L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 921
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*** Public Utility Concerns held by** Non-Indian Interests
- Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state :
(a) the number of public utility concerns held by British and other non-Indian interests in India; and
(b) whether any attempts were made to acquire these public utility concerns ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b). The information asked for is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.
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@ Audit of Accounts of Government of India Presses
- Sri K. B. Jinaraja Hegde : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state :
(a) whether the accounts of the Government of India Presses are annually audited by the Accountant General, Central Revenue, New Delhi;
(b) whether copies of the audit reports are sent to his Department for perusal and action; and whether such copies were received in the last two years; if so, the action taken thereon.
(c) whether it is a fact that serious discrepancies in the accounts of paper were found in the last two reports and no action was taken on them; if so, what the reasons are; and
(d) whether Government propose to place a copy of each of the audit reports for the last two years of the New Delhi Press on the table of the House ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) The accounts of the Presses are audited by the Accountant General, Central Revenue and other Accountants General who act on his behalf.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1945, 4th April 1945, p. 2428.
@ Ibid., p. 2431.