L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 933
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*** Difficulty** re Accommodation of Simla Staff permanently Located at New Delhi
- Mr. Badri Dutt Pande : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state the number of staff who have come down from Simla to be located permanently at New Delhi ?
(b) Is he aware that much inconvenience is being felt by the staff and others for locating such staff far away from the main Branches of the Departments or Offices ?
(c) Docs he propose to see that each departmental unit is located in one building ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) The information is not readily available and its collection does not justify the time and labour involved.
(b) Yes.
(c) Under the present circumstances it is not always possible to accommodate the entire staff of a particular office in one building. Attempts are however made to adhere to this principle as far as possible.
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@ Government Contribution to Indian Labour Federation
- Mr. Badri Dutt Pande : (a) Will the Honourable the labour Member please state whether Government has seen a book entitled “The Story of a Sordid Episode” of Rs. 13,000 grant given by his Department to Mr. M. N. Roy as Secretary, Indian Federation of Labour, published by one Ganpat Raj ?
(b) Will Government please lay a statement of accounts showing how the amount was spent ?
(c) Will Government please state whether this grant of Rs. 13,000 per month has been included in the current years budget, and, if so, under what head the figure is shown in Demands for grant ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1945, 9th April, 1945, p. 2631.
@ Ibid., 12th April 1945. p. 2797.