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600 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 31 * Help to Dependents of Enemy Air Raid Victims 183. Mr. H. A. Sathar H. Essak Sait : Will the Honourable Member for Labour be pleased to state : (a) the arrangements that have been made to succour the heirs and dependents of those who are killed or injured as a result of enemy bombing in India ; (b) whether such arrangements for their succour will come into play immediately after the raids or the dependents are expected to go through the formalities of putting up applications and undergoing enquiries, etc., before help is rendered to them; and (c) the details of the help that was rendered to the citizens, especially the poorer section of Calcutta and other places in India, which were bombed by the enemy for: (i) the disposal of their dead, (ii) the treatment of the injured, (iii) the loss of their means of livelihood, and (iv) their rehabilitation generally ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b) Provision for relief of persons injured by enemy bombing and of the dependents of those killed by such action has been made in the War Injuries Scheme prepared by Government under the War Injuries Ordinance. Applications for relief have naturally to be made, but the procedure has been made as expeditious as possible. When the person concerned is incapable of making an application, provision has also been made to entertain applications on his behalf. Provision has also been made for advances by employers of amounts upto Rs. 50 in each case against awards that may be made in respect of the injury or death. A copy of the pamphlet containing the War Injuries Ordinance Scheme and Regulations has been placed in the Library of the House. * Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1943, 24th February 1943, p. 556.

601 L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (c) (i) and (ii) These are matters of Provincial responsibility and the Government of India are not in possession of details as to how they worked. Full advice has been given by the Government of India as to the formation of organisations for corpse disposal and the treatment of the injured and schemes on the lines recommended have in fact been put into operation. The Government of India have been informed by the Provincial Governments that the schemes worked satisfactorily. No complaints or criticisms as to their efficient working have come to the notice of the Government of India. (iii) and (iv) The Government of India have no detailed information on these points. The scale of raiding has hitherto been light and as far as the information in the possession of the Government of India would indicate, no special problems in this connection have arisen in the case of any bombed area. It is understood that relief under the War Injuries Scheme has been granted in many cases and some cases are under investigation. Mr. H. A. Sathar H. Essak Sait : With regard to part (b) has my Honourable friend satisfied himself that there was really no complaint of delays ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am not aware of any. 32 * Summaries of the Proceedings of the Fourth Labour Conference and of Meetings of the Standing Labour Committee The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Labour Member) : Sir, I lay on the table a copy@ each of the following : (1) Summary of Proceedings of the Fourth Labour Conference (First Tripartite Conference) held on 7th August, 1942. (2) Summary of Proceedings of the First meeting of the Standing Labour Committee held on 30th November and 1st December, 1942. (3) Summary of Proceedings of the Second meeting of the Standing Labour Committee held on 25th January, 1943. * Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1943, 25th February 1943, p. 603. @ Not included in these Debates, but a copy of each has been placed in the Library of the House.— Ed. of D.

602 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 33 * Desirability of Applying the Control of Rent Act to the Notified Area, Shahdara and Delhi 211. Mr. Muhammad Azhar Ali : Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state : (a) if it is a fact that most of the workers employed in the industrial, commercial and Government offices at Delhi reside within the Notified Area, Shahdara and Delhi. (b) if it is a fact that the said workers are mostly low paid staff and are in greater number than the residents of the Notified Area, Civil Station, Delhi, and the newly expanded areas of Daryaganj and Karol Bagh, Delhi, where the Control of Rent Act applies; (c) the reasons for not applying the Control of Rent Act to the Notified Area, Shahdara, Delhi ; and (d) if Government propose to apply the Control of Rent Act to the residential buildings within the Notified Area, Shahdara and Delhi, if not, why not ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) and (b) I am prepared to take these facts from the Honourable Member. (c) and (d) It is not administratively practicable to apply the New Delhi House Rent Control Order, 1939, to these areas, but the Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act has been extended to them. Mr. Lalchand Navalrai: What are the reasons for not applying the New Delhi House Rent Control Order, 1939 ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: Because one is more expeditious. * Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1943, 2nd March 1943, p. 653.

603 L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 34 * House Rent Control Cases in New Delhi †228. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state : (a) the number of cases decided by the Rent Controller, New Delhi, regarding the extension of tendency of houses in New Delhi in 1942; (b) whether there were cases in which the landlords applied that they required the houses for their own use ; (c) if the answer to (b) be in the affirmative, how many applications from the landlords were rejected and how many accepted ; and (d) if it is a fact that the rejection of such applications operated harshly against the landlords and is against the intention of the Rent Control Order; if so, whether the Honourable Member for Labour proposes to enquire into such cases and to revise the decisions of the Rent Controller, where necessary ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The information asked for is not readily available and its collection would involve an amount of time and labour that would not be justifiable in war time. 35 @ House Rent-Control Cases in New Delhi †229. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state : (a) the number of cases for the fixation of rent for houses in New Delhi which were decided by the Rent Controller, New Delhi, in 1942 ; (b) in how many cases were the landlords asked to submit their objections; * Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1943, 2nd March 1943, pp. 660-61. @ Ibid., p. 661. † Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner being absent.

604 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES (c) why the landlords were not summoned in other cases ; and (d) whether the Honourable Member proposes to instruct the Rent Controller to summon landlords in cases referred to in (c) ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) 534. (b) to (c) The information asked for is not readily available and its collection would take an amount of time and labour that would not be justifiable in war time. (d) The Controller summons the landlords in all cases where it is necessary to do so for the purpose of determining properly the matters on which he has to adjudicate, and no special instructions are necessary. 36 * House Rent-Control Cases in New Delhi †230. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state : (a) whether the cases for the extension of tenancy were actually heard during 1942 in New Delhi, by Mr. Jones, late Rent Controller, but decisions were given by his successor without hearing the parties concerned ; if so, what is the number of such cases ; and (b) whether he proposes to appoint an officer to re-examine such cases ? The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No ; the latter part of the question does not arise. (b) Does not arise. 37 @ Desirability of Extension of the Punjab Rent Restrictions Act to Entire Delhi Province † 231. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha: Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state : (a) whether the Punjab Rent Restrictions Act has been applied to some parts of the Delhi Province ; * Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1943, 2nd March 1943, p. 661. @ lbid., p. 661. † Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner being absent.