954 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(b) the amount realised so far from the owners of mines who employed the Gorakhpur labour,
(c) the number of members of the Gorakhpur labour force employed in (i) Railway-owned collieries and (ii) collieries owned by public companies and individuals, and
(d) the names of those mines where the Gorakhpur labour has been employed.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Rs. 1,91,05,386 upto the end of January 1946.
(b) Rs. 22,52,311 actually recovered upto the end of December
- Rs. 29,48,302 are still outstanding for the period upto the end of December and estimated amount to be billed for January
1946 is Rs. 16 lakhs.
(c) Number employed in—
(i) Railway Collieries 7 per cent,
(ii) Collieries owned by Public companies 83 per cent, and
(iii) Collieries owned by individuals 10 per cent. Total labour force as on 19th January 1946—17,391.
Greatest number employed in any one month.—30,600.
(d) A statement is placed on the table.
STATEMENT
List of Mines Surface
(1) Madhuband (14) South Tisra
(2) Diamone Tisra (15) East Bararee
(3) Model Jharia (16) Pure Joyrampur
(17) North Bararee
(4) A. G. Tisra (18) G. P. C’s. Jinagora
(5) Lower Upper Jharia (19) Basudev ‘ A ’ Plot Colliery
(6) Indian Jharia (20) Pathardih Sudamdih
(7) Bagdigi Kujama (21) Pure Tasra
(8) K. P.’s Dobari (22) New Tasra
(9) Bhalgora (23) Central Bhowra
(10) Ghanuyadih (24) Bhowra
(11) Bagechi’s Dobari (25) Mohulboni
(12) Pandalbcrra (26) East Ekra
(13) Khas Jharia Dobari (27) Busserya