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Arriving in Malda Page 8 of 8 Under Home (General Administration) Department’s order No. 8073-GA/5C-186/71 dated 23 rd December 1971 signed by Shri N. Nanda, Deputy Secretary, I had been appointed as Assistant Magistrate and Collector in the Jalpaiguri Division and posted to the headquarters station of Malda district. By another order No.8074-GA of the same date, the Governor had been “pleased to vest” me with the powers of a Magistrate of the “Third Class”—which sounded quite a let-down! Phase-I of the IAS Professional Training in the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, was cut short on account of the war with Pakistan in 1971 and we were asked to report to the districts in January 1972. As advised by Shri J.K.Kohli, Deputy Director (Jr.) in the Academy from the West Bengal cadre (1956 batch), I wrote to the District Magistrate of Malda [Mr.Kohli was not sure who the District Magistrate in Malda was] from Mussoorie on 28.12.1971 as follows:- “Dear Sir, I am happy to know that for my training I have been deputed to Malda district, under your able guidance, and look forward to an interesting training programme under your supervision. I will be proceeding to Calcutta on the 9 th January, 1972, after completing the Civil Defence Training at Nagpur. As we have been allowed only actual transit time, I should be in Malda by the 12 th January at the very latest. I shall inform you as soon as possible about the exact date and time of my arrival and would be very grateful if you could possibly have someone to meet me at the station as I have never been to Malda previously. I hope some sort of accommodation could also be arranged? Looking forward to meeting you, Yours sincerely,” On 11 th January 1972 I wrote to him from my Calcutta residence that I would be arriving at Malda Town at 23.30 hours on the 13 th by Darjeeling Mail, and requested arrangements for accommodation and transport. I had been told at the NAA that some transport would be there to pick me up and that I should go to the Circuit House where accommodation would have been arranged. I reached Malda railway station around midnight and, to my dismay, found no sign of any vehicle; only cycle-rickshaws were in evidence. I had one portmanteau and a sack containing my father’s camp bed that he had advised me to take along for emergencies. A rickshaw took me to the Circuit House. After a lot of knocking and shouting a chowkidar emerged, who said there was no reservation for the Assistant Magistrate and appeared never to have heard of such a designation. 1 On enquiring where I could stay, he guided me to the dak-bungalow nearby. There, too, after a lot of shouting a bleary-eyed chowkidar emerged (later I found he was named Hemanta) and told me I would have to share a room where 2 FCI officers were sleeping. He got them to open the door, and I blessed my luck for having carried the campbed (no third bed being available), which I set up with its mosquito-net, and went to sleep. Next morning, when I stepped out on the verandah, I found that the adjacent room was occupied in solitary splendour by an occupant, who turned out to be the West Bengal Civil Service probationer! The dak-bungalow had no modern sanitation and one had to use wooden commodes that were manually cleaned by female sweepers. At my request, Mr. S.N. Roy Chowdhury (WBCS 1970) took me to call on the DM in his bungalow office. I went wearing my ‘gala-bundh’ (buttoned up) suit as I felt this was the first 1 Later, as the Under Secretary Home Department, I ensured that our IAS probationers in the Academy were provided with names of the concerned DMs so that they did not face the problems I did.
Page 9 of 9 formal calling-on and I must be properly dressed. Shri S.P.De, the DM, asked me to be seated and then directed me to the Senior Deputy Collector (Sr.D.C.) in the Collectorate for completing joining formalities. 14 th January 1972 Work done Joined duty as Assistant Magistrate & Collector. Copies of joining statement sent to: Chief Secretary, AG West Bengal, Commissioner (Jalpaiguri Division), DM (Malda), Treasury Officer (Malda) under memo number 237(5)-G dated 17.1.1972. Went through library. Ancient Govt. Orders. Took District Gazetteer. Officers met Madhusudan Bhattacharya: Sr. Dep.Collr.WBCS – 1962 T.P Ghosh : Dep. Magis. WBCS – 1966 N.R Halder : A.DM, IAS, 1965 batch, here since 1969. M.B Chowdhury : SDO, Land Reforms (SLRO). Proshanto Bhattacharya: Dep. Magis. (Prob.) W.B.C. S.N Roy Chowdhury : Dep. Magis. (Prob.) W.B.C.S Basak : Agent, S.B.I C.D Mitra : Asst. Manager, FCI. From Harinabhi D.C Bhattacharji: Asst. Manager, FCI. From Rajpur J.N Banerjee : Accounts Officer, A/G W.B Ajit Dutta : CARE Officer, Malda Information gathered Tremendously under–staffed administration: posts of 3 Dy. Magistrates vacant. Result: Monumental backlog of work, especially judicial. Only new dates for cases are given. No sittings owing to pressure of executive work. Over 400 cases lying with Sr.Dy.Colr. alone. Added distress: Election Booths to be up by 31 st. January with effect from today. Many booths have been destroyed. Problem of updating electoral rolls & making booths in one week. Last year Refugees + Flood huge backlog of T.A bills which are still unsigned, evoking representations from claimants. One such from Settlement Dept. occurred today, extremely bitter over the delay in payment as they often had to spend out of their own pockets. Sr. D.C. has ½ bills & SDO other ½, both signing as many as possible all day at office as well as at home. Basic hitch: Only ONE clerk makes out pay bills; naturally work is slow. More clerks should be recruited. Vacancies among posts to be filled up at once. Lamentable lack of furniture & even of a urinal & bathroom in Collectorate. Library not up to date on Season & Crop reports & Manuals. Dak Bungalow: Lack of necessary fittings; sanitary facilities next to nil & highly unhygienic. Sweepers have occupied all kitchens [one for each room] and garages, so that officers staying here cannot have their meals cooked. No one dares to order these sweepers out. Very heavy pressure on Dak Bungalow & Circuit House. Housing problem is acute in Malda. Contrast Housing Estates in other districts for Govt. Officers. Circuit House constantly booked. Rooms for hire not available in city. Eating out is a big problem as food in hotels is very bad, except in the State Transport Canteen. Assistant & Dy. Magistrates are not supposed to eat there, but no alternative since cooking at the residence is impossible—no facilities. Messing arrangements for probationers ought to be made. Malda Museum should be visited—many manuscripts exist, as yet undeciphered.
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