Regional Flood Relief Committee: Administrative Correspondence, Institutional List and Relief Records

Sub title : Military relief record for a soldier from Rajshahi receiving from the East Pakistan Flood Relief Fund

Subject: Regional Flood Relief Committee | Flood-affected institutions | Educational grants | Director of Public Instruction

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 100 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28717

Keyword: Regional Flood Relief Committee -- Director of Public Instruction East Bengal | Flood relief grants -- Non-government schools -- Madrasahs -- Adarsha Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd. -- Saree prices -- Deed of Acceptance -- Utilization Certificate | Military relief -- East Pakistan Flood 1955 -- Dacca district.

Abstract: This file contains diverse records from 1955–1956. A blank committee letter (July 1956) acknowledges pending rehabilitation matters. An incomplete appeal from a madrasah describes flood and storm damage. Adarsha Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd. offers sarees at reduced prices (Sort Nos. 4436 and 443641) for relief purchase (August 1955). The Director of Public Instruction, East Bengal (August 18, 1955) forwards a list of non-government institutions receiving Rs. 6,00,000 in flood relief grants, with suggestions for cheque distribution and required documentation (Deed of Acceptance, Utilization Certificate). A partial list of 18 institutions in Dacca district shows grants ranging from Rs. 400 to Rs. 2,800. A postal money order acknowledgment form and a military relief record for a soldier from Rajshahi receiving Rs. 30 from the East Pakistan Flood Relief Fund (October 20, 1956) complete the file.

Description: This file contains a blank committee letter, an incomplete madrasah appeal, a textile mill quotation for relief sarees, a government letter with a list of 18 flood-affected institutions receiving grants, a postal money order form, and a military relief record. The documents illustrate the committee’s coordination with government departments, commercial suppliers, and military units for flood relief distribution. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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