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2.2 The list of· Agricultural Machinery and Implements as prepared by the Govt. of India consisted of the
following items-
1. Hand operated implements: -
(I) Seed-cum-Fertilizers drill, (2) Seed drill, (3) Chaff cutter, (4) Wheel Hoes (5) Sprayers and
Dusters, (6) Rice planter, (7) Maize Sheller, (8) Stone Roller.
2. Animal operated implements: -
(I) Wooden plough, (2) Steel Plough, (i) Soil stirring, (ii) Soil turning, (3) Triphali (Cultivator),
(4) Disc harrow. (5) Seed-cum-fertilizer drill, (6) Seed drill, (7) Levelling karah (leveller), (8) Wet
land puddler, (9) Threshers, (10) Animal Driven Cart, (II) Sugarcane crusher, (12) Tel Ghani, (13)
Pershian wheel.
3. Plant protection equipment's engines etc.:
(I) Power operated Sprayer/duster, (2) Diesel engine pump sets (3) Electric pump sets.
4. Tractor-power and other implements: -
( I ) Agricultural powers tillers, ( 2) Agricultural tractors, (3) Mould board plough. (4) Disc
harrow, (5) Planter, (6) Seed-cum-fertilizer drill, (7) Leveller, (8) Potato diggers, (9) Trailer, (10)
Combine harvestor, (i) Tractor operated, (ii) Self propelled, (II) Threshers, (i) Paddy, (ii)
Wheat, ( iii ) Multicrops, (12) Maize sheller, ( 13) Chaff cutler, (14) Sugarcane crusher,
( 15) Reaper.
3. Reference Date:
The reference date of the census was fixed as 15 th October, 1997.
4. Coverage:
The whole territory of Maharashtra State was brought under the preview of the census, and no area
farthest or remote was left unremunerated. The livestock and other items located in rural areas, urban municipal, nonmunicipal,
cantonment areas, areas in charge of military, navy, forest areas are enumerated. In the case of coastal
districts, the fishery items were enumerated separately in marine, estuarine and inland villages and towns.
5. Machinery for conducting the census:
5.1 With a view to achieve full coverage of the area of the State, the entire area of the State was split up
into small parts or regions and the responsibility of the conduct of the census was vested in various authorities in the
following manner.
5.2 The Commissioner Animal Husbandry, Government of Maharashtra was the State Livestock Census
Officer and he was in effective control of all census operations in the State. In the Fifteen Municipal Corporation areas
namely, (l) Greater Mumbai. (2) Thane, (3)Kalyan, (4) Nashik, (5) Pune, (6) Pirnpri-Chinchwad, (7) Solapur,
(8) Kolhapur, (9) Aurangabad, (10) Amaravati, (J I) Nagpur, (12) New Mumbai, (13) Nanded waghala, (14) Sangli-
Miraj Kupwad, (15)Ulhasnagar, the work of enumeration and supervision was carried out by the respective municipal
corporations. In the districts, (excluding the above municipal corporations.) the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla
Parishadas were designated as District Livestock Census Officer and they were responsible for smooth conduct of the
census in the entire area under their jurisdiction. In municipal and cantonment areas the work of primary enumeration
and supervision was entrusted to the respective municipal or cantonment authorities. With the above arrangements all
the major census operations were expected to be executed smoothly and without any hindrance. In the State, the block
boundaries are identical with the Tahsils. Because of the above arrangements it was possible to collect the census data
uninterruptedly at village, block / tahsil and district levels.
5.3 As regards primary enumeration, following arrangement was puts into operation. In the Fifteen
municipal corporation areas, and municipal areas the primary enumeration was carried out by the suitable municipal staff
selected for the purpose by the municipalities concerned. In the villages, The primary enumeration was carried out by
the Gramsevaks or similar persons working in Panchayat Samities and educated unemployed. In forest areas the primary
enumeration was carried out by the forest guards or persons belonging to similar ranks.
6. Arrangement for Supervision: -
6.1. In the municipal corporation areas and in the urban areas the municipal authorities appointed their own
staff as supervisors. In the remaining areas the extension officers (Animal Husbandry) and other Extension Officer and
senior staff working in block offices or panchayat samiti offices were appointed as supervisors. The supervision and
inspection program of these supervisors were arranged by the Block Development Officers in consultation with the
District Animal Husbandry Officer of the District. Specific norms for inspection of the primary enumeration work of the
villages enumerated were also laid down in advance.