1076 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Smarak Nidhi ? In what way do Government propose to co-operate with it in the eradication of this scourge ?
Dr. Ambedkar: Government is bound to co-operate in all possible ways it can.
Shri Sivan Pillay: May I know whether there are no leprosy clinics at all, and if so which is that unfortunate State ?
Dr. Ambedkar: I can believe that there may be many States where there are no such clinics.
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*LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE
1084. Shri Alexander : Will the Minister of Health be pleased to state ?
( a ) the financial aid given to the Lady Hardinge Medical College by the Government of India;
( b ) whether the Government of India are represented on its governing body and if so, by how many members;
( b ) whether this institution is intended to serve the whole of India;
( d ) whether any principle is observed in the matter of allocation of seats to the various States; and
( e ) the number of students admitted this year State-wise ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): ( a ) The grants paid to the Lady Hardinge Medical College vary from year to year. The grants paid during the last three years are as follows:
1948-49 ... Rs. 5,23,100
1949-50 ... Rs. 10,80,576
1950-51 ... Rs. 9,44,000
( b ) The Government of India as such are not represented on the Governing Body. Seven officials are, however, members of that Body.
*P. D., Vol. 9, Part I, 17th September 1951, p. 1388.