Regional Flood Relief Committee: Meeting Minutes, Agendas, and Correspondence

Sub title : Regional Flood Relief Committee, covering relief to flood-affected areas

Subject: Regional Flood Relief Committee | Meeting minutes | Relief distribution | Ulipur Maternity Hospital

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 65 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28714

Keyword: Regional Flood Relief Committee -- Meeting minutes -- 6th meeting 1955 -- 17th meeting 1957 -- 18th meeting 1958 -- 19th meeting 1958 -- 20th meeting 1959 -- 21st meeting 1960 | Relief centers Dacca -- Narayanganj -- Ulipur Maternity Hospital | Chandpur relief -- Brahmanbaria -- Tikatully Mosque -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- M. Raschid -- G.M. Adamjee -- Justice Amiruddin Ahmed -- Audit appointment.

Abstract: This file contains comprehensive records of the Regional Flood Relief Committee’s meetings from 1955 to 1969. Key documents include proceedings of the 6th meeting (August 11, 1955) establishing five relief centers in Dacca and two in Narayanganj with initial sanctions of Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. The 17th meeting (November 23, 1957) approved a Rs. 60,000 grant for Ulipur Maternity Hospital and considered 37 applications for relief. The 18th meeting (September 4, 1958) requested Rs. 2 lakhs from Miss Fatima Jinnah and sanctioned token grants of Rs. 29,000 to Faridpur, Goalunda, Pabna, and Manikganj. The 19th meeting (September 14, 1958) allocated Rs. 2,15,000 for relief across 12 areas following receipt of Rs. 2 lakhs.

Description: This file contains meeting minutes and agendas from the Regional Flood Relief Committee spanning 1955 to 1969. Key decisions include the establishment of relief centers in Dacca and Narayanganj (1955), approval of Rs. 60,000 for Ulipur Maternity Hospital (1957), Rs. 2,15,000 relief distribution across 12 areas (1958), and grants to Chandpur, Brahmanbaria, and Tikatully Mosque (1959–1960). The documents illustrate the committee’s evolving response to floods, cyclones, and institutional rehabilitation needs over a 14-year period. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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