876 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
departing from the existing state of affairs. With regard to the subsequent part of the entry relating to any other institution declared b y law by Parliament, it seems to me, that it is desirable to retain those words, because there might be institutions which are of such importance from a cultural or from a national point of view and whose financial position may not be as sound as the position of any other institution and may require the help and assistance of the centre. In view of that, I think the last part of the entry is necessary and I am not prepared to accept his amendment.
Now with regard to my honourable friend, Mr. Kamath, he wanted to introduce the words “research institution”. He has forgotten, or probably is attention has not been drawn to my amendment dealing with entry No.
57-A which deals with research institutions. Of course, that entry is limited to coordination and maintenance of standards. Mr. Kamath has, perhaps, in mind agencies established by the provinces and which it may be desirable for the Centre to take over. It seems to me that it is no use overloading the Centre with every kind of institution. It would be enough if, as I said, the provisions contained in 57A were allowed to pass because that will give the Centre enough power to maintain by law coordination and the maintenance of standards for higher education in scientific and technical institutions. I think that ought to suffice for the present.
Mr. President : I will now put the amendments.
(All 3 amendments were negatived.)
[Entry 40, as amended by Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment, was added to the Union List.]
ENTRY 41
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in entry 41 of List I for the words “and Zoological” the words “Zoological and Anthropological” be substituted.”
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The word “anthropological” is very wide and would cover even “ethnology”.
‡The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I am afraid my Friend Mr. Sidhva has drawn too much upon the altitude of neglect and indifference shown by the Central Government in the past towards geological surveys in India. I quite admit that hitherto this matter has been neglected
*CAD, Vol. IX, 30th August 1949, p. 769.
† Ibid., p. 769.
‡ Ibid., p. 770.