172 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
The reasons for adopting different standard rates of division in the case of the Punjab, Burma, C.P. and Assam was to give the backward provinces opportunities of development in the same proportion as lay within the reach of the advanced provinces.
Of the settlements made in 1904-5 the Government of India declared that those made with the Provinces of Bengal, Madras, Assam and U.P. were to be permanent and not subject to revision in future, except when it was found that the financial results were unfair to a Province or to others by comparison, or to the Government of India when it was confronted by an extraordinary calamity. Owing to this proviso their settlements were termed quasi-permanent. To obviate the recrudescence of unfairness during the currency of the settlements the Government of India felt it necessary to enter certain modifications in the standard ratio of division of the joint-heads of revenue and expenditure with regard to the Provinces brought under the quasi-permanent settlement. They were as follows :—
| Revenue | Provincial Share | Col3 | Col4 | Col5 | Expenditure | Provincial Share | Col8 | Col9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | Madras | U.P. | Bengal | Madras | U.P. | |||
| Excise ... Stamps ... Registration ... Irrigation ... | 7/ 16 ½ Wholly ... | ... ½ Wholly ... | ... ½ ... Wholly | Excise ... Stamps ... Registration ... Land Revenue ... | 7/ 16 ½ Wholly Wholly | ... ½ ... Wholly | ... ½ ... Wholly |
Compiled from the Financial Statement of the Government of India for 1904-5, p. 57.
Besides these modifications the Government of india gave them the following grants :—
| Bengal | Madras | United Provinces |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Addition of 4 lakhs to the assessment to improve the pay of Ministerial establishments. 2. Further addition not exceeding 2½ lakhs for for strengthening the staff of Deputy Collector. | 1. Grant of 20 lakhs for Survey and settlements. 2. Grant of Rs. 75,000 a year recurring for relief of certain local bodies. 3. Rs. 50,000 a year for agricultural experiment. 4. Undertaking to bear charges for reorganizing district administration. | 1. Irrigation revenue guaranteed up to 40 lakhs. 2. Grant of 2½ lakhs a year in relief of local bodies. 3. Half a lakh a year to reform District Board Finance. |
Compiled from the same Financial Statement of the Government of India, p. 67.