L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 817
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*** Statistics** re Private Newspaper Owners and Their Employees
- Mr. Kailash Bihari Lall : Will the Honourable Member for Labour be pleased to state :
(a) if the Government have obtained any statistics about the number of private newspaper owners and the persons employed by them; and
(b) if the answer to (a) be in the negative, do the Government propose to obtain the statistics with a view to afford relief to such employees with regard to (i) rules of leave, (ii) list of holidays, (iii) grades of salaries and (iv) dearness allowance ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No.
(b) The Labour Investigation Committee is collecting general information regarding the terms and conditions of employees in printing presses. The question as to what additional information should be collected and as to the feasibility of legislating to govern the conditions of employees of newspaper organisations will be considered in due course.
Mr. Kailash Bihari Lall : May I know if Government can at least obtain the figures regarding Delhi Printing Press ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I think it would be better to wait in order to know what the Labour Investigation Committee is doing in this matter.
Mr. Kailash Bihari Lall : Delhi is a small area of which the Honourable Member can get…………….
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): The Honourable Member is arguing. Next question.
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@ Extensions of Service in Government of India Press, Aligarh
- Qazi Muhammad Ahmad Kazmi : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state :
(a) whether it is a fact that extension after extension in service is allowed in many cases in the Government of India Press, Aligarh
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. V of 1944, 20th November 1944, p. 1013.
@ Ibid. pp. 1013-14.