756 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*** Irregularities reported under Payment of** Wages Act against East Indian Railway
- Mr. Ananga Mohan Dam : (a) Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state the nature of irregularities reported by the Inspector under the Payment of Wages Act against the East Indian Railway since 1938, and the action taken thereon by the Government, by the Railway Board and by the Railway Administration, respectively ? If no action has been taken, what are the reasons therefor ?
(b) Have any of these irregularities been repeated in reports from year to year ?
(c) What action has been taken on the irregularities referred to in part (b) ? If not, why not ?
(d) What are the reasons for not taking proceedings under the Payment of Wages Act against the Railway Administration for the repetition of irregularities ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b) Information is being obtained and will be placed on the table of the House in due course.
(c) The irregularities detected were brought to the notice of Railway Administration for rectification.
(d) Government does not consider it necessary to proceed formally under the Act when satisfactory settlement in individual cases can be otherwise achieved.
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@ Technical Experts Recruited for Training of War Technicians
- Dr. Sir Zia Uddin Ahmad : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state the number of technical experts recruited by the Government of India for the training of War Technicians ? What is their monthly emoluments including salary and other allowances ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1944, 30th March 1944, p. 358.
@ Ibid., 25th February 1944, p. 539.