L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 675
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- Functions of the Labour Welfare Advisers and Labour Advisers
- Mr. Amarendra Nath Chattopadhyaya : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state the functions of the Labour Welfare Advisers and Labour Advisers appointed in the Labour Department ?
(b) How many such officers have been appointed so far ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) The functions of the Labour Welfare Advisor and his Deputy and Assistants are to report to Government and advise on all such meters relating to the welfare of industrial labour in India as Government may direct.
The duties of the Labour Adviser were to advise on all important matters of labour legislation and administration, and in particular the manner in which labour problems that were under consideration or might arise had been or were being dealt with in England.
(b) There is one Labour Welfare Adviser, one Deputy Labour Welfare Adviser and 7 Assistant Labour Welfare Officers.
One Labour Adviser was appointed from December 1942 to June 1943.
There is at present no Labour Adviser
Mr. Amarendra Nath Chattopadhyaya : Will they advise on dearness allowance ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : No. Sir.
Mr. T. T. Krishnamachari : Does the Labour Adviser, of the Honourable Member, as distinct from the Labour Welfare Adviser, represent the employees’ interests.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Not at all Sir
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@ Steps for Eliminating Immediate Causes of Industrial Disputes
- Mr. Amarendra Nath Chattopadhyaya : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state what effective steps for
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1943 12th August 1943 p 657
@ Ibid., pp. 657-58.