CBSE Class 6 Political Science (Civics) Chapter 6 Notes - Rural Administration

Introduction to Rural Administration 

In this chapter, you will initially learn about the story of Raghu and Mohan. Both these individuals are farmers that are the owners of adjoining lands broken apart by a peculiarly smaller boundary. This boundary is known as the bund. On one of the days, Raghu decided to move his boundary for taking a bit of Mohan’s land. Mohan then went to confront Raghu about this situation. However, Raghu not only declined Mohan’s claims but also asked his workers to beat Raghu up. Mohan then went to the police station to file a complaint with a few eye-witnesses. 

Mohan had already thought of the possibility where Raghu had paid off the local police. However, Mohan was unable to file a complaint in another police station as every police station only controls a certain area. Every individual in that area can lodge complaints of injury, accident, fight, and so on and have to inform the police station of the same area. The police carry a prime responsibility of investigating, enquiring, and taking complete action on the respective cases of the area. The police initially did not give in to what Mohan said. Only after the eye-witnesses spoke to the police did they file the case. 

That being said, the police could have investigated this case properly if Mohan had any records that display who owned which part of the land. Thus, differentiating the land records based on the current measurements could help Mohan prove that Raghu took his part of the land. 

Working of the Patwari 

Regulating the records and measuring the lands is primarily done by Patwaris. Different names in distinguishing states essentially identify patwari. In certain villages, Patwari officials are known as Lekhpal-Kanungo, village officials, and even Karamchari. Every patwari looks into the maintenance of a village or a group of villages. They further have to update the records of these villages regularly. Patwari makes use of distinctive ways for measuring agricultural fields. In several places, long chains are used. 

Further, patwari looks into the organization of a collection of the land revenue from different farmers of the village. They additionally offer insights to the government about different crops being grown in the area. The updated records help in doing so. It is thus essential for a Patwari to keep track of the records of these farmers. This is because the farmers may regularly alter the crop or crops they grow. The government’s revenue department plays a fundamental role in keeping track of these elements. 

Summarising Rural Administration 

Chapter 6 of civics covers vast elements of the regulation of a village or a rural area. Here are some of the prime concepts that you may learn about in this chapter. 

• Every police station comprises a specific area that is regulated by it. Every individual living in this area must thus approach the police station of that respective area for filing different complaints of injury, theft, fights, accidents, and so on. 

• The police are primarily responsible for investigating, enquiring, and simultaneously taking action on different cases of the area. 

• A Patwari plays a crucial role in measuring the land and maintaining different records of the farmers. A Patwari is familiar in different villages with different names. Some of these names include- Karamchari, Kanungo, and Lekhpal. 

• Every Patwari has the role of maintaining the running of a group of villages. The Patwari regulates and further tracks the records of the respective villages. 

• Regulating the measurements of agricultural fields, updating details of the map, collecting land revenue from the village farmers, and offering the government information on the crops grown by the farmers is all done by Patwari. 

• Several officials under this department guide and supervise a Patwari’s work, including- Tehsildar, SDM, Naib. 

• The new law of the ‘Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005’ suggests that land is segregated among the daughters, sons, and mother of the family. The same law is also liable for union territories and the states of the country.