768 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(c) The matter will be considered in respect of persons employed in a War Area.
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*** Non-Payment of Allowance to Tailors in Civil** Pioneer Force
- Mr. Piare Lall Kureel : (a) Will the Honourable Member for Labour be pleased to state whether clerks, sweepers and washermen, attached to the Second Unit of the United Provinces Civil Pioneer Force get Rs. 5 each as allowance per month ?
(b) If the answer to the part (a) above be in the affirmative, why is the same allowance not given in the case of tailors attached to the said Force ?
(c) Docs the Honourable member propose to remedy the grievances of the tailors in this respect ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Owing to the difficulty of recruiting barbers, washermen and sweepers, Provincial Governments are allowed to grant those categories special trade allowance in accordance with the situation in the provinces in respect of each of the categories up to a maximum of Rs. 5 per month. It is open to the Provincial Governments to recommend a trade allowance in respect of categories other than those referred to above, including tailors.
(b) No recommendation has been made by the Government of the United Provinces for any special allowance being granted to tailors.
(c) The Government of India do not consider that any action is necessary.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1944, 30th March 1944, p. 1752.