842 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*** Discovery of Petroleum Near Rawalpindi**
- Mr. T. T. Krishnamachari : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state:
(a) whether his attention has been drawn to the reports appearing in the newspapers about the discovery of petroleum near Rawalpindi and the Punjab ; and
(b) whether the monopoly for exploiting this petroleum has been given to a foreign concern ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Yes, Government have seen the reports referred to—
(b) The matter is the concern of the Provincial Government and Government of India have no information.
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*** Women Workers in Mills and Factories of** Delhi Province
- Shrimati K. Radha Bai Subbarayan : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state :
(a) the total number of women workers in the year, 1944, in the mills and factories in Delhi Province to which the Factories Act is applied;
(b) whether action under the Factories Act was taken against any of these concerns for failure to conform to the provisions of Acts for safeguarding the interests of women workers ; and
(c) whether a Women Labour Welfare Officer has been appointed for Delhi Province ; and, if so, what her duties are ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : With your permission, Sir, I propose to reply together to question Nos.
327 and 328.
I have made enquiries and will lay a report on the table in due course.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1945, 19th February 1945, p. 456.
@Ibid., p. 463.