L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1015
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I did not say that Government has decided. I said that the government will not demolish temporary buildings unless it is found that they are not required for essential purpose.
Prof. N. G. Ranga : Are Government considering the advisability of renting out these buildings to the local public who are in need of housing accommodation as soon as their official use is over ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : If they are not essential for the purposes of Government and if the public is prepared to take them on hire, Government will be pleased to consider that.
Sir Mohammad Yamin Khan : How long is this Rent Control Ordinance of June 1944 going to remain in force ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : My Honourable friend knows that it will last as long as the emergency lasts.
Mr. President : Next question.
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*** Abolition of Bricks Control Order in Delhi**
- Sri M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state :
(a) if his attention has been drawn to the news item in the Hindustan Times of the 3rd March, 1946, regarding revised brick prices ?
(b) if he is aware of the statement in the budget speech of the Honourable the Finance Member regarding the immediate necessity of putting up buildings as rapidly as possible for housing accommodation and the necessity of releasing all controlled materials in this regard ?
(c) Why the sale of bricks is still controlled, and why it is necessary that so long after the cessation of hostilities permits should be taken for purchase of bricks in Delhi; and
(d) if he proposes to consider the desirability of abolishing all controls in his Department before the end of this financial year, that is, 1st April,
1946, in view of the urgent necessity for additional
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1946, 27th March 1946, p. 2967.