668 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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- Establishment Branch of the Office of the Chief Engineer, Central Public Works Department
†210. Sardar Sant Singh : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member kindly state if it is a fact that a separate Branch to deal with establishment matters and to facilitate the work of selection board in the office or the Chief Engineer, Central Public Works Department, was set up recently ?
(b) What is the total number of staff working in this Branch, and how many of them are Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs ?
(c) Is it a fact that none of the members of the staff including the Superintendent has any experience of establishment matters ?
(d) Why were not experienced people already working in the Establishment Branch considered suitable for employment in this Branch ?
(e) Is it a fact that establishment matters of the Muslim personnel are dealt with quickly while those of other communities lie unattended to for an indefinite period ?
(f) Do Government propose to investigate an enquiry into the communal work done by this Branch ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Yes.
(b) Total No. of staff 12
Hindus ... ... 5
Muslims ... ... 6
Sikhs ... ... Nil
Indian Christians ... ... 1
(c) No; two assistants and three clerks were taken from the Establishment Branches.
(d) More staff could not be removed from the Establishment Branches without detriment to the work there.
(e) No.
(f) No.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1943, 5th August 1943, p. 426.
†Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner having exhausted his quota.