ZILLA PARISHAD

The various Rural  Development Works carried at the Villages, Gram Panchayats, Block and District levels are planned, implemented, monitored and iantained by the Zilla Parishad. These works are monitored on the State Level by the rural Development Department of the Government Of Maharashtra and on the National level by the Govt. Of India. The Z.P. at the district level is responsible for the development works carried through its own funding. Other than this  various development and welfare schemes of the State and Central Govt. are through the Zilla Parishad.

The Solapur Zilla Parishad is comprising of following departments.

Ø      General Administration

Ø      General Administration (Village Panchayat)

Ø      General Administration (ICDS)

Ø      Finance

Ø      Health

Ø      Works-1

Ø      Works-2

Ø      Rural Water Supply

Ø      Social Welfare

Ø      Women and Child Welfare

Ø      Education (Primary)

Ø      Education (Secondary)

Ø      Agriculture

Ø      Animal Husbandry

Ø      Minor Irrigation

Ø      Ground Water Survey and Development Agency

Ø      Mechanical Workshop

Ø      District Rural and Development Agency.

The Chief Executive Officer is the administrative head of the Zilla Parishad. He is assisted by the following head of the departments for the overall working of the Zilla Parishad.

§         Additional Chief Executive Officer

§         Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Gen.Admin.)

§         Deputy Chief Executive Officer (V.P.)

§         Deputy Chief Executive Officer (ICDS)

§         Chief Accounts and Finance Officer

§         District Health Officer

§         Executive Engineer  Works-1

§         Executive Engineer Works-2

§         Executive Engineer Rural Water Supply

§         District Social Welfare Officer

§         District Education Officer (Primary)

§         District Education Officer (Secondary)

§         Agriculture Development Officer

§         District Animal Husbandry Officer

§         Executive Engineer Minor Irrigation

§         Deputy Engineer Ground Water Survey and Development Agency

§         Women and Child Welfare Officer

§         Deputy Engineer Workshop

§         Blcok Development Officers at the Blocks

§         Project Director District Rural Development Agency

The brief details of various departments of Zilla Parishad Solapur are as belwo.

HEALTH

The District Health Officer, who is reporting to Chief executive Officer is mainly responsible for health and medical facilities of the district. He is assisted by Primary Health Centre and Sub-centre staff for the welfare and good health of the peoples in rural areas. The following major national and state health programmes are implemenetd by health dept.

To carry out these various activities the follwoing is the total health setup in the district.

SR.NO.

TALUKA

Primary Health Centre

Sub-centres

Ayurvedic Hospitals

1

Akkalkot

8

32

0

2

Barshi

7

36

2

3

Karmala

5

30

1

4

Madha

6

38

0

5

Malshiras

11

39

0

6

Mangalwedha

5

21

0

7

Mohol

5

25

1

8

Pandharpur

6

34

1

9

Sangola

5

32

0

10

South Solapur

5

27

0

11

North Solapur

5

15

0

Total

 

68

329

5

The main objective of the State population policy is

  1. To bring down the fertility rate from 2.5 to 2.1 by the year 2004
  2. To bring down drastically the infant mortality rate and deaths during pregnancy
  3. To develop the all round health of the family
  4. To make available the special services to small villages, tribal peoples and slums in urban areas

The various goals to be achieved under are as under.

PARAMETERS

1998

2004

2010

BIRTH RATE

22.3

18.0

15.0

DEATH RATE

7.6

6.4

5.0

TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

2.5

2.1

1.8

CHILD MORTALITY RATE

49

25

15

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

35

20

10

The district has achieved 97 to 100% target in the Pulse Poilio Immunisation Programme from 1995-96 to 199-2000.

EDUCATION SECONDARY

The District Secondary Education Officer is responsible for the administration of the Secondary schools at the district. The total number of secondary schools in the district is as below.

SN.

BLOCK

AIDED AND PARTIALLY AIDED SCHOOLS 

NONAIDED SCHOOLS

GOVT. SCHOOLS

ASHRAM SHALA

TOTAL SCHOOLS

1

SOLAPUR CITY

71

24

1

0

96

2

NORTH SOLAPUR

24

8

0

1

33

3

SOUTH SOLAPUR

29

8

0

1

38

4

AKKALKOT

33

10

0

3

46

5

MOHOL

31

8

0

2

41

6

MANGALWEDHA

22

5

0

3

30

7

BARSHI

55

24

0

2

81

8

MADHA

42

14

1

0

57

9

PANDHARPUR

44

10

0

1

55

10

SANGOLA

43

17

0

0

60

11

KARMALA

21

17

0

0

38

12

MALSHIRAS

46

15

0

0

61

 

TOTAL

461

160

2

13

636

The mediumwise break-up of schools and student, teachers strength is as below. 

SN.

MEDIUM

NO. OF SCHOOLS

TRAINED TEACHERS

UNTRAINED TEACHERS

TOTAL TEACHERS

STUDENT STRENGTH

1

MARATHI

589

7865

75

7940

288456

2

ENGLISH

11

201

9

210

7271

3

HINDI

1

9

0

9

115

4

URDU

17

157

0

157

4687

5

KANNADA

17

81

0

81

1898

6

TELUGU

1

3

0

3

84

 

TOTAL

636

8316

84

8400

302427

The various schemes that are implemented are as follows

►    Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya   

►    National Open Schools   

►    Sainik Schools

►    District Educational Training Centres   

►    Literacy Mission

►    Maharashtra Chatrasena Scheme

►    Educational concessions for Ex-servicemans

►    National scholarship scheme for meritorious rural students

►    Integrated educational scheme for handicap students

►    Educational concessions for freedom fighters wards

►    Free education for female students upto standard 12

►    Book banks for secondary schools

►    Educational facilities for Post Graduate studies for wards for primary teachers

►    Exemption of fees for students whose parents income does not exceed Rs.15000/- per annum

►    Free education for students from standard 1 to 10

►    Ahilyabai Holkar free S.T. travel concession for female students

►    Saviribai Phule adoption scheme