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100 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
used and against whom it should be used. The defence of Hindustan, far from being weakened by the creation of Pakistan, will be infinitely improved by it.
The Hindus do not seem to realize at what disadvantage they are placed from the point of view of their defence, by their exclusion from the Army. Much less do they know that, strange as it may appear, they are in fact purchasing this disadvantage at a very heavy price.
The Pakistan area which is the main recruiting ground of the present Indian Army, contributes very little to the Central Exchequer as will be seen from the following figures :—
Contribution to the Central Exchequer Rs.
Punjab ... ... ... 1,18,01,385
North-West Frontier ... 9,28,294
Sind ... ... ... 5,86,46,915
Baluchistan ... ... ... Nil
Total ... 7,13,76,594
As against this the provinces of Hindustan contribute as follows:— Rs.
Madras ... ... ... 9,53,26,745
Bombay ... ... ... 22,53,44,247
Bengal* ... ... ... 12,00,00,000
U.P. ... ... ... 4,05,53,000
Bihar ... ... ... 1,54,37,742
C. P. & Berar ... ... ... 31,42,682
Assam ... ... ... 1,87,55,967
Orissa ... ... ... 5,67,346
Total ... 51,91,27,729
*Only 1/2 revenue is shown because nearly 1/2 population is Hindu.