960
16- Commander M-A-R Arif (P-S-P) 26-02-1962
17- Khan Basharat Ahmad Khan 10-12-1962
18- Mir Bahadur Ali (P-S-P) 09-09-1963
19- Ch- Atta Hussain (P-S-P) 19-06-1965

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20- Habib-ur-Rehman Khan T-Q-A (P-S-P) 30-09-1967
21- Ch- Abdul Hamid Bajwa P-P-M 01-03-1968
22- Siddique Ahmad Nagra (P-S-P) 28-11-1969
23- Fazal Elahi Siddiqui (P-S-P) 21-07-1971
24- Awais Mazhar Hussain (P-S-P) 26-04-1972
25- Zulfiqar Ali Quershi 03-10-1973
26- Muhammad Baqir Ali 22-07-1974
27- Muhammad Nawaz Ullah Khan P-P-M 06-11-1974
28- Mirza Muhammad Anwar Khan P-P-M 19-04-1976
29- Ch- Maqbool Ahmad Bajwa P-P-M 24-01-1977
30. Mian Zaka-udiDin Shafi P.P.M 27.04.1977
31. Ch. Irfan Mahmood Khan (P.S.P) 08.04.1978
32. Shahid Hussain Quershi (P.S.P) 20.03.1979
33. Javed Akhtar 04.07.1981
34. Jahangir Mirza 12.07.1981
35. Major Mian Zaheer Ahmad (P.S.P) 26.02.1983
36. Major Laeeq Ahmad Khan (P.S.P) 04.09.1983
37. Muhammad Ashraf Marth Q.P.M 11.06.1986
38. Ch. Iftikhar Ahmad (P.S.P) 12.07.1989
39. Fateh Sher Joiya 24.021991
40. Syed Tehseen Anwar Ali (P.S.P) 19.061993
41. Hamayun Raza Shafi (P.S.P) 02.08.1993
42. Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhaira (P.S.P) 06.04.1994
43. Muhammad Shafi 11.08.1995
44. Shahiq Iqbal (P.S.P) 29.03.1996
45. Zulfiqar Ahmad Malik 02.12.1996
46. Nasir Khan Durrani (P.S.P) 05.03.1997
47. Muhammad Shoaib Dastgir (P.S.P) 15.05.1997
48. Muhammad Saleem Bhatti (P.S.P) 06.10.1997
49. Dr. Arif Mushtaq Chaudhary (P.S.P) 16.09.2000

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 50. Zufiqar Iqbal Qureshi (P.S.P) 29.07.2002
51. Zafar Iqbal Qureshi (P.S.P) 14.08.2002
52. Tariq Masood Yaseen (P.S.P) 28.03.2003
53. Muhammad Naeem Khan (P.S.P) 05.01.2004
54. Ahmad Mubarik Ahmad (P.S.P) 17.02.2006
55. Sheikh Muhammad Umer (P.S.P) 14.09.2006
56. Wasim Ahmad Khan (P.S.P) 21.08.2007
57. Usman Anwar (P.S.P) 29.06.2008
58. B.A. Nasir (P.S.P) 20.05.2010
59. Muhammad Rizwan (P.S.P) 19.04.2011
60. Riffat Muhktar (P.S.P) 02.03.2013
61. Sultan Ahmad Chaudhary (P.S.P) 08.04.2013
62. Haider Ashraf (P.S.P) P.P.M 24.06.2013
63. Basharat Mehmood TI/Q.P.M 14.10.2013
64. Capt. (R) Sajjad Hassan Khan Manj (P.S.P) 03.01.2015
65. Muhammad Sohail Choudhary (P.S.P) 18.03.2016
66. Muhammad Zubair Dreshak (P.S.P) 22.06.2018
67. Muhammad Hassan Raza Khan (P.S.P) 12.08.2018
68. Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera (P.S.P) 21.02.2019
69. Amara Athar (P.S.P) 30.11.2019
70. Faisal Gulzar 16.04.2020
71. Zulfiqar Ahmad (P.S.P) 10.11.2020

14.2 SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICES

The district today has been divided into 7 sub-divisional offices/police circles, which are
listed as follows:
1. DSP/SDPO City Sargodha
2. DSP/SDPO Saddar
3. DSP/SDPO Kot Momin
4. DSP/SDPO Bhalwal

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6. DSP/SDPO Sahiwal
7. DSP/SDPO Sillanwali

14.3 POLICE STATIONS

The number of police stations in the district is 27 as listed below:
1. PS City, Sargodha
2. PS Cantt, Sargodha
3. PS Satellite Town, Sargodha
4. PS Factory Area, Sargodha
5. PS Urban Area, Sargodha
6. PS Sajid Shaheed, Sargodha
7. PS Sadar, Sargodha
8. PS Jhal Chakian
9. PS Karana
10. PS Bhagatnwala
11. PS Atta Shaheed
12. PS Bhalwal City
13. PS Bhalwal Saddar
14. PS Bhera
15. PS Phularwan
16. PS Miani
17. PS Kot Momin
18. PS Mela
19. PS Midh Ranjha
20. PS Laksian
21. PS Shahpur City
22. PS Shahpur Saddar
23. PS Jhawarian
24. PS Sahiwal
25. PS Tarkhanwala
26. PS Sillanwali
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14.4 SANCTIONED/POSTED STRENGTH OF OFFICERS/ OFFICIALS

Following is subdivision of as
14.4.1 DISTRICT POLICE

SS SP A DS DSP IN INS SI ASI HC Cons Total

P SP P Leg S Leg

Sanctioned 1 2 3 8 2 42 11 14 276 232 2125 2846

4
Posted 1 2 - 11 1 37 2 13 252 249 1967 2653
1
Vacant - - 3 -3 1 5 9 13 24 -17 158 193

14.4.2 TRAFFIC STAFF

SSP SP ASP DSP DSP INS INS SI ASI HC Cons. Total
Leg Leg
Sanctioned - - - 1 - 12 - 20 34 40 180 287
Posted - - - 1 - 5 - 20 21 7 93 147
Vacant - - - - - 7 - - 13 33 87 140

14.5 TREND OF CRIMES

Most of the area of Sargodha is rural in nature. In early days, cattle theft was common
as the cattle heads could be easily shifted across the two rivers on both sides of the
district. The trend and nature of crimes has changed over the time. Murder,
dacoity/robbery, burglary, ordinary theft, narcotics trade, illicit arms etc. constitute
bulk of crimes today. Street crime as well asvehicle snatching is on the rise too.

CRIME OVERVIEW OF DISTRICT SARGODHA

OFFENCES TOTAL CRIME REPORTED

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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1. Murder 181 180 200 202 110

2. Rape 99 106 103 135 85
3. Dacoity/Robbery 444 500 547 438 380
4. Burglary 358 382 462 506 335
5. Ordinary Theft 367 361 467 420 533
6. Vehicles theft 377 454 650 604 654
7. Recovery of
2236 2008 2103 2807 1886
illicit Arms
8. Narcotics 2295 2133 1445 1714 1374

14.6 SECTARIAN VIOLENCE:-

In year 2014, when procession was passing near masjid e ahle sunnat, a fierce conflict
took place between Shias & Deobandi. Resultantly, 2 Persons (Deoband) were killed
while 7 sustained bullet injuries. A criminal case u/s Terrorism Act was registered
against Shia Party. 44 accused were challan by the local police P.S Tirkhanwala and
challan of above said case was sent to ATA court Sargodha but all the culprits were
exonerate due to compromise and mutual understanding between both the parties.

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15. DISTRICT JAIL, SARGODHA

15-1 OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT DISTRICT JAIL SARGODHA-

The District Jail, Sargodha was established in 1910- The District Courts & Other District
Govt- Offices are very near to it however, it is situated in very congested area of the City-

The authorized accommodation for prisoners is 584 but the average population of this Jail
Fluctuates around 1250 to 1350 prisoners with no availability of proper accommodation for
A-Class or B-Class prisoners-

The total area of the Jail is 19 Acre and 3 Kanal out of which 05 Acre 6 Kanal and 14 Marlas
Is covered with Jail building, Total area of residence 3 Acre 7 Kanal and 02 Marlas and
Agriculture 09 Acre 5 Kanal and 16 Marlas, Barani are is 3 Acre and 2 Kanal-

Superintendent Jail is the incharge of Jail- The Jail is supervised by the Deputy Inspector
General of Prisons Sargodha Region Sargodha.

15-2 SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF ALL STAFF OF DISTRICT JAIL-

Sr No Name of Post BPS Sanctioned Held Deficiency

1. Superintendent Jail 18 01 01 0
2. Medical Officer- 17 01 01 0
3. Women Medical Officer 17 01 0 01
4. Deputy Superintendent 17 03 02 01
5. Psychologist 17 01 0 01
6. Junior Psychologist 16 01 01 0
7. Assistant Superintendent- 16 08 06 02
8. Lady Assistant 16 01 01 0
Superintendent
9. Head Clerk 16 01 01 0
10. Accountant 16 01 0 01

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12. Senior-Clerk- 14 02 01 01
13. Store-Keeper- 14 01 0 01
14. Accounts Clerk 14 01 0 01
15. Religious Teacher- 12 01 01 0
16. Junior-Clerk- 11 02 02 0
17. Junior Accounts Clerk 11 01 0 01
18. Dental Technician 09 01 0 01
19. Dispenser- 09 02 01 01
20. Lady Dispenser- 09 01 0 01
21. Chief warder- 09 03 01 02
22. Photographer- 08 01 0 01
23. Head warder- 07 31 31 0
24. Lab Technician 06 01 0 01
25. X-Ray Operator- 05 01 0 01
26. COOK for Prisoners 05 01 0 01
27. Laboratory Assistant- 05 01 01 0
28. Mason- 05 01 01 0
29. Tractor Driver 05 01 01 0
30. Electrician 05 01 0 01
31. Washer Man 05 01 0 01
32. Dark Room Attendant- 05 01 0 01
33. Warders 05 292 180 112
34. Female Warders- 05 04 04 00
35. Barber 05 01 0 01
36. Driver- 04 03 03 0
37. Plumber 04 01 0 01
38. Flower Mali- 01 01 01 0
39. Garden Coolie 01 02 02 0
40. Cook- 01 01 01 0

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42. Sweeper- 01 42 33 09

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16 SCHOOL EDUCATION
The affairs of education were looked after by a District Inspector at the district headquarters
with the assistance of Assistant Inspectors at tehsil level up to June 30, 1973- Meanwhile, the
District Council schools were superseded by the Divisional Inspector of Schools, Sargodha.
The posts of District Education Officers at the headquarters and Deputy District Education
Officer (Male and Female) at the tehsil level were created in on July 1, 1973 the department
was reorganized in the District and posts of District Education Officer (Secondary Education),
District Education Officer (M/W-Elementary Education) were established in July 1, 1993 at
district level and at divisional level Director secondary & Elementary at provincial level
under the supervision of Director Public Instructions (DPI) Secondary & Elementary under
their jurisdiction.
With the promulgation of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001 the Executive
District Officer (Education) was appointed as the head of the department in the district. The
District Coordination Officer (DCO) was head of all district departments in all respect
On January 1, 2017 the department was re-designated as District Educating Authority with
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as its head and the Deputy Commissioner as the
Administrator of District Educating Authority- The District Education Authority also looks
after the Literacy Department and the Special Education as well.

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16.1 Government schools
Total numbers of the Government schools in the district are 2011- Out of which 88 no of schools
are being managed by the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)- The detail is as under

SILLANWALI
KOT MOMIN

SARGODHA

Grand Total
BHALWAL

SHAHPUR
SAHIWAL
BHERA
Level of School

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female
Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

H-Sec- 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 11 10 1 4 3 3 44

High 16 14 10 18 19 21 14 19 105 66 14 19 30 24 389

Middle 21 5 10 8 11 17 16 10 61 51 23 10 32 14 289

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 Primar 59 70 93 65 82 89 89 78 178 138 87 66 49 58
1201
y
11 13 11
Total 97 90 91 114 121 109 355 265 125 99 99 1923
4 0 4
PEF 1
0 2 0 11 9 6 1 20 12 4 5 5 3 88
(PSSP) 0
Grand 10 11 13 11 10
90 91 125 127 110 375 277 129 104 2011
Total 7 6 9 9 2

16.2 PRIVATE SCHOOL

The numbers of registered Private education institutes in the district are 559-
The detail is as under:
HIGHER
PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SECONDARY
SECONDARY TOTAL
SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS
44 241 270 4 559

16.3 TEACHING AND NON- TEACHING STAFF

There are 22488 sanctioned posts of staff in the district, out of which 18378 for teaching staff
and 4110 for non-teaching staff- The detail is as under:

DETAIL OF GRADE WISE RESULTS ARE AS:

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 No- of Students Appeared

Board /Punjab Level

No- of Pass Students

No- of Fail Students

Pass Percentage

Percentage
Sr No

Class

th
1- 5 2019 61699 56435 5264 91-47% 88-32%

th
2- 8 2019 42333 39652 2681 93-67% 87-61%

th
3- 9 2019 31024 15411 15613 49-67% 48-00%

th
4- 10 2019 24565 19770 4795 80-48% 77-39%

16.4 SPECIAL EDUCATION

First Special Education Institution in the district was established in 1969 for imparting primary
education to duff (hearing impaired) children, which was later upgraded to middle in 1982 and
secondary level in 2004 and bifurcate it into 2014 boy & girls separate institution- (Secondary
level)- After the promulgation of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001 the
responsibilities related to the Special Education were assigned to the Executive District Officer
(EDO) Education- In 2004, a separate department was created for Special Education, which
continued to work under the overall supervision of the EDO Education- The same year, 5
primary schools were established at tehsil headquarters i-e- Sillanwali, Sahiwal, Shahpur,
Bhalwal and Kot Momin- (These schools were later on upgraded to middle level in 2012-) In
the year 2010, a Slow Learners School was established in the district In 2013, another institute,
i-e- the Government Girls Primary School for visually impaired student at Sargodha was set
up- Similarly, Government Girls Primary School for visually impaired student at Bhera was
established in 2015- Furthermore, establishment of the Government Special Education Centre,

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Tehsil & District Sargodha, has also been established as part of the Annual Development
Programme 2017- A Govt- Degree College of Special Education at Divisional level Sargodha
was established as part of the Annual Development Programme 2019-
All these institutes are looked after by their respective principals and
headmaster/headmistresses under the supervision of District Officer (Special Education),
Sargodha and whereas the overall control vests in the Chief Executive Officer (DEA),
Sargodha-
Special Education Department District Sargodha is providing Educational facilities to the
following Special Children-
Hearing Impaired children-
Visually Impaired children-
Mentally Challenged children-
Physically Handicapped Children-
Slow Learner Children-

As regards the manpower position in the institutes of the Special Education in the district, there
are 178 Gazetted sanctioned posts and 260 Non-Gazetted sanctioned posts-
Govt- Special Education Centres

Govt- Degree College of Special

Education ( Newly Established)
Mentally Challenged
Type of Disability

Total Institutions
Visually Impaired

for 04 Disabilities
Hearing Impaired

Slow Learners

Number
of 3 2 1 1 7 1 15
Institutes

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16.4.1 STUDENT ENROLMENT

Hearing Visually Mentally Physically Slow

Disability Total
Impaired Impaired Challenged Handicapped Learners
Male 603 85 211 50 37 986
Female 382 51 53 23 21 530
Total 985 136 264 73 58 1516

Incentives being provided to the enrolled Special Students are as under:

 Free Text Books-
 Free Pick & Drop facility-
 Stipend @ Rs- 800/- Per Month-
 Free Uniform including a pair of shoes
 Free Braille Books (for Blind Students)-
 Free Hostel Facility including breakfast and two meals

Infrastructure
No- of Rented Building No- of Government Total
04 11 15
Free Pick & Drop facility
No- of on Road Buses No of off Road Buses Total
04 26 30

Special students from Sargodha have been able to prove their talents in various fields- Two
students from the Government Secondary School of Special Education for hearing impaired (Boys)
Sargodha have represented Sports Gala in 2010, Youth festival in 2012, Youth festival in 2014
and in kabadi match in Pakistan VS India 2015 Mr- Muhammad Naeem has got gold medal-
Similarly Mst- Maryam got silver medals in All Punjab Sports Gala held in 2010- As regards

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academics, three students namely Asma Gujjar, Arfa Sabeen and Zafar Hayat, again from the
Government Secondary School of Special Education for hearing impaired (Boys) Sargodha got
positions and reward of one lac in the SSC 2009 in entire Sargodha Division-

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 16.5 Literacy & Non-Formal Basic Education Department
The Literacy & Non-Formal Basic Education Department is a department of Government of
Punjab, Pakistan- It was established in 2002 to address the problem of dropouts at the primary
level and to meet the emerging demand for non-formal basic education with functional literacy
and livelihood skills-
Objectives
Vision: Literate, learning & prosperous Punjab”

Goal: To achieve 100% Literacy rate in Punjab

 Literacy Department established in 2002 with the mandate to eradiate illiteracy from the
province
 To literate the illiterates of all ages, women, youth and marginalized communities
 To literate the remote area community at their door step
 Providing second chance to get education to dropped-outs, missed-outs and overage population-
 Provide special focus on disempowered / neglected segments of society
 Afford instant facilities to tribal area inhabitants, women and rural youth on a priority basis
 Contribute towards achievement / realisation of Millennium Development Goals concerning
adult literacy and primary education
At provincial levels literacy department is under the administrative control of Secretary Literacy
& NFBED and at district level is as under:

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16.6 STAFF
There are 34 sanctioned posts of staff in the district, out of which 12 for District administration
and 22 for project-

Name of Non Formal Basic Education Non Formal Feeder Schools (Feeder
Project Schools (NFBEs) Schools)
Teachers Students Teachers Students
Male Female Male Female
350 5087 6913 35 512 611

16.7 HIGHER EDUCATION DISTRICT SARGODHA

Prior to 2001, the Higher Education was administrated at divisional level under the Divisional
Director of Education (Colleges)- However, after the implementation of the Devolution Plan
in 2001, the post of District Education Officer (DEO) Colleges was created at district level
and was placed under the overall administrative control of the District Coordination Officer
(DCO)- In 2010, the post of DEO Colleges was renamed as Deputy Director Colleges, which
still exists at the district level and reports to the Divisional Director Colleges at Sargodha-
The Deputy Director (Colleges is assisted by an Assistant Director and other sporting staff-

On May 1st 1929 first Government intermediate college was established at Shahpur after the
name of Sir Geoffrey De’Montmorancy then Governor Punjab in 1932 college was upgraded
to the Degree College and was named as Govt- Degree College Sargodha at Shahpur- In 1946
the Govt- Degree College Sargodha was shifted in Army Barracks in Sargodha City- In 1974
college was shifted to new building where presently Govt- High School 01 is situated- In 1949
it was shifted in new building where now PAF cadet college Sargodha is present- In 1955
Govt- College Sargodha in its own building where now University of Sargodha has been
established by upgrading the Govt- College Sargodha to the level of University of Sargodha
in 2002-

First Female College with the Name Municipal Girls Colleges Now Govt- Post Graduate
College for Women, Chandni Chowk Sargodha was established on 02 February 1957 by then
Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Mian Mohammad Shafi-

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 At present there are 39 Higher Education Institutes including 01 Post graduate and 03 BS-4
Year Colleges, functional in the district- The detail as follows:-

Male Female Commerce Total

15 18 06 39
The teaching/non teaching position in these colleges is as under:-

Teaching Staff Non Teaching Staff

Sanctioned Filled Vacant Sanctioned Filled Vacant
903 676 227 987 759 228

In order to cater or the needs of the increasing population, 02 new degree colleges are being
established at Shah Nikdar Tehsil Sillanwali (Girls Colleges) and Bhabhra, Tehsil Kot Momin
(Boys College)- In this regard 90% of the work has been completed and classes will be started
in next session-

During the Year 2019, total enrollment in the colleges of Sargodha District was 31418-

10026 students were enrolled in male colleges whereas 18503 were enrolled in female
colleges other 2889 were enrolled in commerce colleges-

16.8 BRIEF SPECIAL EDUCATION SARGODHA

First Special Education School in the District was established in 1969 for imparting primary
education to Hearing Impaired Children, which was later upgraded to elementary level in 1982-
According to a survey of the children with special needs in the vicinity, it was observed that
there is a dire need of an institution for education, rehabilitation of blind and low vision children,
another institution of Special Education was established in the District for Blind children on
primary level in 1987-

Moreover, another Special Education Centre was established at the District

Headquarter in 1987 by the Ministry of Women’s Development, Social Welfare & Special
Education, Govt- of Pakistan, also providing Education, Rehabilitation and mainstreaming to

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the Hearing Impaired Children on middle level which has now been devolved in Govt- of the
Punjab under 18th amendment-

In 1998, a training Centre (Govt- Shadab Training Institute for Mentally

Challenged Children) was also established to provide training to Mentally Disabled Children
to survive as a useful part of the society- In 1999, the institution for the Blind Children was
up-graded to middle level and similarly Govt- School for Deaf Sargodha was also up-graded
to secondary level in 2004- After the promulgation of the Punjab local Government Ordinance
2001, the responsibilities related to the Special Education were assigned to the Executive
District Officer (EDO) Education- In 2004, a separate department was created for Special
Education, which continued to work under the overall supervision of the EDO Education-

In 2005, five (5) Centres were established at primary level at 5 tehsil headquarters
i-e- Shahpur, Sahiwal, Sillanwali, Kotmomin and Bhalwal to provide the Education to all 4
categories of Special Children I-e- Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment, Mentally
retardation and Physically Impaired- The Schools were later up-graded to middle level in 2012-
In the year 2007, a Slow Learners’ school was established in the District Headquarter to help
with the education of these children who had difficulty in learning due to a verity of reasons-
In 2011, Govt- Training Institute for the Blind was also up-graded to Secondary level- In 2013
an other institute i-e- the Govt- Primary School for Visually impaired (Girls) was set up-
Similarly, Govt- Secondary School of Special Education for Hearing Impaired (Girls),
Sargodha was established in 2014 and Govt- Secondary School of Special Education for
Hearing Impaired (Boys) was bifurcated in the same-

Furthermore, establishment of the Govt- Special Education Centres, Bhera and

Govt- Special Education Centre, Sargodha had also been established in 2015 and 2017
accordingly, later on in 2020, Govt- Special Education Centre, Sahiwal has been up-gradated
to Secondary level and in the same year 2020, a Degree College of Special Education has also
been established at the Divisional Headquarter Sargodha which is now completely functional-

All these Institutions are looked after by their respective principals and
headmasters/headmistresses whereas the overall control vests in the Chef Executive Officer
(District Education Authority, Sargodha)-

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 The incentives being provided to the Children enrolled in these Institutions of
Special Education are as under:

 Hostel facility to Hearing Impaired and Visually Impaired Children-

 Free Pick and Drop-
 Free Uniforms and Books-
 Stipend @ 800/- Per month-

As regards the manpower position in the institutions of the special education in the
district, there are 438 sanctioned posts for the teaching and non-teaching staff, out of 438 posts
304 are in working position-

About 1516 students are currently being benefitted by the Special Education
institutes in Sargodha 26 buses are available in these institutions for the purpose of pick &
drop- Special Students from Sargodha have been able to prove their talents in various fields,
many students are taking part in Physical and Co-curricular activities on District and province
as well as National level- However, 3 students have also been awarded cash prizes worth Rs-
100,000 each from the secondary board- Sargodha on achieving the positions-

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16.9 National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) is working under the Ministry of
Federal Education and Professional Training, Government of Pakistan- NCHD is facilitating
District Education Authority for achieving the objectives of Universal Primary Education and
Adult Literacy (Education for all)-
National Commission for Human Development Sargodha has established 32 Community
Feeder Schools at those location where no any Govt School exist in the radios of 1-5 Km
whereas 1534 students are getting free education in Community Feeder Schools at their
doorstep, while under the Adult Literacy Program 2022 Literacy Centers has been established
and 42462 illiterate citizens have been educated-

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17 GHALIB MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, SARGODHA-

NAME: GHALIB MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, SARGODHA-

OWENED BY: METRO POLITIAN CORPORATION, SARGODHA-

SITUATED AT: COMPANY BAGH, SARGODHA-

YEAR OF ESTAB: 1925

CONTACT #: 048-9230622

TOTAL BOOKS: 13000 (English, Urdu, Persian, Punjabi, Arabic)

TOTAL MEMBERS: 270

SEATING CAPACITY: 50 READERS-

TOTAL STAFF: 05

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18 TEVTA Institutes in District Sargodha & Khushab

Sr- Name of Institute Year of Total Total

No Establishment Annual Enrollment
Capacity 2018-19
1 GTTI 47 NB Sargodha 1964 204 149
2 GTTI (SWR) Sargodha 1982 217 204
3 GTTI Bhalwal 2010 125 117
4 GTTI BHERA 2009 190 109
5 GTTI JAUHARABAD 1972 130 111
6 GTTIW JAUHARABAD 2013 215 217
7 GVTIW Block No 13 1946 130 147
Sargodha
8 GVTIW Bhalwal 1986 75 64
9 GVTIW Shahpur Sadar 1986 45 45
10 GVTIW NAUSHERA 1987 75 56
11 GVTIW NOORPUR 1987 75 68
THAL
12 GTTC Shahpur Sadar 1986 23 29
13 GTTC Sillanwali 1994 22 25
14 GTTC (M) Sahiwal 2008 45 32
15 GTTC W Sahiwal 2008 45 53
16 GTTC (M) Kotmomin 2008 45 39
17 GTTC W KOTMOMIN 2008 45 52
18 GTTC KHUSHAB 1979 60 84
19 GTTC Naushera 1985 22 28
20 Govt- AMTS Sargodha 1977 35 42
Total 1823 1671

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19. HEALTH
The Directorate Health Services Sargodha had been working till 14-08-2001 under the
charge of Director Health Services- It was replaced by Executive District Officer (Health) on
15-08-2001- On January 1st 2007, District Health Authority Sargodha was established with
the Deputy Commissioner as the Administrator and a Senior Doctor as Chief Executive
Officer- The Authority ensure the provision and supervision of Health Facilities in the
District- There are currently more than 7000 sanctioned posts of all different Cadres in the
Authority-

As far as Health Facilities concerned there is 1 DHQ Teaching Hospital working under the
control of Specialized Healthcare Department, 1 Govt- TB Hospital in District Sargodha, 06
Tehsil Headquarters Hospitals at Sahiwal, Shahpur, Sillanwali, Bhera, Bhalwal & Kot Momin
respectively and 03 THQ Level Hospital in Tehsil Sargodha i-e- THQ Hospital Bhagtanwala,
THQ Hospital Chak No- 90/SB & THQ Hospital Chak No- 46/SB- There are 12 Rural Health
Centers, 131 Basic Health Units, 08 Civil Dispensaries, 06 Govt- Rural Dispensaries & 19
Mother & Child Health Centers are working under the control of District Health Authority
Sargodha-

PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY NUMBERS

DHQ Teaching Hospital 01
Govt- TB Hospital 01
THQs 09
RHCs 12
BHUs 131
Civil Dispensaries 08
Govt- Rural Dispensaries 06
MCH Centers 19
Grand Total 187

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NAME OF HEALTH YEAR OF BED STRENGTH
FACILITY ESTABLISHMENT

DHQ Teaching Hospital 1952 500+150 (Gyne)

Govt- TB Hospital 1981 100
THQ Hospital Bhera 2015 40
THQ Hospital Bhalwal 1976 60
THQ Hospital Kot Momin 2012 40
THQ Hospital Bhagtanwala 1985 40
THQ Hospital Chak No- 2003 40
90/SB
THQ Hospital Chak No- 2017 40
46/SB
THQ Hospital Shahpur 1983 40
THQ Hospital Sahiwal 2003 40
THQ Hospital Sillanwali 2014 40
RHC Jhawarain 1990 20
RHC Farooka 1976 20
RHC Chak No- 71/SB 2015 20
RHC Chak No- 75/SB 2016 20
RHC Miani 1984 20
RHC Bhabra 1990 20
RHC Phullarwan 1986 20
RHC Lillani 1980 20
RHC Moazmabad 1987 20
RHC Midh Ranjha 1986 20
RHC Chak No- 104/NB 1976 20
RHC Hujjan 2016 20

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The District Quality Control Board is also functioning in the District under the overall
command of the Deputy Commissioner in order to regulate the quality/price & sale of drugs-
At present there are total 1373 registered Points of Sales (POS) in District Sargodha.

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20. PUNJAB FOOD AUTHORITY

Punjab Food Authority was established under the Punjab Food Authority Act 2011 to ensure
availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption- The Authority established
its office in Sargodha in August 2017- It has, however, not established offices in tehsils yet-

Currently three (03) wings are operational in district Sargodha i-e- operations wing, licensing
wing and technical wing- A Training School has also been established in the District since
July, 2018 under technical wing to provide training and awareness in food safety, food
hygiene and allied matters- Further, Punjab Food Authority has also established a Medical
Screening Lab for medical screening of food handlers-

Currently, Additional Director (Operations) heads the office in Sargodha- The total
sanctioned seats for the district are 73, with one additional director, one deputy director and
2 assistant directors-

As regards to the performance of office in the Year 2020, 13094 inspections were conducted
by Punjab Food Authority Sargodha- Rs 8,429,000 fine was imposed in 1376 cases; 34 FIRs
were registered; 454 samples were taken and 528 premises were sealed- Further, the School has
provided training to 1,048 trainees in 107 sessions in year 2020-

Year Inspecti Improv Cases Amount of Fine

ons ement Fined
Notices
served
2020 13,094 9,491 1,376 8,429,000

Premises FIRs Samples taken EPOs

Sealed Served
528 34 454 120

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21. BRIEF ABOUT POPULATION WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SARGODHA

The Population Welfare Programme in Punjab is an ongoing social development endeavour
operating within the framework of nationally accepted broad-based and strategically focused
population and development policies-

Its vision is to consistently improve and enrich quality of life of individuals, families and
communities through promotion of small family norms and voluntary adoption of birth spacing
as an entitlement, ultimately leading to attainment of population stabilization-

The objectives are to ensure universal access to family planning methods, increase
contraceptive prevalence rate, reduce population growth and total fertility rate-

Family planning (FP) is a key development issue that impacts the quality of lives of families,
communities, and broader society- Increased use of FP services leads to large improvements in
the health of mothers and children, the status of women, and economic development- For
successful implementation of Family Planning Program, it is essential to overcome myths and
misconceptions about modern FP methods and have open discussion and dialogue in the
community about the role of FP in safeguarding the health and well-being of our mothers and
children-

At present world population is 7-8 billion- Population is currently growing at around 1-05%
per year, Curently the Population of Pakistan is 207-8 Million and 2-40 % growth Rate
according to Pakistan Census 2017 and now pakistan become 5th most Populated country in the
world-

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 The detail of most Populated country is as under:-

Sr# Country Population Yearly Change Density (P/KM2)

1 China 1,439,323,776 0-39% 153

2 India 1,380,004,385 0-99% 464

3 United State of America 331,002,651 0-59% 36

4 Indonesia 273,523,615 1-07% 151

5 Pakistan 220,892,340 2-00% 287

21.1 POPULATION PROFILE OF DISTRICT SARGODHA

Established 1961
Number of Tehsils 07
Number of Municipal Committees 28
Number of Union Council 164
Number of Moza Jat/ Chak 852
Area 5854 sq km
Total Population 3,703,588
Total Male Population 1,872,170
Total Female Population 1,831,114
Transgender 304
CPR(MICS 2017) 34-3
CPR ( Modern contraceptives) 28-4
CPR (Traditional Contraceptives) 5-9
Unmet Need 17-5
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22.2 EFFORTS TO IMPROVED CPR AND REDUCE GROWTH RATE BY THE

POPULATION WELFARE DEPARTMENT SARGODHA

 There are 116 Family Welfare Centers and 103 Social mobilizers are working in district
and they provide family planning services in district, create awareness among the people
of District about the family planning services-
 Population Welfare Department Sargodha has been organizing different time to time
sessions with Ulemas and religious Scholars and Imam Masjid & Khateeb for removing of
misconceptions about family planning-
 Establish Special Counseling Booths in Gynea OPD of DHQ, THQ Hospitals-
 We are building strong coordination with all stake holders(Health, Aouqaf, education,
Social Welfare, NGO’s and print and Electronic Media)
 Now Population Welfare Department is going to launch the Franchising of Clinical Services
project in district Sargodha and engagement of Private service Providers (Doctors &
Paramedics) to reduce unmet need and approach to far flung areas of District Sargodha and
Expanding public private involvement for better Family planning services-
 Population Welfare Department Sargodha has established three Family Planning
information counter (Police Line, Sargodha, University of Sargodha and Deputy
Commissioner Office Sargodha) and 5 at THQ Hospitals for awareness about Family
Planning-
 Population Welfare Department Sargodha has organized time to time the different
awareness campaign (Sports events, Distribution of Publicity material, Group meetings,
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22. PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Scheme / Project Status Number

Water Supply Scheme Completed 156
Water Supply Scheme On-Going 13
Sewerage / Drainage Schemes Completed 366
Sewerage / Drainage Schemes On-Going 62
Water Filtration Plants Completed 06
Water Filtration Plants On-Going 16

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23 HIGHWAY DIVISION

District Sargodha is the 11th largest city in Pakistan and administrative center of Sargodha
Division- It is one of the fastest growing cities in Pakistan- Presently its population is around
3-8 million- Sargodha is located around 250 Km away from Islamabad and 185 km from
Lahore- One of the main problems of Sargodha is poor traffic system- Due to the absence of
traffic wardens, proper signals and planned roads infrastructure, the traffic issues are increasing
day by day- On the other hand, the rapid urbanization is also a major cause for traffic issues-
It is need of the time to pay special attention for rehabilitation & realignment of infrastructure
sector, especially sub sector roads-

At present, Highway Division Sargodha comprises 1 Executive Engineer, 3 Sub-Divisional

Officers, 17 Sub-Engineers, and 50 other employees of various grades-

There are 191 roads that have been constructed or improved by the Division with cumulative
length of 1560 Km- The most important project which the division undertook in recent years
has been the “Construction of High Level Bridge Over River Jhelum at Langarwala
Pattan i/c Connecting Road District Sargodha / Khushab” The project was initiated on
December 15, 2014 and was formally inauguration on April, 2018 at the cost of Rs- 3035
Million-

The main roads which Travers the district are as follows:

NAME OF ROADS
WIDENING /IMPROVEMNET OF JHANG SAHIWAL ROAD KM NO 59-00 TO
1-
114-45 = 55-45 KM IN DISTRICT SARGODHA-
REHABILITATION / RE-CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD FROM FAISALABAD TO
2- LAHORE ROAD ALONGWITH CANAL BANK LENGTH 28-32 KM DISTRICT
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 REHABILITATION OF DUALIZED ROAD FROM SARGODHA TO
3- MAKHDOOM INTERCHANGE LENGTH 42 KM IN DISTRICT SARGODHA
PHASE-I (LEFT CARRIAGEWAY)-
REHABILITATION / WIDENING & IMPROVEMENT OF BHERA BHALWAL
4-
ROAD LENGTH 24-80 KM IN DISTRICT SARGODHA-
REHABILITATION / WIDENING & IMPROVEMENT OF SHAHPUR BHERA
5- MALIKWAL ROAD LENGTH 76-50 KM IN DISTRICT SARGODHA (SECTION
KM 27 TO 50-30 = 23-30 KM (PULL WAZIDI TO BHERA)-
REHABILITATION / RECONSTRUCTION / WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT
6- OF ROAD FROM SAHIWAL TO SILLANWALI VIA FAROOQA L= 26-17 KM,
DISTRICT SARGODHA-

In Addition to above, the Division has also constructed roads under a variety of programmes /
projects initiated by the Government from time to time such as Khadim-e-Punjab Rural Roads
Programme, Annual Development Programme, Prime Minister Goal Achievement Programme,
Sustainable Accessibility Programme, Community Development Programme, And Naya
Pakistan Manzalain Asan (RAP Phase-I)-

23.1 TOTAL LENGTH OF ROAD IN DISTRICT SARGODHA

Number of roads 191
Length Of Roads 1560 Km

23.2 ONGOING PROJECTS

Number of roads 47
Estimated Cost 18299(M)
Funds allocated 2019-20 11198(M)

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24. BUILDINGS DIVISION SARGODHA

The Buildings Division has been functioning in the District Since 1962 beside an Executive
Engineer, It has Three Sub Divisional Officer appointed at Sargodha Shahpur & Bhalwal
Tehsils- A total of 72 posts are senction for the Division- The details are as follow:-

Office Number of
employees
Executive Engineer 29
Sub Divisional Officer, Sargodha 21
Sub Divisional Officer, Shahpur 12
Sub Divisional Officer, Bhalwal 10

The Sub Division has constructed 1450 buildings since its establishment, and out of them,
continues to carryout maintenance of 39 buildings

List of Mega Projects being currently undertaken by the Division as well as those completed
recently is as follow-

Sr- Name of Scheme Cost / A-A

No- (Million Rs-)
1 Provision of 15000 Additional ClassRooms in Schools having highest 1696-966
enrolment in District in Punjab Phase-I, Tehsil Sargodha, Bhalwal,
Bhera, -Kotmoman, Sillanwali, Shahpur, Sahiwal, Khushab, Noorpur
Thal, Quaidabad & Noushera)”
2 Establishment of New Girls Degree College Mela Mandi, Sargodha 104-371
3 Establishment of Degree College Shah Nikdar District Sargodha 131-080
4 Establishment of Boys Degree College at Bhabhra District Sargodha 115-514
5 Provision of Missing Facilities in Govt- College Jhawarian, Tehsil 69-147
Shahpur District Sargodha
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7 Upgradation of DHQ Hospital, Sargodha 506-348
8 Up-gradation of BHU to RHC Ghosia Mehria Colony Khizarabad 67-609
District Sargodha-
9 Up-gradation of BHU Hujjan to RHC Level UC No-40 Tehsil Kot 47-900
Momin District Sargodha
10 Up gradation of THQ Hospital, Shah pur, District Sargodha 26-966
11 Construction of Tehsil Complex, Bhera, District Sargodha 50-214
12 Construction Child Protection Institute Sargodha 183-609
13 Construction of Barracks and Cells in each Jail of Punjab- One at 82-514
District Jail Shahpur District Sargodha-
14 Construction of Barracks and Cells in each Jail of Punjab- One at 48-890
District Jail Sargodha-
15 Construction of 28 Nos Residence (Double Storey) for BS-1 to BS-10 68-693
for Warder at District Jail Shahpur
16 Construction of Judicial Complex at Kotmoman District Sargodha 149-632
17 Construction of residences of Judicial Officers in Judicial Officers 40-340
Colony Sargodha
18 Construction of 6-Nos- AD&SJ Courts and 4-Nos Civil Courts at 49-321
District Sargodha-
19 Construction of Judicial Complex at Sahiwal, District Sargodha 100-855
20 Construction of Judicial Complex at Sillanwali, District Sargodha 64-671
21 Construction of Infrastructure for Public Facilitation Center in Punjab- 86-060
One at Sargodha
22 Construction of PS Sillanwali District Sargodha 112-063
23 Construction of Infrastructure for Counter Terrorism Department 359-929
(CTD)One at Sargodha
25 Construction of New Complex of Regional Directorate of Anti- 85-862
corruption establishment Sargodha region Sargodha
26 Construction of Tehsil Complex at Kot Momin 52-464
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28 Construction Of Punjab Police Integrated Command, Control & 247-321
Communication (Ppic3) Center Sargodha
29 Construction of Auditorium for Sargodha Arts Council- 141-464

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