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Proceedings of the Advisory Committee of the post-war Planning and Reconstruction Board, Orissa 27th November 1945-10-00 a.m to 1-00 p.m PCL15221 CONTENTS 1. R e p o r t o f t h e A d v i s o r y C o m m it t e e 2. Day-to-day Proceedings : 27-11-1945— 10-00 A.M. to 1 -0 0 p.m .— Agriculture .. .. .. 3— 8 2 8 -1 1 -1 9 4 5 — 9-00 A.M. to 1 2 -0 0 no o n —Education .. .. .. 9— 1 3 29-11-1945— 9-00 A.M. to 12-00 noon — Education .. .. .. 14—16 Forestry .. .. .. 16—17 Public Works and Road Transport.. 17— 19 2-00 P.M. to 4-30 P.M .— Public Works Department . 20— 24 30-11-1945— 9-00 A.M. to 12-00 n o o n —General Administration and 25—31 Resettlement. 2-30 P.M. to 6-00 P.M .—High Court and Labour Welfare .. 32—33 Co-operation .. .. 3 3 — 3 4 Industry .. .. .. 3 4 — 3 6 Fisheries .. .. .. 3 6 —37 Veterinary .. .. .. 3 7 — 39 1-12-1945— 9-00 A.M. to 12-00 noon— Housing and Town-planning . 4 0 — 43 Medical and Public Health .. 43—45 2-30 P.M. to 6-00 P.M .— Special Priority Schemes .. 46—50 3. A p p e n d i c e s : 1. A note on agricultural improvement .. .. .. .. i—ii 2. Revised estimate of expenditure on Agriculture .. .. .. iii —viii 3. Note on the post-war development of Education .. .. .. ix—x 4. List o f schemes on Education .. .. .. .. xi—xiv 5. List of schemes on Forestry .. .. .. .. .. xiv 6. List of Public Works Department schemes .. .. .. xv 7. Statement of cost of schemes on Resettlement and General Administration.. xvi—xvii 8. Statement of cost on High Court and Labour Welfare .. .. xviii—xix 9. Notes on fisheries development in Orissa .. .. .. xx 10. Statement of cost of fishery development ., .. .. xxi—xxiv 11. An introductory note to ^the post-war schemes on Co-operation .. xxv 12. Statement of cost on post-war schemes on Co-operation .. .. xxvi—xxxiii 13. An introductory note to the post-war schemes on Industry .. ., xxxiv 14. List of schemes on Industry .. .. .. .. xxxv— xxxvi 15. Introductory note on schemes of the Factory Inspection Department .. xxxvii 16. Li§t of the schemes of the Factory Department .. .. .. xxxviii 17. Post-war development of Animal Husbandry in Orissa .. .. xxxix—xl 18. List of schemes of the Veterinary Department .. .. .. xli—xliii 19. An introductory note on Medical and Public Health .. .. xliv 20. Statement of cost of Medical and Public Health schemes ., .. xiv—xlviii 21. Scheme for establishment of Craft Schools in the villages .. .. xlix—xlx 22. List of emergent projects sent to the Government of India .. ., xlxi—xlxii 23. List of emergent projects suggested by Departments .. .. xlxiii—xlxvi 24. Key statement .. .. .. .. .. .. xlxvii 25. Abstract statement of revenue and expenditure for the Five-Year Plan .. xlx viii REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMinEE The Planning and Reconstruction Board constitued by the Government o^ Ori'rissa in their Resolution No. 1672-P.R., dated the 15th September 1945, at its firsrstb meeting held on the 1st October 1945 appointed an Advisory Committee corontsisting of the following members to examine the First Draft of the Five-Y^'ctr Plalain of Post-War Reconstruction and Development in Orissa and to make recom- meiendations to the Board for such additions, alterations and revision as may see3eim necessary :— (1) Mr. B. K . Gokhale, c .i .e ., i .o .s— Chairman (2) Late Mr. R. P. Ward, c .i .e ., m .c ., d .f .c ., i .c .s .— Member (3) The Hon’ble Mr. N. K. Das, Member, Council of State— Member (4) Pandit Nilakantha Das, m.a., m.l .a . (Central)—ifem6er (5) Raja Bahadur of Khallikote— Member (6) Pandit Godavaris Misra, m.a., b.t.— Member (7) Maulavi Mahammad Latifur Rahman— Member (8) Sri Pyari Sankar R oy— Member {{)) Rai Bahadur B. C. Patnaik— Member (10) Rev. E. M. Evans— Member (11) Mr. G. Thirani—Member (12) Sri Brajamohan Panda—Member (13) Mr. G. Subba Rao—Member (14) Maulavi Mahammad Nurul Hassan—Member (15) Dr. H. B. Mahanty, m.sc., Ph.D .(Cantab.)— Ex-officio Secretary 2. The first meeting of the Advisory Committee was proposed to be held in thfhe; Secretariat Conference Room on Monday, the 26th November 1945, at 10 a.m. Bu5u't the meeting was postponed by the Chairman on account of the sad demise of *f Ithe late Diwan Bahadur Govindan Nair, c .i .e ., Additional Law Secretary to ththe! Government of Orissa. The Committee actually then met at 10 a.m. on Tu'uesday, the 27th November and continued to meet thereafter from day to day unmtil it concluded its sittings on the afternoon of Saturday, the 1st December.- Mrlr.. Lingaraj Panigrahi was co-opted as a member of this Committee at its first meaeieting. 3. The Advisory Committee generally went through all the schemes of post- warar development embodied in the First Draft of the Post-War Reconstruction ancnd Development schemes for Orissa and also examined a number of new scbchiemes which were brought up by various Secretaries and Heads of Depart- meiie;nts. Attention w^as mainly concentrated on important questions of principle anmd policy involved as the**Committee had no time to go into details and coiorasidered that the details might well be left for consideration to the Depart- mene nts of Government concerned in the light of the Committee’s proceedings. Thi'h(e Committee, however, also examined the general suitability of each scheme antnd the possibility of its execution within the first five-year period as also the ultiltimate objectives in certain cases. The Secretaries to Government and Heads of )f Departments concerned as also other officials concerned with a certain number o f )f iscLemes attended the proceedings to elucidate their proposals, clear up doubts antnd answ’er questions raised in course of discussions. The Committee’s recom- menendations regarding additions, alterations and revision of the schemes put forbr ward for its consideration are embodied in the day to day proceedings which arare being separately recorded by the Secretary. It has not been possible for the CoJoimmittee as a whole to examine this record. But the Committee agrees that thche daily record of proceedings may be treated as a part of this report on the unmderstanding that the members of the Committee will have the right to point ououlfc errors or omissions, if any, within a fortnight of the record being made av.ivailable to them and on the further understanding that such errors and onomiission^ will be corrected before the proceedings are finally printed. 4. The Committee has been generally unanimous in its recommendations exdx(cepting cases w^here it has been specifically mentioned otherwise. Subject to thche additions, alterations and revision which has been suggested in the proceed- jngngs, the Advisory Committee is generally of opinion that the proposals made by 2 the various Departmentts <of Govermni'ent for the Second Draft of the Five-Yeaf Plan for Orissa are smitablle Jand should be embodied in the Second Draft. The Committee is definitely -of opinio.n that the proposed Second Draft, as now revised, constitutes the minimum reqiairements of this Province during the first five-year period. The Cornnnittee f<eels that the developments envisaged in the Second Draft are thoroughly practical and capable of being executed within the first five-year period. Th<e Committee appreciates the various difficulties which have been pointed out by the Chairman and other officials in the way of execufon of these plans and trusts tlhat every endeavour will be made to overcome difficulties of finance, trained personnel and labour and that every effort will be made to start actual work on as many urgent schemes as possible at once. The Committee has examined the list o f special priority and other schemes which are proposed to be implemented with immediate effect and its recommendations in this respect have been embodied in the proceedings of the 1st December which may also be read as a part o f this report. 5. It is understood that the Hon’ble Sir Ardeshir Dalai, Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in charge of Planning and Development, is likely to visit Orissa on the 26th and 27th December. The Committee therefore considers it desirable that a meeting of the Provincial Planning and Reconstruction Board should be held to consider the proposals for the Second Draft as well as this report o f the Advisory Committee before the Hon’ble Sir Ardeshir Dalai’s visit to this Province. It will not be possible to hold a meeting of the Planning and Reconstruction Board before Christmas unless the Advisory Committee submits its report in time to reach all the members of the Planning and Reconstruction Board at least one week before the meeting of the Board. The Advisory Committee has, therefore,decided to submit this, its final report, on the 1st December 1945 without waiting to see the day to day proceedings from the 27th November to the 1st December which are being separately recorded by the Secretary. The members of the Committee will, of course, have the right along with other members of the Planning and Reconstruction Board to point out errors and omissions in the daily record of proceedings as also to raise any new points which may crop up at the next meeting of the Planning and Reconstruc­ tion Board. 6. The Advisory Committee would like to take this opportunity to express its thanks and appreciation to all Secretaries to Government, Heads of Depart­ ments and other officials who attended the meetings and helped the Committee in its deliberations.

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