1078 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Dr. Ambedkar: She must be, I am sure.
Shri Kamath: Government is not represented at all. He does not know.
Dr. Ambedkar: I cannot say what is the original constitution of this body.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: Next question, Mr. Guha.
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*TRAINING OF MIDWIVES AND NURSES
1081. Dr. M. V. Gangadhara Siva: ( a ) Will the Minister of Health be pleased to state the names of the institutions in Delhi maintained by Government and those which receive Government grant for training midwives, nurses and health visitors in Delhi ?
( b ) What is the number of students of each of these categories fixed for admission to these institutions ?
( c ) Is it a fact that more students than can be admitted in these institutions apply every year for admission ?
( d ) If so, how many approximately are refused admission ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): ( a ) and ( b ) A statement containing the required information is laid on the Table of the House (See Appendix VII, Annexure No. 13.)
( c ) Yes.
( d ) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House in due course.
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**EMETINE
1093. Shri Kamath: Will the Minister of Health be pleased to state :
( a ) what steps have been taken in the past and are being taken at present to cultivate in India Ipecacuanha plants, the roots of which yield Emetine, a specific for amoebic dysentery;
*P. D., Vol. 9, Part I, 17th September 1951, p. 1403.
**Ibid., p. 1405.