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*Unsatisfactory Arrangements for Accommodation of Assembly at Simla
61. Mr. Amarendra Nath Chattopadhyaya : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state if it is not the duty of the Estate Officer, Central Public Works Department, to arrange for the accommodation of the Member of the Assembly when they are wanted temporarily at Simla for attending Committee meetings ?
(b) Is it not their duty to see that the Members are not put to any inconvenience on account of light or bad arrangements for accommodation ?
(c) Is the Honourable Member aware of the fact that the Cart Road quarters which were set apart for the Assembly Members viz., 2, 3 and 11 during the Hindu Law Committee Sittings were more inconveniently arranged in comparison with No. 20 ? Is the Honourable Member prepared to enquire into the matter of selecting these quarters for the Assembly Members by the Estate Officer during Committee meetings in May and June ?
(d) Will the Honourable Member consider changes in the arrangements in these quarters after proper enquiries ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) The Estate Officer’s duty is to allot such accommodation to the Members of the Central Legislature as is specified by Government in consultation with the House Committee.
(b) All the quarters are planned so as to avoid, as far as possible, any inconvenience to Members.
(c) The quarters on the Cart Road were built according to approved plans. Quarters Nos. 2 and 3 are on the highest level and were reserved for the Members in consultation with the House Committee of the Legislature, as they were considered to be very conveniently situated. The arrangement of the rooms in Nos. 2 and 3 differs slightly from that of the rooms in No. 20. Some Members consider a particular arrangement of the rooms in a house convenient irrespective of the level
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1943, 28th July 1943, p. 129.