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*** Desirability of Giving Certain Benefits to** Inferior Servants of Government of India Press, Calcutta
- Mr. Abdul Qaiyum : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state if it is not a fact that the inferior servants of the Government of India Press, Calcutta, are not entitled to get any benefit enjoyed by the superior servants, such as General Provident Fund, permanent service, house allowance, Medical leave, etc. ?
(b) If so, do Government propose to sanction all the privileges to the inferior staff as are enjoyed by the superior staff ?
(c) Is it not a fact that employees of the Government of India Press, Calcutta, appointed after 1928, are not allowed the compensation leave in lieu of attending on holidays ?
(d) Is it not a fact that only 25 per cent, allowance is granted to the employees for attending on closed holidays and that no payment is made for attending on non-closed holidays ?
(e) If so, under what circumstances have the employees appointed after 1928 been deprived of the benefit of compensation leave ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b). No. They are entitled to medical leave. Permanent inferior servants are also entitled to the benefits of permanent service, e.g., pension, leave on average pay or earned leave and extraordinary leave. The question of granting them house rent and other privileges is under consideration.
(c) Yes.
(d) In lieu of compensatory leave they are paid overtime for working on closed holidays at 25 per cent above their normal rates.
(e) For administrative reasons.
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@ Schemes for Technical Education of Students Abroad
- Dewan Abdul Choudhury : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state whether there are two different schemes before Government for sending students abroad for higher
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1945, 26th March 1945, p. 2010.
@ Ibid.