L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 731
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*** Centres for Training War Technicians**
- Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to lay on the table a statement mentioning the names of the centres for training war technicians, and the number of trainees permitted for each centre ?
(b) How many centres have been opened in connection with :
(i) Government institutions; (ii) Railway workshops; and (iii) private institutions ?
(c) How many of these private institutions belong to the Hindus, and how many to the Mussalmans ?
(d) What is the number of trainees sanctioned for each of these categories ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) A statement@ is laid on the table.
(b) (i) 125 [including centres belonging to Indian States (25), Municipal Corporations (4), Municipal Committees (4), District Boards (5)]. (ii) 26. (iii) 119.
(c) and (d). The private training centres are attached to industrial concerns, technical institutions, etc., and in many cases are managed by limited companies, Board of Trustees, etc. In such cases it is not possible to say without detailed inquiries whether they are predominantly Hindu or Muslim owned. There are seven training centres with 763 seats, which are clearly owned by Muslims, and 27 centres with 5,184 seats which are clearly owned by Hindus.
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† Deputy Directors, Senior Regional Inspectors, Regional Inspectors and Technical Inspectors
121. Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state the number of Deputy Directors,
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1944, 16th February 1944, pp.
290-91.
@ Statement is omitted. —Ed.
† Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1944, 16th February 1944, p. 297.