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| Name of the Collection | K. Santhanam collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II. Subject Files, 1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Economic Policies and Planning, 1959-1976 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 26 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to India�s economic policies. They include press clippings and writings on income tax and excise duties, rationing and price control, the Union and State budgets, inflation and deficit financing, industrial licensing, the introduction of naya paisa, elimination of poverty, and foreign exchange. Contains �Trends in Finances of State Govts� (Hindu, 23-8-1959), �The Third Finance Commission� (Mail, 3-1-1961), �A Realistic Trade Policy� (Hindustan Times, 30-6-1964), �The State Of Our Economy� (Hitavada, 29-1-1965), �A Healthy Composite Economy� (Swarajya Annual, 1965), �Devaluation and After (Eastern Economist, 17-6-1966), �The Immediate Problems� [1966]. It features writings on national progress and welfare, unemployment and the right to work, economic growth and social justice, and his response to a questionnaire on resource mobilization (1971). K. S. Ramanujam�s notes for a newspaper report on the conclusion of a 4-day meeting of the Finance Commission headed by K. Santhanam in Madras, a copy of K.S. Ramanujam�s newspaper report on India�s industrial policy, and a transcription of Shri Aravamudhan�s speech on industrial development sent to K. Santhanam (7-9-1972) are also present. |
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| Keywords | Economic Policies; income tax; excise duties; rationing; price control; Union; State; budget; composite economy; Trends in Finances of State Govts; inflation; deficit financing; industrial licensing; rupee; naya paisa; The Third Finance Commission; A Realistic Trade Policy; poverty elimination; Devaulation; The Immediate Problems; foreign exchange; Lal Bahadur Shastri; national progress; welfare; economic problems; unemployment; right to work; social justice; resource mobilization; Madras; industrial policy; Aravamudhan; The Mail; Hindu; Hindustan Times; The Hitavada; Eastern Economist; Swarajya Weekly |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1959 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1975 |
| Extent | 235 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Press Clippings, printed, typed, handwritten and photocopy |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Ravi Santhanam |
| Donation Date | 2025 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
