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14 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Currency, Posts and Telegraphs and Railways. Only the revenue raised from other sources can be worked out province by province. The result is shown in the following table :—
| Provinces | Revenue raised by Provincial Government from provincial sources | Revenue raised by Central Government from central sources |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Madras 2 Bombay 3 Bengal 4 U.P. 5 Bihar 6 C. P. & Berar 7 Assam 8 Orissa 9 Punjab 10 N.W.F.P. 11 Sind | Rs. 16,13,44,520 12,44,59,553 12,76,60,892 12,79,99,851 5,23,83,030 4,27,41,280 2,58,48,474 1,81,99,823 11,35,86,355 1,80,83,548 3,70,29,354 | Rs. 9,53,26,745 22,53,44,247 23,79,01,583 4,05,53,030 1,54,37,742 31,42,682 1,87,55,967 5,67,346 1,18,01,385 9,28,294 5,66,46,915 |
It will be seen from this table that the burden of maintaining the Central Government is not only heavy but falls unequally upon the different provinces. The Bombay Provincial Government raises Rs. 12,44,59,553; as against this, the Central Government raises Rs. 22,53,44,247 from Bombay. The Bengal Government raises Rs. 12,76,60,892; as against this, the Central Government raises Rs. 23,79,01,583 from Bengal. The Sind Government raises Rs. 3,70,29,354; as against this, the Central Government raises Rs. 5,66,46,915 from Sind. The Assam Government raises nearly Rs. 2 1/2 crores; but the Central Government raises nearly Rs. 2 crores from Assam. While such is the burden of the Central Government on these provinces, the rest of the provinces contribute next to nothing to the Central Government. The Punjab raises Rs. 11 crores for itself but contributes only Rs. 1 crore to the Central Government. In the N.W.F.P. the provincial revenue is Rs. 1,80,83,548; its total contribution to the Central Government however is only Rs. 9,28,294. U.P. raises Rs. 13 crores but