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The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : That is an argument; it is not a question.
Mr. N. M. Joshi: May I ask whether the strike at Jamshedpur has ended?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I believe it has.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): Next question.
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*** Programme of Activities of the Utilisation** Section of the Geological Survey of India
- Mr. K. C. Neogy: (a) Will the Honourable Member for Labour be pleased to state whether a detailed programme has been drawn up in respect of activities of the newly started Utilisation Section of the Geological Survey of India ?
(b) What are the minerals that are now intended to be included within the purview of such activities ?
(c) Is it a fact that the Section will be concerned initially with pioneering work in respect of select minerals with the help of experts, while ultimately entrusting their exploitation to suitable commercial concerns ?
(d) Is petroleum included among the minerals with which the Section is concerned ?
(e) What practical steps have been taken so far for furtherance of the object of this Section, and in respect of what minerals and with the help of which experts, and with what ultimate object in view have such steps been taken ?
(f) Are the efforts of the Utilisation Section co-ordinated with the activities of the organisations relating to Scientific and Industrial Research and Utilisation attached to the Commerce Department ? If so, in what manner ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Yes. The programme is, however, liable to alteration if there is urgent demand for a particular mineral.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1942, 1st September 1942, pp.
90-93.