L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 963
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*** Utilisation of Temporary Building** in New Delhi
- Sri M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state:
(a) if all the temporary buildings, built for the War Department and other requirements including the returned American buildings on Queensway and other places are going to be utilized solely for office accommodation;
(b) if he will consider the desirability of using at least some of these buildings for housing the government of India personnel, single persons or others, after making slight modifications in those buildings for residential purposes, and thus relieving the present housing shortage in Delhi; and
(c) Whether, if Government is not prepared to undergo the necessary expense, he will let these buildings out on contract with the stipulation that they should be let out to the Government servants in the first instance ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No.
(b) Yes—if and when any temporary buildings constructed for office purposes are no longer required as offices—and the sites on which they are constructed are not required for other purposes.
(c) This will be considered, but it is likely that Government will require the buildings for their own staff and in such case be likely to keep them under Government control.
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@ Governments Policy re : Mica Trade
- Babu Ram Narayan Singh : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state:
(a) the policy and object of Government in regulating the Mica business and trade;
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1946, 25th February 1946, p. 1446.
@ Ibid., p. 1447.