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* Government Policy re Mineral Resources of India
Mr. K. C. Neogy : Sir, I beg to move :
“That the demand under the head ‘Geological Survey’ be reduced by Rs. 100.”
As indicated in the notice, my desire is to discuss Government’s policy with regard to the mineral resources of India. But, having regard to the hour I should like my Honourable friend to have as much time as possible for making a statement, which we all desire. I have already indicated to him the various points which I would have liked to deal with had I the time to make a speech on this occasion. As it is more important that we should have a statement from him than that I should make a speech, I should very much appreciate it if my Honourable friend could make an informative statement.
Mr. Deputy President (Mr. Akhil Chandra Datta) : Cut motion moved.
“That the demand under the head ‘Geological Survey’ be reduced by Rs. 100.”
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Labour Member) : Mr. Deputy President, I am indeed very glad that Mr. Neogy should have thought of such a cut motion as the one he has moved, because the cut motion gives Government the opportunity to explain its mineral policy which it had not got so far. There is so much ignorance and so much misunderstanding about the matter that I think it is in the interest of everybody that so important a matter as the mineral policy of the Government of India should be explained fully to the House. Sir, I regret, and I have no doubt that there are other Members of the House who will share that feeling that owing to the exigencies of the timetable, Mr. Neogy did not have the opportunity of making a verbal
*Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. H of 1945, 12th March 1945, pp. 1383-85.