Fatima Jinnah Flood Relief Fund: Institutional Petitions

Sub title : Applications to Regional Flood Relief Committee, East Pakistan,

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Flood relief | East Pakistan | Educational institutions | Jamalpur College

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 97 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28633

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Madar-e-Millat -- Regional Flood Relief Committee -- East Pakistan | Jamalpur College -- Anjuman Mufdul Islam -- Flood damage assessment | School repairs -- Educational grants -- 1955 floods -- Mymensingh -- Dacca -- Narayengunj

Abstract: Collection of petitions and damage reports from flood-affected institutions in East Pakistan seeking grants from Fatima Jinnah's relief fund. Includes detailed applications from Jamalpur Asheq Mahmud College requesting Rs.15,000, Anjuman Mufdul Islam seeking Rs.500 for school repairs, and a girls' school appeal with comprehensive building and furniture damage assessments. Documents highlight the extensive destruction caused by 1954-1955 floods.

Description: Petition letters and detailed damage estimates from East Pakistani institutions seeking flood relief grants under Fatima Jinnah's fund. Includes Jamalpur College's appeal for Rs.15,000 citing enrollment decline and property loss. Features Anjuman Mufdul Islam's request for Rs.500 for school repairs after hosting 552 refugees. Contains comprehensive damage inventory with cost breakdowns for buildings, furniture, and equipment. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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