Himalayan Times (1958)

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March 16, 1 8

8.3 per cent between June,
1956, and June, 1967.
This was on top of a
rise of 13.8 per cent in
1965-56. It ii obvious
that the Plan oannot be
implemented unless the
nation recognizee the need
for and accepts the mini-
mum oontrols called for
to maintain prices which
would be fair to
produoera and consu-
mers and which would
make possible an expand-
ing eoonomy.

Community Projects
There is another im-
portant subjeot which I
would like to mention.
In' an under-developed
economy suffering from
unemployment and under-
employment, programmes
for harnessing the unutili-
zed euergy in the country-
side '. for carrying out
works of benefit to ..the
community are of the
highest value.

In the N. E. S. and
Community Project areas,
much is being done in
this respect a.id shramdan
weeks are b.'coming popu-
lar In the miming years,
these efforts should be
organized with the aim
of building up permanent
assets' for villages, like
irrigation works, affore-
station and soil conserva-
tion, fuel plantations, im-
proved village pastures,
•to, A five-year program-
me should be prepared
for each N.E.S blook in
which programmes of

works for (i) individual
villages, (ii) groups of
villages, and (iii) the en-
tire block should be pre-
pared on a coordinated
basis and each village
authority should carry out
its own share of this
comprehensive plan.

I hope that what I
have said brings out the
vital role of Community
Development movement.
Its main iunotion is to
assist people in their efforts
to i-norease production and
savings and in other ways
'to assume the responsi-
bilities involved in carry,
ing out th* Plan. 'Phis
movement has hitherto
been- confined to rural
areas . but the methods
for which it stands and
its programme are capa-
ble" of application to
urban areas. —A I.P.

London News Letter

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TELEGRAPH TRAFFIC
WITH TIBET
Darjeeling, March ' 10
It is understood that
there has been a marked
d e o 1 i n e in telegraphic
traffio between. India and
Tibet recently. ' 1 he Dar-
jeeling Telegraph Office,
a direct transit station
between the two countries,
is stated to be handling
about half the volume of
traffie it did a few months
ago.

WANTED for'fista
Junior High School, P O.
'1 ista-Bridge, List Dar-
jeeling one' Nepali Matri-
culate Assistant teacher
on a monthly salary of
Rs 50/ plus School and
Govt. D.A. Rs. 17/8 each
and house rent allowance
Rs. 7/..

Apply to the Setire"
tary on or before 2-1 3 68.

WANTED for the

Soots Mission Girls' Junior
High School, Kurseong:-

' A graduate teacher
able to teach Maths and
Science.

An I. A or I. So.
trained teacher.

Knowledge of Nepali
essential. Female candidate
prefered.

Application must reach
the Secretary by tbe 25th
Maroh 1958. P*y accord-
ing to Govt, scale and
the usual allowances.