968 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*** Trade Unions in India**
- Mr. Vadilal Lallubhai : (a) Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state the number of trade unions in India and the total membership thereof since 1939 up to date year by year totally and as between different provinces ?
(b) What are their total funds as between provinces and how much of the same comes by subscriptions and how much by donations since 1939 up to date year by year?
(c) How many of the total members as between provinces did not pay their subscriptions and still continue to be the members from 1939 upto date year by year ?
(d) What has been the proportion of outsiders in the office bearers of trade unions ever since 1939 onwards year by year ? Is it a fact that this proportion is recently on a decline?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) A statement showing the number of registered trade unions, the number of unions that submitted returns and the membership of the latter, during the years 1939-44, is placed on the Table. Statistics for
1944-45 are not yet available.
(b) A statement showing the income, expenditure, opening and closing balances of trade unions during 1939-44 is placed on the Table. Government has no infonnation on the second part of the question.
(c) and (d) The information is not available.
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@ Industrial Workers in India
- Mr. Vadilal Lallubhai : Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state :
(a) What is the total number of industrial workers in India and
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. Ill of 1946, 28th February 1946, p. 1670.
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