704 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Government of India Presses, whether the Honourable Member proposes to consider the advisability of constituting an independent committee with powers mentioned in (e) above ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No.
( b ) No.
( c ) Yes. This was done in the normal course of sectional interchange which takes place every 3 months to allow each worker periods of easy and strenuous work. Three non-Muslim piece compositors were also transferred along with the Muslims and 2 Muslim piece compositors brought on to the Lino Section.
( d ) Yes. The post of Correction Checker being a selection post, the best man available was selected on merit.
( e ) Managers of the Government of India Presses are empowered to appoint and promote men to certain classes of posts in accordance with the rules laid down in the Departmental Handbook. They are not competent to declare any post as selection post.
( f ) and (g). No specific irregularities of the nature mentioned above have so far occurred necessitating the action suggested.
Mr. H. A. Sathar II. Essak Sait: With reference to part (d) my Honourable friend admitted that the claims of a Muslim were overlooked for certain reasons. Is he aware that the Muslim whose claims were overlooked had worked for 22 years ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am prepared to accept that from my Honourable friend, although I have no information.
Mr. H. A. Sathar H. Essak Sait : Then he said that the answers to (a) and (b) were in the negative. Will he take it from me that with regard to (a) the appointments have been made this year.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I must have notice of that.
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*** Trade Unions Supplied with Government** Publications, etc.
- Mr. Muhammad Azhar Ali : Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state:
( a ) the names of the Trade Unions, both registered and unregistered, separately, whose objects arc not confined to one province ;
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1943, 17th November 1943, pp. 438-40.