L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 649
and other things in accordance with the Government propaganda for growing more food ?
(b) Does the Honourable Member propose to consider the desirability of having unfiltered water taps installed in the courtyard of each quarter as in the case of unorthodox quarters ? If not, why not ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) (i). Presumably the Honourable Member is referring to the reply given by my predecessor to starred question No. 230 asked by Bhai Parma Nand in this House on the 28th February, 1940. My predecessor did not promise to provide taps for unfiltered water in the compound or courtyards of the orthodox clerks quarters in New Delhi and he stated that he was considering the desirability of doing so. It was decided to keep the hydrants (and not taps) in front of these quarters open during the summer months and to fix some mechanical contrivance on the hydrants, and this arrangement was continued during the last summer season except in cases where the attachment was either damaged or stolen.
(ii) I cannot say that the arrangement was most inconvenient.
(iii) Yes.
(b) No. In view of the financial stringency and non-availability of the material the question of providing unfiltered water taps in the courtyards of these quarters cannot be considered until normal times. I may mention for the information of the Honourable Member that taps have not been provided in the courtyards of the unorthodox clerks quarters and that the mechanical devices similar to the one fixed on the hydrants in front of the orthodox clerks quarters has been provided on the hydrants in the orthodox quarters.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai : May I know from the Honourable Member what is the free allowance of water given to these orthodox quarters ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I would like to have notice of that.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai : In view of the fact that the Government is not able to give them unfiltered water now, will the Honourable Member consider the question of increasing the free supply of filtered water to 10,000 gallons.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I will consider that.