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278 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Blue Book or the White Book to enable new members like myself understand the exact purpose of this amount. I, therefore, hope that some enlightenment will be thrown on this subject.
(B.L.C. Debates, Vol. XIX, p. 421, dated 1st March 1927)
Superintendents of Land Records
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I do not think that much argument need be wasted on this motion. The motion is based upon the ground that these superintendents who are provided in the budget at a cost of Rs. 35,800 do work which ordinarily in the course of things can be done and discharged by the deputy collectors. The only answer to this argument is that the deputy collectors are not in a position to do this work. The reply given by the honourable member, the Settlement Commissioner, does not seem to me to touch on that aspect of the question. Nobody here in this House disputes that the work done by them is useful work necessary in the interest of society, but, Sir, the point and the important point is whether such work cannot be done by deputy collectors. If the reply to that is in the affirmative, then Government has no case at all, and I should like Government to clear that point in order to enable new members like me to decide one way or the other.
(B.L.C. Debates, Vol. XIX, p. 453, dated 3rd March 1927)
Deputy Collectorship : Application of Mr. M. K. Jadhav
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Will Government be pleased to state—
(i) Whether Mr. M. K. Jadhav, B.A. (Hons.), Bombay, applied for one of the three posts of Deputy Collector recently filled up by the Revenue Department of the Government of Bombay ?
(ii) Whether they were aware that he belonged to the depressed classes ?
(iii) The reasons why his application was rejected ?
Honourable Mr. J. L. Rieu : (i) Yes.
(ii) Yes.
(iii) Government regret that they are not prepared to state the reasons why Mr. Jadhav or any other individual candidate was not selected.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Did Government apply the rule of 50 per cent. reserved posts for depressed classes in Government service when filling up the appointments ?
The Honourable Mr. J. L. Rieu : The rule does not apply at all. It applies to clerical staff only.
Mr. W. S. Mukadam : Will Government be pleased to give us the names of the candidates selected ?
The Honourable Mr. J. L. Rieu : The honourable member will find it from records.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Is the exclusion of Mr. Jadhav consistent with