236 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Government’s Training Schemes
The Policy Committee welcomed the appointment of the Central Technical Power Board, and the Central Government’s scheme for sending ten Indian Engineers to receive training abroad on the commercial and administrative side of electricity supply industry. Four of these officers will receive training in the U.K., four in the U.S.A. with the Tennessey Valley Authority, and two in Canada. Two officers belong to the Central Government, four to Provincial Governments, two to State Governments and two to Public Electricity Supply Undertakings. The Government of India will bear the entire cost of the training of the two Central Government Officers. It was stated that while under this scheme Indian Engineers would be trained in the commercial and administrative aspects of electrical industry, Government intended to send two more batches for training in the technical aspects.
The meeting which was presided over by the Hon’ble Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was attended by the Hon’ble Sir Ardeshir Dalal, Planning and Development Member, Government of India, the Hon’ble Mr. K. Shahbuddin, Minister of Commerce, Labour and Industries Department (Bengal), the Hon’ble Rai Bahadur Gokuldas, Minister for P.W.D. (Sind), Sir Mirza Ismail and Raja Dharam Karam Bahadur. Official representatives of the Central and Provincial Governments and non-officials representing the All-India Trade Union Congress, Federation of Electrical Undertakings and Indian Engineering Association also participated in the discussions.
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