772 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(b) if it is a fact that the said Company charges the consumers of Shahdara town at annas -/6/- per unit;
(c) at what rate the Company calculate the operating charges; and
(d) the number of consumers in each year from 1939, together with the amount of expenditure in each year for the maintenance of services by the said Company ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b) Yes.
(c) Government have no information.
(d) A statement giving the number of consumers is appended. The expression “expenditure for the maintenance of services” is not sufficiently definite to enable any figures to be given.
Number of consumers
Year ending 31st March 1939 … … 114
Year ending 31st March 1940 … … 118
Year ending 31st March 1941 … … 131
Year ending 31st March 1942 … … 141
Year ending 31st March 1943 … … 143
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*** The Factories (Second Amendment) Bill**
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Labour Member): Sir, I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Factories Act, 1934 (Second Amendment).
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim) : The question is :
“That leave be granted to introduce a Bill further to amend the Factories Act, 1934 (Second Amendment).”
The motion was adopted.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I introduce the Bill.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1944, 3rd April 1944, p. 1870.