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History of public food interventions in Bangladesh by Haggblade, Steven

“…During World War II the government in British India laid the foundation for large-scale public marketing by arrogating large powers for itself: monopolies on foodgrain imports and tight control of procurement, movement, stockholding, and distribution. …”
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Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture by Svendsen, Mark

“…Much earlier irrigation development in the subcontinent was undertaken by the Harappa and Mohen-jo-daro civilizations of 2500 B.C. and the builders of irrigation tanks in South India and Sri Lanka (Rogers 1983). By 1900, British India^ had about 13.2 million ha of total irrigated area, including 7.5 million ha of public works (4.5 million ha from large-scale public works and 3.0 million ha from minor public works) and 5.7 million ha of private works (4.0 million ha from private wells and 1.7 million ha from other private works) (India, Ministry of Irrigation and Power 1972).…”
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Structure, costs, and benefits of food subsidies in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Raisuddin

“…Direct public intervention in foodgrain distribution, now being practiced in Bangladesh, can be traced back to its origin in the 1941-44 wartime food policies of the government of British India in general and of the government of Bengal in particular. …”
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Legal environment affecting the foodgrain trade by Rahman, Shamsur

“…This legislation encompassed all of British India, including the present-day countries of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. …”
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Government and rural transformation: Role of public spending and policies in Bangladesh by Mudahar, Mohinder S., Ahmed, Raisuddin

“…The British finally granted independence to India in 1947 but the British India was divided into two independent states, India and Pakistan, in the acrimonious process of granting independence. …”
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