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*The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Bill
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Labour Member) : Sir, I move:
“That the Bill to impose on employers a liability to pay compensation to workmen sustaining war injuries and to provide for the insurance of employers against such liability be referred to a Select Committee consisting of Sir Vithal N. Chandavarkar, Mr. N.M. Joshi, Mr. Jamnadas M. Mehta, Mr. D.S. Joshi, Mr. Ilooseinbhoy A. Lalljee, Khan Bahadur Mian Ghulam Kadir Muhammad Shabhan, Mr. C.C. Miller, Mr. K.L.C. Gwilt, Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, Mr. Yusuf Abdoola Haroon, Hajee Chowdhury Muhammad Ismail Khan, Mr. II. A. Sathar II. Easak Sait, Mr. Amarendra Nath Chattopadhyaya, Mr. R.R. Gupta and the Mover, that the number of Members whose presence shall be necessary to constitute a meeting of the Committee shall be five and that the Committee be authorised to meet at Simla.”
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): Has the honourable member given the names ?
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : Sir, I will hand over the list now.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): The names ought to have been given earlier.
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : Sir, I do not think it would be necessary for me to take much time of the House in order to command this measure to the Honourable members. The main provisions of the Bill are three. The Bill seeks to give compensation to workmen who may become victims of war Induries ; secondly, the Bill seeks to make employers liable for such compensation; and thirdly, the Bill seeks to compel employers to insure against liabilities imposed upon them.
Now, taking the question of compensation, the point to which I wish to draw the attention of the House is that this Bill is a linked measure. It is linked to Workmen’s Compensation Act. Now, Sir, the relationship
*Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II, 31st March 1943, pp. 1649-51.