A Note On the Recommendations of the Advisory Planning Board

Sub title : Regarding the Simla Conference Resolution on Communal Propaganda

Subject: Economic Planning | Centralization of Power | Provincial Autonomy vs. Federal Control | Muslim League's Political Strategy

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 158 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28148

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- All India Muslim League -- Advisory Planning Board -- Planning Commission -- Centralization | Provincial Autonomy -- Economic Development -- Tariff Board -- Industries -- Minerals -- Pre-Partition India -- Muslim Interests.

Abstract: This document is a critical analysis by the All India Muslim League's Planning Committee of the recommendations made by the Advisory Planning Board. It outlines proposed institutions like a powerful central Planning Commission and a permanent Tariff Board, and the centralization of key industries and minerals. The note argues that these measures would severely undermine provincial autonomy, particularly for Muslim-majority areas (future Pakistan), by transferring control over economic development, resources, and industrial location from provinces to a central authority dominated by the existing Government of India. It frames these recommendations as detrimental to the political and economic future of Muslim regions.

Description: This note serves as a key political document illustrating the Muslim League's opposition to centralizing economic policies proposed by the central government in pre-partition India. It reflects the League's growing assertion that a strong central government would not safeguard Muslim interests and highlights the economic dimensions of the demand for Pakistan. The document is attributed to the Muslim League Planning Committee, operating under the leadership of M.A. Jinnah, and provides insight into the League's strategic thinking on economic sovereignty and federal structure. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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