928 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Is it not a fact that Government have selected two places for developing Technical training centres into Polytechnique, i.e. Dyal Bagh and Benares University ? Is the Honourable Member aware of the fact that the Aligarh Muslim University Engineering College has been omitted from the list of the Centres ?
(b) Is it not a fact that Aligarh Centre was included in the list on the special request of the Muslim League Party ? Is it not a fact that one of the Inspectors and Advisers who deal with the War Technicians’ class is a Muslim ? If the answer is in the negative, what is the number of Muslim Inspectors ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) There is no scheme under consideration of the Labour Department at present for developing any training centre, either in the United Provinces or anywhere else, into a polytechnic. The question of selecting any centre for this purpose does not therefore arise.
(b) In view of the reply given to (a) above the fist part of the question under (b) does not arise. As regards the rest of part (b) none of the Regional Inspectors under the Technical Training scheme is a Muslim and there are no officers designated as “Advisers”.
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*** Starting of Canteens and Cafeteria in** Industrial Establishments
- Sri K. B. Jinaraja Hegde : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state :
(a) whether Government is encouraging starting of canteens and cafeteria in all industrial establishments by the employers where food is made available at cheap rates;
(b) how many such (i) canteens, and (ii) cafetaria are started in the country in 1944-45;
(c) whether Government have offered any such benefits to the workers in the Ordinance Factories in the country;
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1945, 9th April 1945, p. 2615.