624 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
there was one foreman, one Jamadar and one Binding Examiner, but now that the strength has increased to 135 persons, there are still only three persons in the supervisory rank ?
(c) Are Government prepared to divide the Binding Department into two sections and provide one more Foreman Jamadar and Examiner .
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) There is a selection post of Bindery and Warehouse Foreman in the Bindery of the Press.
(b) The previous strength was over sixty and there was only one supervisory post of a Bindery Warehouse Foreman. The present strength in the Bindery is 107 including 20 temporary war posts and there are now three persons in the supervisor rank.
(c) No.
Qazi Muhammad Ahmad Kazmi : I did not quite catch the reply of the Honourable Member. May I know whether he admits the increase of numbers that I have given ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes. I said that the present strength in the Bindery is 107.
Qazi Muhammad Ahmad Kazmi : With that increase, will the Honourable Member consider the advisability of increasing the supervisory staff in view of the increase in the number of the lower paid ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I will consider.
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*** Grievances of the Piece Workers in the** Machine Department of the government of India Press, New Delhi
- Qazi Muhammad Ahmad Kazmi : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state whether or not it is a fact that there are several persons in the Machine Department of the Government of India Press, New Delhi, who are employed on piece work and several on salary ?
(b) Is it a fact that all piece workers are not given an equal amount of work with the result that some got mere wages than others ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II of 1943, 20th March 1943, p. 1270.