L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 769
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*** Applications under Payment of Wages Act** against Illegal Deductions, etc. by Railway Administrations
- Mr. Muhammad Azhar Ali : Will the Honourable Member for Labour please slate the number of applications in each year presented by persons referred to in Section 15 (2) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, respectively, to the Authority since the 1st April,1938, for directions against illegal deductions and delayed payment, respectively, by the Railway Administrations separately ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Government have no information regarding the number of applications presented by railway employees under section 15 (2) of the Payment of Wages Act. The collection of the information required will involve an amount of labour which will not be justified by the results achieved.
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@ Cases of Infringement of Hours of Work for Railway Employees not covered by Factories Act
- Mr. Muhammad Azhar Ali: Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state the number of cases of infringement of the Hours of Work for employees on Railways not covered by the Factories Act since 1931, and the action taken thereon ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Information is being obtained and will be placed on the table of the House in due course.
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† Functions and Duties of Central Electricity Board, etc.
- Mr. Muhammad Azhar Ali: Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state the functions and duties of:
(i) the Central Electricity Board,
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. Ill of 1944, 30th March 1944, p. 1757.
@ Ibid., p. 1757.
† Ibid., p. 1757.