Mishthan Kar Samiti, Mainpuri	8-4-64	96
Mahabir Straw Board Mazdoor Union Mainpuri	-	100
Bijli Karmchari Singh,Mainpuri (All India Trade Union Congress)	-	300
Jaz corrugating Co. Mazdoor Union	2-2-73	25

                Besides  the above  mentioned  trade  unions there operated in 1974-75 branches of the U.P. Hydro- Electric  employees Union,  the P.W.D. Employees Union, the  State Employees Joint Council ,  the Roadways Karmachari Parishad , and the  Railwaymen's Union, (Northern  Railway).

Labour Welfare Centres

                There is labour  welfare centre  at Shikohabad under the  charge  of a whole time  welfare superintendent. The  centre  is equipped  with a dispensary  with  women's  and children's  sections. Embroidery , sewing and Knitting  classes are also run by the  centre . There are  facilities for games and  a reading  room is also  provided as part of the  community  scheme.

                The old  age pension scheme was  introduced in the  district  in 1957 to provide subsistence to  persons aged 70 years or more, having no means of livelihood or  relations bound by ties of blood to support them . Its  scope  was liberalized in February,  1962   when the definition  of the term destitute was extended to include persons with a monthly  income of Rs10,and the age of eligibility  to 65 years, In  1965 . In the rules were further axed cater to the needs of  persons having a monthly  income  of  Rs15 and  to cover  cases of such widows , cripples or physically infirm persons  as were rendered totally inculpable of earning a living and had attained the age  of 60 years. The amount  of monthly pension was raised from Rs 15 to Rs 20. The was revised  again in January 1972,when  the rate  of monthly pension  was fixed at Rs30. The  benefits  of this  aid  are not available to  beggars, mendicants and inmates of poor- houses.

                The pension is sanctioned by the  labour  commissioner after verification of  particulars and on the  recommendation of the district magistrate.

                The tahsil wise number of beneficiaries under  this scheme 1974-75 is given  below :

Tahsil	Persons
Mainpuri	83
Bhongaon	36
Karhal	2

                A scheme for  the  rehabilitation of the  destitute and  widows has also been started by the Harijan and social welfare department .Under the scheme poor women, widows or the destitute  women, are  given financial aid for their substance  and for the  education of their children.

                During 1975-76 number  of women beneficiaries under the scheme in the district was 24 and   a total   sum  of Rs 12,000 was distributed among them . Two  voluntary Organisations  also received a grant of Rs2,000 each for  the rehabilitation  of such women in  the  same year.

                                                PROHIBITION

                prohibition had always been the aim  of the Congress ever  since its leadership was taken over by Mahatma Gandhi. He was instrumental in introducing prohibition as basic tenet of the philosophy of the Bongress and its ideals.The Congress saga is full of dharnas  and picketing of liquor shops in the  per-independence period, there by  perssuring the alien government to make  statutory provisions for  prohibition.

                The  introduction of provincial  and the forming  of a popular ministry in the State in  1937 in gave a new impetus to the Congress comparing against the  granting of liquor   licenses.To  redeem its old pledge, the Congress ministry started implementing  the policy of prohibition in selected areas.Total prohibition was introduced  in Mainpuri  on 1st  Apil, but after the resignation of the Congress government in 1939, prohibition was lifted by the  British Government.            

        When the Government  was again  formed in 1946 by the Congress, it revised its  pledge of total prohibition in the  entire State as its goal .Charas was banned throughout the  state from  1946-47. A beginning  of area wise prohibition  was made in 1947-48 in seven districts of U.P. including Mainpuri  where  it  was introduced on 1st April, 1947. As a positive  step to check illicit  distillation of  liquor and its clandestine sale , prohibition  was withdrawn by the  State Government in the  district with effect from  December 1, 1962. However vending of ganja  and opium  is strictly restricted and the liquor shops  are closed on  every Tuesday, and national  days like the Independence and Republic days and the Gandhi Jayanti day on October 2. Prohibition being one  of the directive  principles of State policy under the  constitution it  receives from  central as well as  the State  Government  full encouragement and   wide publicity . Film shows are arranged in the  labour colonies  ad other  particularly  at   the  time of religious and social  gatherings and kelas, depicting the evil consequences of drinking  Efforts are  made to educate the people  about the cures of  drinking through various other media of publicity like cinema slides, posters, exhibitions  musical  entertainment's and cultural program's. For  this purpose a mobile publicity van is maintained at the regional headquarters at Kanpur. It occasionally tours the district and  organizes various prohibition  program's.

                In pursuance of  State  Government ' s policy to  discourage use  of intoxicants by the  people , a prohibition  publicity  and social uplift organization  was set-up in the district in  1947. A prohibition and  uplift committee headed by the district  magistrate and  consisting of  officials, legislators and other social  workers often meets  to  devise ways and means to  combat the evil of addiction to  liquor and drugs. A  prohibition organiser with  the  headquarters  at  Etawah  and  a pracharak have   been  posted for extension  work.

                Under  the aegis of   the district committee hazards which accompany drinking  and the use  of narcotics  are widely  publicized. Every year a camp is  organised to  educate the masses to eschew the  use of  liquor and the intoxicating and  narcotic  drugs.

  ADVANCEMENT OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES

                The  sub-marginal  state of  existence of  a large  number of social groups had troubled the minds of many a reformer but it had made  little perceptible  impact on the caste conscious and  tradition-ridden Indian society. During popular agitation's  for the attainment of independence , the alien government tried to  wean such depressed  elements form  the  parent body to  promote  its  own designs. How ever, a beginning was  made in 1930 for the amelioration  of the  conditions of the  depressed section of society, when a scheme was formulated  to  award stipends to  students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but  it was  only  with the advent of independence that  sincere and concrete steps were taken for their betterment. In 1947, the Removal  of Social  Disabilities Act was passed which ensured to the  members of the Scheduled  Castes and Tribes the  unrestricted enjoyment of social and religious liberties. The  Constitution Of India  in Article 17   relating to  fundamental rights,  has declared untouchability in all its forms  to be   and offence, punishable in  accordance with  the law. The provisions of the Untouchablility  Offences Act  , 1955 placed a complete ban on the age-old  practice of  untouchability.The  government  not  only threw open all avenues of employment and  public services to the  members  of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes but also  reserved seats for them in all services till such  time  as they   are represented in  numbers proportionate to  their  percentage  in the  population. The  upper age limit for   recruitment of  candidates  belonging   to these sections  of society, to  civil posts   has been relaxed unto 5years compared to the  prescribed age limit  for other  classes. Under  the twenty  point  program, recently initiated by the  government  education has been made free for them  and other expenses on  their education  are generously  subsidized. Pre-test coaching facilities  are  provided to the candidates desirous  of appearing at competitive examinations . They   are entitled  to  concession in examination fees also. A promotion  quota  has  also  been  fixed for members of  the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled  Tribes in the  services. Through a recent legislation  all bonded labour,  drawn  largely form  castes, has  been anticipated.

                The Government  generously  grants advances and  loans  to members  of the Scheduled Castes,  Scheduled tribes and Other  Backward Classes for purposes like  agriculture , irrigation,  industry  construction  of  houses , drinking water wells and hand - pump .They receive priority  in the distribution of surplus  and  house  sites. A Whole-time  district Harijan and social  welfare officer, whose  post  was  created in  1960 looks after their welfare through  a team  of officials  and  non-official workers.  

                The following  tables gives some  idea  of the extent  to  which financial assistance  has been provided by  the government to raise the living  standards of the people  of the Scheduled  Castes and Tribes  and Other  Backward Classes in the  district  :

Name of  work	First Five year Plan	Second Five Year Plan	Third Five Year Plan
	Amount spent (in Rs.)	Amount spent (in Rs.)	Amount spent (in Rs.)
House construction	3,750	52,500	15,000
Cottage industries	-	10,000	5,500
Drinking water wells	58,500	73,500	-
Agricultural development	-	20,000	6,500

Castes/tribe	kind of stipend	Number of scholarships
		To whom given	Amount(in Rs.)
Scheduled Castes	(a) Pre-matric	3,156	1,80,122
	(b) Post-matric	1,782	12,64,000
Scheduled Tribes	(a) Pre-matric	1,361	1,05,718
	(b) Post-matric	113	53,080
Denotified Tribes	(a) Pre-matric	94	6,706
	(b) Post-matric	37	25,000

                Besides a grant of Rs 9,300 was sanctioned in  1974-75 by the  Central Government  for the construction of two  hostels in the  district  for the students belonging to the Scheduled   Tribes  and  Other Backward Classes of this district .                                             

                                       CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS             

        A number  of bequests have  been made  and registered under the Charitable  Endowment Act, 1890, for benevolent purposes.Their particulars are given   below  :

Name of trust/endowments	Year of registration	Annual income (in Rs.)	Annual invested  (in Rs.)	Objects
Lala Phuljhari Lal Scholarship Endowment Trust	1916	44	-	To award scholarships to students
Sitaram Pathak Scholarship and Medal Endowment Trust fund	1921	117	-	To awards medal and scholarship to students
Pathak Charitable Endowment Trust fund	1928	38	1,300	To awards scholarship

                Those  are about 100 unregistered philanthropic bodies functioning in the district.

Muslim Trusts

                There are  many  charitable Shia and Sunni waqfs, in  the district, Mainly for religious, educational and charitable  purposes. Shia waqfs are registered with the Shia Central  Board of waqfs, U.P. and Sunnis waqfs with the  U.P. Sunni  Central Board of  Waqfs. Some of The important  ones are tabulated below :

Name of waif	Date of foundation	Founder	Annual income (in Rs.)	Objectives
Shia -
Waqf Babu Riasat Husain	28-4-1919	Babu Riasat Hussain	400	Religious and charitable purposes
Waqf Zawwar Husain	9-7-1925	Zawwar Hussain	350	Religious and charitable purposes
Waqf sheik faiyaz-UL-Hasan (1)	7-11-1925	Shekh Faiyaz-UL-Hasan	400	Religious and charitable purposes
Waqf Shekh Faiyaz-UL-Hasan (2)	22-8-1927	ditto	400	Religious and charitable purposes
Waqf Saiyed Shaukat Husain	11-12-1935	Saiyed Shaukat Husain	100	Taziadari during Muharram
Waqf Saiyed Farkhund Ali	16-5-1937	Saiyed Farkhund Ali	By annuity	Ditto
Waqf Saiyed Azhar Husain	24-1-1938	Saiyad Azhar Husain	-	Religious and charitable purposes
Sunni-
Jama Masjid, Mainpuri	1938	-	1,800	For charitable purpose
Waqf Masjid Khajurwali, Mainpuri	1938	-	-	Giving shelter to saints , maintenance of masjid
Waqf Chaudhari Ghulam Mohammad, Mainpuri (founded by Niamatullah)	1938	-	3,888	Charitable purpose

                                        WELFARE OF EX- SERVICEMEN

For the  welfare  of ex-servicemen a district soldiers' sailors' and  airmen's board  has been Functioning  in the  district since 1922 .

                It works under  the control and supervision of the director, soldiders' welfare, U.P. Lucknow . The district  unit is  supervised  by a secretary who is  a paid  employee and is  also  an ex-serviceman. The board provides  various  facilities  to ex-servicemen and their families  and assists in  their   rehabilitation . The  facilities  include grant of  pensions, scholarships , relief grants  and providing  employment to  retired and other  service personnel who have been  discharged on account of various forms of disablement. Decides  providing these facilities, the  board also looks  after such matters  as the medical  care , settlement  of accounts,  securing   of permits for  controlled commodities and  settlement   of disputed cases of ex-servicemen .

                An idea of the extent of  disputed to ex-servicemen  during  the last five years may   be had from the  following  table  :

Nature of  help rendered	Number of ex-serviceman helped
	1970-71	1971-72	1972-73	1973-74	1974-75
Financial assistance from various army benevolent funds.	49	66	118	115	102
Stipend	350	373	387	538	524
Controlled items (cement permits)	-	-	-	-	1,230
Allotment of army surplus vehicles and tractors from defence quota	17	1	11	16	22
B. T. C. training	-	-	137	292	36
Settlement of pension cases	45	139	72	62	150
Re-employment	44	20	34	33	-
Immediate relief grants :
(a) District Soldiers', be nevolent fund	2	-	-	25	-
(b) Sthaniya Sainik Kalyan Nidhi	-	-	-	59	20
(c) Reunion of Ex-servicemen fund	-	-	-	36	-
Medical tratment in military and civil hospitals.	26	50	70	46	57
Distribution of sewing machine to war widows	1	30	12	10	6
General welfare	1,126	1,209	1,518	1,944	1,578

              The  following table  gives the names of  soldiers, belonging to  the district  , who   have  won national  awards for outstanding  gallantry  in 1962 and  1971 :

Name of soldier with rank	Village and tahsil	Nature of awards	Year
L/NK. Jagpal Singh	Manona, Mainpuri	Vir Chakra(Post-humous)	1962
L/NK. Bisheshwar Singh	Paronkh, Mainpuri	Vir Chakra	1971
Nb/Sub. Rameshwar Singh	Daulatpur, mainpuri	Sena Medal	1971
L/NK. Virendra Kumar	Harbai, Karhal	Ditto	1971
Sepoy Tikam Singh	Nagla Kanchan(Jawhri Nagar)Mainpuri	Ditto (Postthumous)	1971
Nk. Jagbir Singh	Aurandh, Bhongaon	Kirti Chakra(Postthumous)	1971
Nk. Duryodhan Singh	Nagla khangar Shikohabad	Vir Chakra	1971
Capt.. B.C. Pathak	Mainpuri	Vir Chakra	1971

                                                                                                                                     WELFARE OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS 

    In the  year 1974-75, political pensions were granted to  134 persons by the  State Government and  to 55 persons by the  Central Government.The  amount of the  pensions varied from  RS 60 to Rs200 per month . There were 140 persons  in the  district who  received Central   and State  pensions both.