Grant Applications and Official Correspondence: Appeals to Regional Flood Relief Committee from Educational Institutions

Sub title : Appeal letters from Quaid-e-Azam Free Night School (Dacca) seeking Rs. 500; Barabam Senior Madrasa

Subject: Regional Flood Relief Committee | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Grant applications | Educational institutions

Date of publication: 1956

Language: English

Page: 133 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28699

Keyword: Regional Flood Relief Committee -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid-e-Azam Free Night School -- Barabam Senior Madrasa -- Pakutia Public H.E. School -- Faora High School -- Panchta Public H.S. School | Grant applications -- Flood damage 1954-1956 -- Economic hardship -- School rehabilitation -- Managing committee approval | East Pakistan Secondary Education Board -- Recognition extension -- Dacca -- Tippera -- Mymensingh -- Noakhali -- Sylhet.

Abstract: Correspondence addressed to the Regional Flood Relief Committee (under Miss Fatima Jinnah’s chairmanship) and related educational authorities between 1956 and 1962. The Quaid-e-Azam Free Night School (Dacca, October 1957) requests Rs. 500 for flood-damaged repairs and benches. Barabam Senior Madrasa (Tippera, undated) seeks Rs. 4,000 to meet annual expenditure due to crop failure and economic crisis. A detailed four-page application from Pakutia Public H.E. School (Mymensingh, October 1957) requests Rs. 5,000 for furniture, equipment, and facilities, providing extensive background on its establishment, recognition, and current needs. Administrative documents include a District Magistrate, Sylhet order (November 1957) approving a reconstituted managing committee for Panchta Public H.S. School, and an Inspector of Schools, Dacca Range letter (February 1957) nominating the Subdivisional Officer as departmental nominee.

Description: This file contains grant applications from educational institutions in East Pakistan seeking financial assistance from the Regional Flood Relief Committee. Appeals include a Dacca night school requesting Rs. 500 for flood repairs, a Tippera madrasa seeking Rs. 4,000 for operational costs, a Mymensingh high school providing detailed background and requesting Rs. 5,000 for expansion, and a Noakhali high school requesting Rs. 3,000 after flood damage. Administrative documents include managing committee approvals and a recognition extension letter. The file illustrates the diverse educational needs and economic hardships faced by institutions during the 1950s flood period. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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