A Brief Report on the Armanitola Government High School Relief Camp

Sub title : Regional Flood Relief Committee, Dacca, under the Chairmanship of Madar-e-Millat Miss Fatima Jinnah

Subject: Flood relief operations | Relief camp management | Fatima Jinnah | Educational institutions | Financial grants

Date of publication: 1954

Language: English

Page: 54 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28677

Keyword: Regional Flood Relief Committee -- Fatima Jinnah -- M. Raschid -- Justice Amiruddin Ahmed -- Armanitola High School | Flood Relief Camp -- 1955 Floods -- East Bengal -- Dacca -- Narayanganj | Relief Distribution -- Meeting Minutes -- Financial Grants -- Revenue Stamps -- Central Flood Relief Committee -- Sadiq Ispahani

Abstract: This file contains a collection of official records from the Regional Flood Relief Committee, Dacca, spanning from October 1954 to February 1956. The documents include a detailed report on the Armanitola Government High School Relief Camp (taken over on August 25, 1955), which housed 456 flood victims and distributed rations costing approximately Rs. 2,500. The file also contains minutes of multiple committee meetings (1st, 4th, 5th, and 86th meetings), where key decisions were made regarding the disbursement of funds (totaling over Rs. 1,02,000), the opening of relief centers in Dacca and Narayanganj, and the appointment of members. Financial statements show receipts from the Central Flood Relief Committee, Karachi, and expenditures on rice distribution, freight charges, and revenue stamps. A significant portion deals with the distribution of relief goods to subdivisions like Manikganj and Kishoreganj, following the directives of Miss Fatima Jinnah. The file also includes a draft agreement form for educational institutions receiving grants.

Description: This comprehensive file detailing the administrative and humanitarian work of the Regional Flood Relief Committee in East Bengal during the mid-1950s. The centerpiece is the Armanitola H.E. School Relief Camp report submitted by M. Raschid to the 5th committee meeting, documenting the sheltering of 456 individuals, distribution of weekly rations (89 maunds of rice, 10 maunds of dal, etc.), and the tragic death of a boy due to fever. The file includes minutes from the 1st meeting (Oct 29, 1954) where decisions were made regarding 8,000 bags of rice from Karachi and the opening of bank accounts, to the 86th meeting (Aug 11, 1955) where five relief centers were established in Dacca and two in Narayanganj with initial sanctions of Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. Financial records show disbursements to members like Justice Amiruddin Ahmed (Rs. 40,000) and the Dacca Municipal Relief Committee (Rs. 5,000). SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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