692 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
prevent positive injustice it is not considered desirable to interfere with the discretion of the Provincial Government in this matter, particularly as regards the higher posts. Promotions are regulated by two considerations (1) Efficiency and (2) Seniority. Since efficiency of the Unit must depend on the efficiency of its officers, efficiency must be the basis of promotion. But in case where efficiency is equal, seniority of service in the Force is also taken into account in making promotions.
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- Counting of Services of Commissioned Officers in Civil Pioneer Force as War Services
- Mr. Piare Lull Kureel : Will the Honourable Member for Labour be pleased to state :
(a) whether the services of the commissioned officers in the Civil Pioneer Force will be counted as war services ; if not, why not; and
(b) if the answer to (a) above be in the negative, if Government propose to revise their decision ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Yes. (b) Does not arise.
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- Beveridge Report for Post War Social Security
- Khan Bahadur Mian Ghulam Kadir Muhammad Shahban : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state :
(a) whether Government have considered the Beveridge Report for post-war social security ;
(b) whether they have any social security plan in view for India after the cessation of hostilites ;
(c) whether, if the matter has not yet engaged their attention, they will take it up now with a view to evolving a plan similar to what is known as “Beveridge Plan” for this country ; and
*Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1943, 13th November 1943, p. 249.
- Ibid., 17th November 1943, pp. 410-11.