1024 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Government Pleaders in cases against the Government of India in Part A States and hence the question of consultation in making the appointment of such Pleaders does not arise.
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*SCHEDULED CASTE REPRESENTATIVES
814. Shri Jangde : Will the Minister of Law be pleased to state whether the number of Scheduled Caste Members to the House of the People from Madhya Pradesh is being determined on the basis of the 1941 census ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): The number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes from Madhya Pradesh, or for the matter of that, any Part A State or Part B State, in the House of the People will be determined on the basis of their population as estimated by the Census Commissioner under the provisions of the Constitution (Determination of Populations) Order, 1950, made by the President under article 387 of the Constitution. The population has been estimated by the Census Commissioner as on the
1st March 1950, and has already been notified vide Home Ministry’s Notification in a Gazette Extraordinary dated the
14th September 1950.
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**DELIMITATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS
817. Shri Deogirikar: (a) Will the Minister of Law be pleased to state how many States have submitted the Delimitation Committee reports so far ?
(b) Will those Constituencies be accepted as final or will they undergo changes and if so, when and who will make the changes ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): (a) Proposals for the delimitation of constituencies for the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of States have been received
*P. D., Vol. 6, Part I, 11th December 1950, p. 804.
**Ibid., p. 805.