1044 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : (a) It is understood that three Indians are employed at the International Labour Office headquarters. In the Indian Branch of the International Labour Office the personnel of which is wholly Indian, there is a Senior Officer with a sanctioned strength of seven members for 1946.
(b) The expenditure by the International Labour Organisation on Indian members in their various office for 1946 is as follows :
Headquarters ... ... 60,000 Swiss Francs or
Rs. 45,900 approximately
Indian Branches ... ... Rs. 44,640
India does not directly contribute to the I.L.O. funds but a portion of the contribution paid by India to the League of Nations is given to the I.L.O. The table below gives the details : Total Portion Contribution allotted to the to Leage of International YEAR Nations (gold Labour Office francs) (gold francs)
1943 ... 893,044,24 300,731,88
1944 ... 815,024,64 300,960,18
1945 ... 1,99,033,39 895,200 (Swiss Francs)
1946 ... 1,302,938,67 Not known
Information obtained from Director, International Labour Office Indian Branch.
N.B. —Exchange rates :—
Rs. As. Ps.
1 gold franc ... 1 1 5 approximately.
1 Swiss franc ... 0 12 4
(c) Government have no information.
(d) The answer is in the affirmative.
(i) A few suitable candidates arc being selected by Federal Public Service Commission (India) for appointment to the International Labour Office ministerial staff at Montreal.
(ii In the higher posts the question of the appointment of an Indian as an Assistant Director is under consideration.