Himalayan Times (1953)

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DISTRESS RELIEF IN WEST BENGAL

'Darjeeling, December 4

Relief operations on a
gigantic scale have been
in progress thronght West
Bengal Since April 1, 1953,
and a total sum of nearly
Ks. 2 crore (P*9.1,7i>,77,;8l4)
Ins so far beep allotted,
for expenditure in the
districts on account of gra-.
tuitoils relief, test relief,
agri 'ultural loan, grants
and loans to artisans, house
buildings grants, gratuitous
relief to fire -affected peo-
plo, gratuitous relief to
riot-affected people grant-
in-aid, subsidy under the
subsidised Modified Ration-

ing scheme for- the dis-
tribution of dry dojes.

The largest single item,
•in th s relief operation is
agricultural, loan which
accounts for Rs. til),84*040
distributed amongst, the
district as r24 P.irganas—
Rs 10 09.350; Murshida-
had—Rs.4.Id.7In; Xad'a—
Rs. G.n0.i)40; M a 1 d a—
„ 2,11,300; Jalpa>guri—
,, 50,250; West .Dinajpur-
„ 2.19,610; Dirjeeling —
,, 10 000; Gooch Beliar-
,, 3,40.250- Hooghly —
. ,, 4,79,000; Bankura—
„ 11,08,9 .0; Burdwan —

Rs 2,69,175; Midnapore—
,,18,79,325; Birbhum—
,,'3,09,575. .

’ Test relief i Iwprk has
found employment in the
rural areas at a time when
employment was scarce,
accounts for an allotment of
Rs 40,24,479 Amongst the
districts Bankura had 11 e
largest Bhare of the allot-
ment under test relief
works, having been allot-
ed Rs. 14 50 000. The other
districts’ rjuotas were. 24
Barganas—Rs. 11,44 585
Midnapore Rs. 6,60.000 ;
Nadia 6,56 000/-'; Malda
2,00.000/ Hoogly 1.97,400 -
Birbhum ',08,040/-; Mur
shidabad 72.122/-; Howiah
57,750;'- Cooeh_ Behai1—

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