we are a little more determined thus we have been in the past two years' we can Inshah-Allah Surely implement programme in East Pakistan. It is needless to say that all Government policies; will have to be geared to this supreme need, Professor Huda said.
Duplications of some industries are vital:
Asked to comment on the alleged trend of economic separatism' Professor Huda regretted the use of this highly surcharged term to mean an attempt to duplicate; in East Pakistan industries which had been set up in West Pakistan. He thought duplication of certain industries was essential for development, pase including iron and steel; cement; fertilizer; etc. Duplication was also necessary in order to avoid wastage of national resources; in such commodities as textiles; which cannot stand the heavy natural cost of transport from one wing to other. Duplication was also unnecessary; in order to avoid wastage of national resources; in such commodities as textiles; which cannot stand the heavy natural cost of transport from one wing to other. Duplication was unnecessary; he added- and therefore should not be tried-only in cases where transport cost was low in relation to the value of the product. “It is bad to condemn all duplications and worse still to call it separatism;” he added.
A project's economic justification:
On the question whether such duplication (or any new Industry) in East Pakistan could be justified on economic grounds; Professor Huda stated that they surely had their economic justification, if only a dynamic view was taken of the costs and benefits; both material; in place of the present tendency to consider only state cost and benefits what should be considered; he added; was not merely today's money cost and money-return; but what would be the real cost and real return of a particular project in future in the context of the whole complex of a developing economy.
Implifications of geographical fact:
Questioned of the usefulness other wise of the two economy concept; Professor Huda mentioned that this concept was never meant to be the “redrag” that has deliberately been seen in it.
The proponents of the concept sought to suggest that development plans in Pakistan should be so formulated as to adjust to the requirements of the peculiar geography of the country; under which men do not move from one wing to the other in search of employment; and materials can move only at a prohibitive natural cost to the nation. Therefore realistic development plans in Pakistan, should, recognize there facts and formulate and implement activities in the two regions more or less separately and yet as integral parts of the total national economy.
This point of view of theirs has at long last been accepted by the policy-makers. Parity in income as an objective to be attained within the shortest possible time is a clear and unequivocal recognition of the fact of the existence of two economics in Pakistan. One only wishes that this was done when the suggestions were first made. The two economy concept was never meant to be a policy decision of directive by itself.
