Economic and Industrial Policy Papers Forwarded to M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Analysis of Engineering Industries, Agricultural Reform and Muslim Geopolitical Strategy

Subject: M. A. Jinnah | Engineering industries classification | Primary vs. Secondary industries | Agricultural productivity

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 149 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28548

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- Indian industrial policy -- Engineering industries -- Primary vs. Secondary industries | State factories -- Agricultural productivity -- Cheap money -- Sir James Grigg -- Muslim geopolitical strategy

Abstract: This collection comprises multiple policy documents addressing India’s industrial backwardness, agricultural crisis, and economic planning. It begins with a detailed 1939 classification and critique of India’s engineering industries, arguing for simultaneous development of primary and secondary industries to absorb 45 million surplus rural workers. International yield and employment tables contrast India’s low productivity and income with industrial nations. A bold proposal advocates for 20,000 State factories at Rs. 1,000 crores capital to provide employment. Separate notes critique the 1945–46 Railway Budget, analyze Reserve Bank rate reductions and cheap money policy, condemn Finance Member Sir James Grigg’s laissez-faire attitude, and appeal for Bombay textile industry rehabilitation.

Description: A comprehensive set of economic policy analyses and industrial proposals addressing India’s structural underdevelopment, employment crisis, monetary policy, and Muslim geopolitical considerations, compiled for Jinnah’s attention. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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