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Deoember 14, 1968
WEST BENGAL AFTER INDEPENDENCE
BY SRI I. D. JALAN
Minister for Local Self-Govemment
India attained Inda- Bengal where the density proportion of suoh fami-
pendenoe eleren yean ago. was already very high. lies have to be rehabili-
As a prioe for the inde- It has given Tent to seri- tatcd outside the State,
pendenoe Bengal and Pun- ohs unemployment posi- The Dandakaranya Sohe-
jab were ■ divided' and tion in West Bengal and me is at present under
what was left behind was as a result of these fac- consideration and if the
only one-third of what tors the State is oalled refugee families agree to
Bengal was. One oan a "Problem State". ' .' . go there, the problem
easily imagine the result . ______. ' will be very muoh eased.
§M1 ieirtem$t *™ SB m mm —.
West Beneal while the Bengal was faoed from rapid strides in the sphere
iute mills were therev the VMy beginning of in- of education. In 1947-48
West Bengal was deprived °»P«»denoe W.s the refu- the total number of pri-
of food grain, and other problem and the pro mary seh,oo!s was 13,950
raw materials producing bl.«n ,s st.U awa.t.ng ..- with about 12 lakh etu-
areas. Over and above a tl?J*T7 ,olut,on t 4" dent!l nA> B8W»J tb?r»
large number of refugees eff°rtB *°"e™ M 2W*\ "hooU Jwith
began pouring in West "?,de *?. 8™PP'<> with about 22 lakh students.
Bengal and the inflow P™b'em. Of the 31 The total number of tea-
l„ „.i „„f n.-.ij .„ lakhs of refugees who cbers has increased from
,hx"t." Ibo'ut eightLI. «\T *° ,W-t Bengal 3 35,000 to 69,000. In 1947-
of people migrated to laktst are 10 °araP8*°d*Z 48 the total grant for
West Bengal in 1947-46 ot wnora about 60,000 the improvement of sala
and since then the exo- «• PHm»n,nt, liabilities jff.a of teachers was 67
dus is: a continuing pro- of *9 S*a,» a?d ^h6Lre . ,akh* In. 1M?.*I
oew, and unending trail, are about 8 wh° t0 4 ™ ««*•■• ™
the actual number vary- applied for or the sohools upto the 8th
in* from time to time. obtained any benefit The standard will, in rural
It is estimated that about ° a,an°e 20 l'khs or 3 9S ,rea* in future> ,tudy fr*«
41 lakh persons have lakh 'ami,ies to be and in the urban ureas
migrated from East Pakis- ?bout 3' girls who pay a fee of
tan Out of it 31 lakhs 000 'am»"* bave been lea* than the proper stand-
have come to West Bengal, fully or partially rehabi- ard figure will also read
" litated but the balance free because the institu-
It will be seen there. of 2,82,000 families still tion will be given ?rant-
fore that while the area are so be rehabilitated. in ard to cover the fees
was reduced to one-third There is a great pauoity of such students. The
an addition of over 31 of good land in West Ben- ! n-jmber of Basic Training
lakhs has put a very gal and consequently it Colleges ia now 2.1 with
heavy pressure on West is inevitsble that a large an intake of 1400. A
WEST BENGAL AFTER INDEPENDENCE
BY SRI I. D. JALAN
Minister for Local Self-Govemment
India attained Inda- Bengal where the density proportion of suoh fami-
pendenoe eleren yean ago. was already very high. lies have to be rehabili-
As a prioe for the inde- It has given Tent to seri- tatcd outside the State,
pendenoe Bengal and Pun- ohs unemployment posi- The Dandakaranya Sohe-
jab were ■ divided' and tion in West Bengal and me is at present under
what was left behind was as a result of these fac- consideration and if the
only one-third of what tors the State is oalled refugee families agree to
Bengal was. One oan a "Problem State". ' .' . go there, the problem
easily imagine the result . ______. ' will be very muoh eased.
§M1 ieirtem$t *™ SB m mm —.
West Beneal while the Bengal was faoed from rapid strides in the sphere
iute mills were therev the VMy beginning of in- of education. In 1947-48
West Bengal was deprived °»P«»denoe W.s the refu- the total number of pri-
of food grain, and other problem and the pro mary seh,oo!s was 13,950
raw materials producing bl.«n ,s st.U awa.t.ng ..- with about 12 lakh etu-
areas. Over and above a tl?J*T7 ,olut,on t 4" dent!l nA> B8W»J tb?r»
large number of refugees eff°rtB *°"e™ M 2W*\ "hooU Jwith
began pouring in West "?,de *?. 8™PP'<> with about 22 lakh students.
Bengal and the inflow P™b'em. Of the 31 The total number of tea-
l„ „.i „„f n.-.ij .„ lakhs of refugees who cbers has increased from
,hx"t." Ibo'ut eightLI. «\T *° ,W-t Bengal 3 35,000 to 69,000. In 1947-
of people migrated to laktst are 10 °araP8*°d*Z 48 the total grant for
West Bengal in 1947-46 ot wnora about 60,000 the improvement of sala
and since then the exo- «• PHm»n,nt, liabilities jff.a of teachers was 67
dus is: a continuing pro- of *9 S*a,» a?d ^h6Lre . ,akh* In. 1M?.*I
oew, and unending trail, are about 8 wh° t0 4 ™ ««*•■• ™
the actual number vary- applied for or the sohools upto the 8th
in* from time to time. obtained any benefit The standard will, in rural
It is estimated that about ° a,an°e 20 l'khs or 3 9S ,rea* in future> ,tudy fr*«
41 lakh persons have lakh 'ami,ies to be and in the urban ureas
migrated from East Pakis- ?bout 3' girls who pay a fee of
tan Out of it 31 lakhs 000 'am»"* bave been lea* than the proper stand-
have come to West Bengal, fully or partially rehabi- ard figure will also read
" litated but the balance free because the institu-
It will be seen there. of 2,82,000 families still tion will be given ?rant-
fore that while the area are so be rehabilitated. in ard to cover the fees
was reduced to one-third There is a great pauoity of such students. The
an addition of over 31 of good land in West Ben- ! n-jmber of Basic Training
lakhs has put a very gal and consequently it Colleges ia now 2.1 with
heavy pressure on West is inevitsble that a large an intake of 1400. A