886 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
and (iv) if the workers receive the benefits under the Factories and Maternity Benefits Acts ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes, in the case of some factories. A list of such factories is laid on the table. No information is available as regards the number of workers employed through contractors but the number of such persons is small and is limited to coal handling and loading. Information in regard to the average daily wage and the rate of dearness allowance is not readily available, but dearness allowance varies from Rs. 10 to Rs. 32 per month and in factories where no dearness allowance is paid the basic wages have been increased. All factory workers receive benefits under the Factories and the Bombay Maternity Benefit Acts.
List of Factories in Delhi in which part of the labour force is employed through Contractors referred to in question No. 965, dated the 13th March, 1945.
Birla Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd.
Mahabir Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co., Ltd.
Latifi Printing Press.
Gwalior Potteries Ltd.
Ishwar Potteries Ltd.
Delhi Flour Mills Co. Ltd.
Delhi Central Electric Power Authority Ltd.
Tin Printing and Metal Works Ltd.
Ganesh Flour Mills (Vegetable Products Factory).
Aggarwal Hosiery Mills.
Ordnance Clothing Factory.
Malik and Qureshi.
H. S. Sidhu, 26, Daryaganj, Delhi.
Girdhari Lai Gauri Shanker Textile Factory.
Messrs. Pearey Lai and Sons (Lahore) Ltd.
The Premier Textile Factory.
Phoenix Cotton Tape Factory.
Sharma Textile and General Manufacturing Co.,
Messrs. Aggerllios and Co., 50-Garriston Bastion Road, Delhi.
Messrs. Aggerllios and Co., 11-B, Faiz Bazar, Daryaganj, Delhi.