Himalayan Times (1962)

May 20, 1962 Himalayan Times

EXCISE DUTY ON POWERLOOMS UNDESIRABLE

( From Our Correspondent )
Darjeeling, May 17

Sri Swaraj B o s e,
Managing Director. Uttar
Banga Industrial Corpo-
ration, and representative
of Eight Powerloom Co-
operative of North Bengal
sent telegram*, to Prime
Miniiter Nehru, Finance
Minister Morarji Desai and
Law Minister Ashok Sen
New Delhi for exemption
of exoise duty imposed on
Powerlooms. The telegram
says: ''Powerloom Coope-
rative Societies will face
death knell if exoise duties
imposed. Four-loom units
are exempted from excise
duties. In powerloom co-
operative socitifs, one
loom is allotted to one
weaver and Government
has given loan of Rupees
Fil'iyfuiir Thousand each
to 10 Cooperative Sooities
consisting of 16 looms
eaoh Powerloom coopera-
tive societies should be
exempted from the same
other wise Government
money amounting Rupees
Fifiyfour Lakhs will be
wasted and 6 0( 0 people
will be unemployed in
West Bengal."

Sri Bose says if Excise
Duty is imposed on the
Powerloom Cooperative
Societies consisting of 16
looms, they shall have to
pay Rs 3,600/ per month.

It is impossible for any
unit of 16 looms to pay
such heavy duty which
has been imposed He
disclosed that i-loom units
have been exempted from
Excise Duty whereas the
Po"»erloom Cooperative
Societies have got no
exemption; but in Power-
loom Societies one loom
is allotted to ! person.
When Government are
encouraging small indus-
tries on cooperative basis
and giving loan, it is not
understood why they im
pose duties to close the
factory. Six thousand per-
sons are direotly employed
in Powerloom Cooperative
Societies.

Sri Rose made an
appeal to withdraw Excise
Duties imposed on Power-
loom Cooperative Societies

FOR SALE ;

One 1952 model Land-
rover (16 h. p.) and one
Willys Overland Jeep
(1942) both 20 over-size
engine—in cxoelleut con-
dition.

Landrover offered Rs.
7000/- Jeep offered Rs.
46t0/-. Contact:
Sri Chamanlall Jharma,

7, D. H. C. Road,
Darjeeling. Phor.e 176.

Five

CHINESE MAGAZINE
ISSUE PROSCRIBED
New Delhi, May 17
The Government of
India has proscribed the
issue of the magazine
China Today dated May
12, published by the
Chinese Embassy here and
translations thereof. .

' An order issued' un-
der Section 4 of the Cri-
minal Law Amendment
Act, 1961, says the issue
contains an article entitled
"brief account of the con-
tents of the report ot the
Chinese and Indian officials
on the boundary question'*
which "questions the ter-
ritorial integrity of fron-
tiers of India in a man-
ner which is likely to be
prejudicial to the interest
of the safety and security
of India";

The order has been
circulated among all State
Governments and Union
territories.

WANTED

Applications are invi-
ted tor the post of I. A.
passed Teachers in the Pa-
gang Gumpa Junior High
School, an the pay soale
of Rs 70/-, D. A. 17 50
per month. Exoluding
Govt D. A.

Apply an or before
30th May 1962.

Seoretary, Pagang Gumpa
Junior High School,
Kalimpong.