754 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(e) the difficulties in the way of Government in applying the same law to Old Delhi which regulates and controls the rent in New Delhi ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Enquiries are being made of the local authorities and a reply will be laid on the table of the House at an early date.
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*** Representation of Scheduled Castes in Food** Department
- Mr. Piare Lall Kureel : (a) Will the Honourable the Food Member be pleased to state the communal representation including that of Scheduled Castes in the Gazetted and NonGazetted Staff of the Food Department and the Executive and Provincial organizations thereunder ?
(b) Are Government satisfied with the present representation of Scheduled Castes in the Food Department ? If not, what practical steps do they propose to take in order to secure their due representation in the said Department?
(c) Do Government propose to reduce the educational qualifications for the above Gazetted and Non-Gazetted posts in the case of Scheduled Castes ? If not, why not ?
The Honourable Sir Jwala Prasad Srivastava :
(a) I. Gazetted Posts :
Europeans … … … 22
Anglo-Indians … … … 1
Hindus other than Scheduled Castes … 60
Muslims … … … 22
Other Minority Communities … … 8
Scheduled Castes … … … 1
II. Non-Gazetted Posts :
Europeans … … … 3
Anglo-Indians … … … 3
Hindus other than Scheduled Castes … 445
Muslims … … … 149
Other Minority Communities … … 52
Scheduled Castes … … … 1
*Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II of 1944, 27th March 1944, pp. 1571-72.