608 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(j) How much loss have Government incurred by the difference in payments to owners as a whole and the actual rents realized from the tenants ?
(k) How much loss have Government incurred by the houses remaining vacant for months ?
(l) Were Government not aware of the probable demands ?
(m) Is it a fact that in certain cases rents paid to owners were more than the rents realized by them immediately prior to their leasing to Government ? If so, why, and who is responsible for this loss and what action do Government propose to take against the officers responsible for this ?
(n) What do Government propose to do for the next year ?
(o) Will they still require more houses on lease or will they release some out of those already leased ?
(p) Are Government prepared to have an Enquiry Committee to look into the leasing of houses in the past to allay any suspicion that Government were put to unnecessary loss due to the negligence of officers and want of proper estimate of news ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b) A statement containing the information asked for is laid on the table of the House.
(c) No. Forty six houses were leased after the commencement of the winter season.
(d) Government have paid the “fair rent” as determined under the provisions of the New Delhi Rent Control Order, 1939.
Flats in houses suitable for allotment to officers were classified as those suitable for officers with wives and families, and those suitable for officers with wives only and were allotted accordingly in accordance with the principle that the houses carrying higher rental were allotted to higher paid officers. Houses suitable for clerks were not classified and were allotted in accordance with the abovementioned principle.
(e) None. The houses were not divided into types but the principle “higher rented accommodation for higher paid officer” was always followed in allotting available houses.
(f) Rent is calculated in accordance with the rules and is recovered from the allottees at ten per cent of the emoluments or the full rent whichever is less.