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considered equivalent to the training or efficiency which certificate holders are expected to possess ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have discovered in my examination of the subject that there are certain anomalies and I am taking steps to rectify them.
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*** United States Army Chapel, New Delhi**
- Sri S. T. Adityan : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state whether it is a fact that the United States Army Chapel, New Delhi, is proposed to be converted for secular purposes ?
(b) What are the names of applicants who have offered to purchase this Chapel ?
(c) Are Government aware that it would the religious susceptibilities of a large section of Christians if a Church is converted for any other use except religious worship in a Christian form ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) The matter is under consideration.
(b) The Government have not received any offer for the purchase of this Chapel.
(c) It is understood that the Chapel has not been consecrated and its use for purpose other than religious worship in a Christian form should not therefore wound the religious susceptibilities of a large section of Christians.
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@ Thorium and Uranium Deposits in India
- Diwan Chaman Lall : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state whether there are, and if so, to what extent, Thorium and Uranium deposits anywhere in India ? What steps are being taken to exploit the existing resources ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : No deposit of economic value has yet been found.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1946, 27th March 1946, p. 2985.
@Ibid., p. 2987.