Himalayan Times (1954)

May 1, 1954

(fiimnlanan JEimci

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IN THE PARLIAMENT

Question—Shrimati Maya
Devi Chettry:

Will the Minister for
Railways be pleased to
state:

(a) whether any tempo-
rary engineers were
recruited during the
last war to copu with
the increased work;

(b) if so, what is their
number; and

(cN whether it is a fact
that Government had
promis d not to dischar-
ge any pro-September,
1045 appointees from
amongst these engi-
neers ?

Answer—Shri 0. V. Ala-
gesan:

(a1 Yes.

(b) Sixteen of them are
employed at present.

(ci No.

Question-—Shrimati Maya

Devi Chettry:

May I know whether
there is a pool ot tem-
porary engineers in Class
I for all Indian Railways
and if so the purpose of
forming such a pool and
the number of engineers
allocated to the different
Railways in the Senior
and Junior scales ? ,
Answer—Shri 0 V. Ala-

gesan:

This is a pool of Class
It people.

Mr. Chairman:
Not of Class I. ?
Question—Shrimati Maya
Devi Chettry:

May I know whether
it is a fact that this pool
forms a class within a
class and in the matter
of promotion and advan-
cement, these engineers
are completely overlooked?
If so, will Government
take necessary steps to
rertiove such differencia-
tion ?

Answer—Shri O. V. Ala-
gesan:

The question of per-
manent absorntion of these,
temporary officers as /an
ex-gratia measure is under
consideration.

Question-Shri T. S. Pat-
tabiraman:

May T know whether
it is a fact that these
officers were circulated a
note where they were
asked whether they were
willing ti accept appoint-
ments in th" second grade?

Answer 0. V Alagesan.

That it so

Question.: -.Miri T S. .Pat-
tabiraman:

Will the Government
take an early decision in
•the matter because t^iese
people ■ have been on ' the
temporary scale for a long
time V

No Reply.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
ELECTION'

' .. Darjeeling, April 24

The following Press
Note has been issued by.
the Government of West
Bengal:.

As five of the mem-
bers of tho West Bengal
Legislative Council elected
by the members of the
West Bengal Legislative
Assembly, are due > to
retire on June, 4, 1954
on the expiration of their
terms of office, the Gover.
nor has called upon the
members of the West
Bengal Legislative Assem-
bly to elect five members
to fill the seats of the
retiring members of the
Legislative Council before
May 27. 1954 and has
further fixed the fallowing
dates: —

. Last date for filing
■nominations May 1, da.te,
for scrutiny May 5,' last
date- for withdrawal of
candidatures May 8, dale
of poll, if any May 22.

: The hours of poll
will be from 9 A. M. to
5 P. . M.' The Secretary,
West B-'nga! Legislative
Assembly and Sri ,. Cham
Chandra Chpw.dhu.ry, Spe-
cial Officer, Legislative
Assembly, will be the
Returning Officer and the
Assistant Returning Offi-
ci»r, respectively, for this
el ction

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