L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 877
List of Motions under Demand No. 23 under the head Department of Labour, after Mr. N. M. Joshi’s motion, during the time allotted to Unattached Members. The Unattached Members, Mr. Frank Anthony and Sardar Sant Singh and Mr. Hooseinbhoy Lalljee, have agreed to allow my cut motion to take precedence over theirs. I have also notified the Honourable the Labour Member accordingly. I hope you will kindly agree to this arrangement.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): Has the Government Member any objection to it ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Labour Member): I do not have any rights in this matter; the matter, I think, is entirely in your discretion, Sir.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): As the Honourable Member has got the permission of those unattached Members in whose time this motion will be moved and the Government have enough time till Monday or Tuesday to be ready with their reply to the motion, I think I shall allow the motion to be entered on the agenda.
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*** Registered Trade Unions**
- Mr. Manu Subedar : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state how many registered Trade Unions there are in India and what the total membership is ?
(b) What is the total number of persons employed in industrial concerns excluding State concerns ?
(c) On what basis have Government recognized Trade Unions for State employees such as Posts, Telegraphs, Railways, etc. ?
(d) What channel have Government provided for representation of subordinate services in the Civil Departments of the Government of India of their legitimate grievances, particularly with regard to dearness caused by the war ?
(e) What assistance or contribution or grant, direct or indirect, has been given to labour Unions in India by the Government of India during the last five years and for what purposes ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II of 1945, 8th March 1945, p. 1171.