http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/19 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:44:00 GMT 2026-03-30T09:44:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/530 Report of the Franchise commission 1963 : An analysis Govt. of Pakistan, Ministry of Law Thu, 16 Jan 1964 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/530 1964-01-16T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/249 Pakistan Economic Survey 1967-68 The Ministry of Finance; Uquaili, N. M. The year 1967-68 has been of great significance on two counts. First, it witnessed the fruitful culmination of a great Decade of Reforms and Development which covers the period of the present regime. During this decade, considerable progress has been achieved in all spheres of our economic and social life. Secondly, the year under review saw Pakistan surmount the economic stresses and strains caused by the Indo-Pakistan conflict, reduction in foreign economic assistance and two successive years of crop failures. Clear signs of our having weathered the storm is provided by the preliminary estimates of national income which indicate a growth rate of 8.3 percent over the previous year. The first two years of the Third Plan had registered growth rates of 4.6 percent and 5 percent respectively. The high rate' of economic growth this year is due to a substantial increase in agricultural production, as agriculture still holds a dominant position in the national economy and accounts for almost half of the national income. This excellent performance of the agriculture sector is largely due to the awakening among the farmers created by the bold and imaginative lead given by the President as well as the vigorous efforts of the Government, both Central and Provincial, which have resulted in the large-scale use of key inputs in agricultural production by farmers, such as improved varieties of seed, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides and improved agricultural implements and machinery. This was also made possible by the increase in the supply of water resulting from the completion of several irrigation schemes as well as the provision of more credit for farmers. Favourable weather also played an important role in raising agricultural production this year. It is expected that food self-sufficiency will be achieved by 1970, and that the the production of non-food crops will also increase considerably during the next few years. As a result, the rate of GNP growth is expected to rise substantially and the target rate of 6.5 per cent per annum for the entire Plan period may well be achieved. Progress in industrial production has been maintained despite the shortages of certain imported raw materials caused by diversion of a substantial part of our foreign exchange earnings to the import of foodgrains and by delays in the commitment of commodity assistance. This was due to the re-orientation of our industrial policy towards the maximum utilization of existing capacity and the development of industries based on indigenous raw materials. During 1967, the Government had to pursue a cautious monetary policy. This was necessitated by the rapid expansion in the money supply during the previous years which was caused by increased defense expenditure and a steep rise in bank credit. To meet the situation, a number of selective icredit’eontraH!Isasft|es were adopted, as a result of which there was a significant- fall in money supply and some easing of the pressure on prices emanating from monetary expansion Tue, 28 May 1968 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/249 1968-05-28T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/186 Linguistic Survey of India- Vol.III, Tibeto-Burman Family, Part-I. 1909 George, A. Grierson The present volume deals with the iTibeto-Burman languages of India. For convenience it has been divided into three parts, viz. :— Part I, Tibeto-Burman languages of Tibet, the Himalayas, and North Assam. Part II, the Bodo, Naga, and 3£achin groups. Part III, the Kuki-Chin and Burma groups. , • The materials for Part I were originally entrusted to Professor Conrady of Leipzig. .After he had analysed part of the materials, but before hp had tlirown the resiilts into a connected fotm, he was compelled to abandon the task by a, call to other duties. •The materials and his notes were then made over to my Assistant, Br.; Sten Konow of, Christiania, Norway, who went over the whole work again and prepared the part in the form in which it is now presented to the public. , Dr. Konow has also prepared the Kachin section of Part II, and the whole pf Part III. Dr. Konow has been allowed, complete liberty for displaying individuality of treatment, and the volumes prepared by him are entirely his Work. I have, however, no hesitation in accepting ljis views, and, as Editor of the entire series of volumes of the Linguistic Survey of India, I accept full responsibility for all statements contained in them. Sat, 30 Jan 1993 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/186 1993-01-30T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/185 Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. IV, Munda and Dravidian Language 1906 George, A. Grierson About one-fifth of the total population of India speak languages belonging to the Munda and Dravidian families. These forms of speech have been called by anthropologists the languages of the Dravida race. If we exclude the north-eastern districts from consideration, the population of the Indian peninsula can be said to represent two distinct anthrd- Dravida race. A L pological types—the Aryan and the Dravidian. The latter has been described as follows by Mr. Risley :— ‘ In the Dravidian type the form of the head usually inclines to be dolichocephalic, but all other characters present a marked contrast to the Aryan. The-nose is thick and broad, and the formula expressing its proportionate dimensions is higher than in any known race, except the Negro. The facial angle is comparatively low; the lips are thick; the face wide and fleshy; the features coarse and irregular. The average stature ranges in a long series of tribes* from 156-2 to 162’1 centimeters; the figure is squat, and the limbs sturdy. The colour of the skin, varies from very dark brown to a shade closely approaching black . . . The typical Dravidian . . . has a nose as broad in proportion to its length as the Negro.’ The hair is curly, and in this respect the Dravidians differ from the Australians, with whom they agree in several other characteristics. The Dravidian .race is not found outside India. It has already been remarked that the Australians share many of the characteristics of the Distribution of the race. Dravidians. Anthropologists, nevertheless, fconsider them to be a distinct race. The various Mon-Khmer tribes and the Sakeis of Malacca agree with the Dravidians in having a dolichocephalic head, a dark colour of the skin, and curly hair. They are not, however, considered to be identical with them. Archaeologists are of opinion that the various stone implements which are found from Chota Nagpur on the west to the Malayan peninsula on the east are often so similar in kind that they appear to'be the work of one and the same race. Attention has also been drawn to analogous customs found all over the same area, and to other coincidences. It will be mentioned later on that philological reasons can likewise be adduced to support the supposition of a common substratum in the population of parts of Nearer India, Farther India, and elsewhere. We cannot decide whether the Dravidian race is directly descended from that old substratum. At all events, the race is commonly considered to be that of the aborigines of India, or, at least, of Southern India. Sat, 30 Jan 1993 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/1200/185 1993-01-30T00:00:00Z