পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্থ খণ্ড).pdf/২৪৪

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214 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড Foreign Trade and Exchange Earnings West Pakistan East Pakistan Export Import Export Import During 10 year period £820 m £2,315m £I, 153m £1,000 m 1958–1968 4.1% 70% 59% 30% In foreign trade East Pakistan exports constitute 59% of the total but imports only 30% of the imports which consists of consumer goods and food, very little is left for development projects. During the same period West Pakistan earned 41% of the total foreign exchange and was allowed 70% of the foreign exchange earnings. Major portion of this was spent on various development projects in West Pakistan. Inter Zonal Trade 1964-1969 Exports from West to Exports from East to East Pakistan West Pakistan Rs. 5,292 million RS. 3,174 This is an example of continuous drain of E. Pakistan Capital to West Pakistan. It has been estimated that total transfer of resources from East Pakistan to West Pakistan since 1947 had been £3,000 million. Let us look at a typical Export items for the Year 1664-65: Jute and jute products (all from East Pakistan) RS. 124,580 m Cotton and cotton manufactures (mainly from W. P.) 51,880 m Hides and Skins (mainly from East Pakistan) 6,130 m Tea (all from East Pakistan) 1,000 m Wool (ail from East Pakistan) 7,300 m Others (Oast and West together) 56,200 m Percentage of allocation of funds for development projects Items West Pakistan East Pakistan Foreign Exchange for various Developments 80% 20% Foreign Aid (Excluding U. S. Aid) 96% 4% U. S. Aid 66% 34% Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation 58% 42% Pakistan Industrial Credit & Investment Corp 80% 20% Industrial Development Bank 76% 24% House Building 88% 12% 77% 23% Above figures are clearly indicative for the tremendous industrial growth in West Pakistan which received 77% of the total development expenditures for its 40% of the total population.