[Letter from N Dandekar]

Summary

This one-page official letter from N. Dandeker, I.C.S. (Retd.), Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), is addressed to the Secretary of the Lok Sabha and dated 16th November 1970. Written on Dandeker’s parliamentary letterhead at 18, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi, it transmits documentation in connection with a private legislative initiative on ministerial remuneration.

Dandeker refers to the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Bill, 1970, and to the Secretary’s letter No. 21/9(32)/70/L of 8th September 1970. He notes that notice of the Bill was given by him in an earlier letter dated 2nd September 1970, and he now encloses NOTES ON CLAUSES (with a spare copy) to be attached to the Bill, requesting acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the letter is marked to Mr. M. R. Masani, M.P., New Delhi, indicating coordination with a fellow Swatantra parliamentarian on the measure.

Key points

• Formal covering letter from N. Dandeker, I.C.S. (Retd.), Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), on his parliamentary letterhead at 18, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi.
• Dated 16th November 1970 and addressed to the Secretary, Lok Sabha, New Delhi; the internal reference is ‘LS-8A-’.
• Subject is the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Bill, 1970, replying to the Secretariat’s letter No. 21/9(32)/70/L dated 8th September 1970.
• Notice of the Bill had been given by Dandeker himself in an earlier letter dated 2nd September 1970, indicating this is a private member’s initiative.
• The letter transmits ‘NOTES ON CLAUSES’ (with a spare copy) to be attached to the Bill and requests acknowledgement of receipt.
• A copy is marked to Mr. M. R. Masani, M.P., New Delhi, showing coordination with a fellow Swatantra Party parliamentarian.
• The document bears Dandeker’s typed signature block and two handwritten signatures, along with an archival stamp reading ‘1241’.