10. Dr. Ambedkar to the Marquess of Linlithgow - Page 492

THE TRANSFER OF POWER 471

of being accepted.

  1. For Convenience I am setting out below in bare outline the grievances and the remedies which are included in the accompanying Memorandum :—

I. Political Grievances—

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  1. More representation in the Central Legislature 5-9

  2. More representation in the Central Executive 9-10

  3. Assurance of fair representation in the Public Services— (i) By declaring the Scheduled Castes as a minority and by 10-21 reserving 13 ½ per cent, of the annual vacancies for them. (ii) Raising the age bar … … 21 (iii) Reduction in Examination Fees … … 21 (iv) Appointment of Scheduled Caste officer to protect Service 21-22 rights of the Scheduled Castes.

  4. Representation on the Federal Public Service Commission 22

II. Educational Grievances—

  1. An annual recurring grant of Rs. 2 lakhs for scholarships to 23-25 Scheduled Caste students studying for Science, Engineering and Technology at the different Universities.

  2. An annual grant of Rs. 1 lakh for education in Science, Technology and Engineering in foreign countries to students belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

23-25

  1. Scholarships and free-ships for Scheduled Caste boys at the 25-26 Indian School of Mines conducted by the Central Government.

  2. Appointment of two representatives of the Scheduled Castes on the Central Board of Education established by the Government of India.

26-27

  1. Facilities for technical training by reserving—

( a ) apprenticeships in Government Printing Presses, and 27

( b ) apprenticeships in Government Railway workshops 27-28

III. Other Grievances—

  1. Provision for adequate publicity of the social and political 29-30 grievances of the Scheduled Castes.

  2. Special provision for securing for members of the Scheduled Castes a fooling in the Government Contracts system in the Public Works Department.

30-31

  1. I give this Summary because I quite realize that it will not be possible for you to find the time necessary to go through the whole of it. I wish you could find lime to read the whole of the Memorandum. But if you cannot read the whole, I would request you at least to read Part IV (pages 32-36) of this Memorandum. In that Part of the Memorandum I have instituted a comparison between the condition of the Scheduled
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