Questions and Answers - Page 1047

1026 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : A statement is laid on the table.

Statement showing the number of persons appointed by the Superintendent, Horticultural Operations, New Delhi from

1st November 1943 to 28th February 1946

Col1 Col2 Hindus Muslims Schedule Castes Other Minority Community
Clerks Chowdhries Assistant Chowdhries Lorry Drivers Fitters Time-Keepers Mechanies … … … … … … … 9 … 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 … … 1 1 … … … … … … … 1 … … … … … …

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*** Muslim Officers in Labour Department**

  1. Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state if it is a fact that in the Labour Department the Secretary, Joint Secretary and the Deputy Secretary are all Hindus ? Does the Honourable Member propose to appoint a Muslim Officer in charge of the staff in that Department ? If not, why not ?

(b) How many subordinates in the Central Public Works Department were promoted as Sub-Divisional Officers during the last five years ? Are there any Muslims ? If so, how many, and in what proportion ?

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No. The Secretary is a European and there are two Muslims, one ex-officio Joint Secretary and one Deputy Secretary. These two officers also deal with staff questions. The latter part of the question does not arise.

(b) During the last five years 385 subordinates were promoted as S.D.Os…….. out of which 56 were Muslims. This works out to 14.5 per cent.