L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1007
(b) The term ‘close relative’ includes also first cousin and brother-in-law.
The term ‘officer’ does not include for the purpose of the order non-gazetted staff.
(c) The object was to ensure greater public confidence in the Central Public Works Department.
Names of 25 contractors have so far been removed from the approved list of Contractors. Cases of others are under consideration.
(d) Enquiries on this matter have not been made and the Government of India are not aware whether such rule exists in other Departments or Countries.
(e) By the direction of the Government of India.
(f) The matter is under the examination of Government.
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*** Report on Family Budget Enquiries**
- Sri M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state when he intends to publish reports on the Family Budget Enquiries which started nearly three years back ?
(b) Will the Honourable Member place before the House the dates on which the first and the last Family Budget were collected in every centre where such enquiries were conducted and state why such an extraordinary period was chosen, for the conduct of such enquiries ?
(c) Are Government aware that the whole purpose and results of these enquiries have been most seriously vitiated by leaving out of account the factor of qualities of items consumed by the workers from the questionnaires of the Family Budget Enquiries altogether ?
(d) Will the Honourable Member please state if an Experts Committee was appointed to ensure uniformity and correct procedure in such Family Budget Enquiries ? If so, how many times did it meet ? Is it a fact that sampling techniques and other important decisions on methods and principles of obtaining and compiling data applied in these enquiries, were approved by the said Experts Committee either before or after their application ? If not, why not ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1946, 21st March 1946, p. 2710.