1052 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Diwan Chaman Lall : My Honourable friend does not know whether they were vetted after that ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I could not tell you.
Shri Satya Narayan Sinha : Will the Honourable Member look into the whole matter?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have. What more can I do?
Mr. Manu Subedar : What is the present amount of the expenditure on labour propaganda through Indian Federation of Labour ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : As I have said, the grant has been discontinued.
Shri Mohan Lal Saksena : May I know when was it discontinued?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Last year, if I mistake not.
Miss Maniben Kara : Is it not true that the accounts were submitted by the Indian Federation of Labour according to the procedure laid down by the Department of Information and Broadcasting at the time that the grant was made ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I believe so.
Prof. N. G. Ranga : Is it not a fact that the Indian Federation of Labour did not lay down their procedure for a long time even after the grant was made, and the Auditor General look very strong objection to the procedure followed by the Department itself?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : As I said in the course of my reply, this grant was really administered by the Information and Broadcasting Department. It was at a later stage that the administration was transferred to the Labour Department.
Diwan Chaman Lall : Why?
Miss Maniben Kara : Is it not true that prior to May 1944, the Federation was asked to dispense with submitting of the vouchers and they were asked merely to submit the accounts and also whether the Indian Federation of Labour did not do so according to the instructions of that Department ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am unable to say. The mailer was administered by another department.
Miss Maniben Kara : Is it not a fact that the grant has now been stopped as a result of the termination of the war?