[Letter to AP Jain]

Summary

In this 25 July 1963 letter, Minoo Masani asks A. P. Jain to help refine and submit a parliamentary question concerning Central Government employees in Gujarat, many of whom had supported Masani in Rajkot. Masani specifically wants the question tabled in his own name and encloses a draft prepared by the Swatantra Party.

The enclosed question asks what steps the Central Government has taken to secure implementation in Gujarat of the Second Pay Commission’s recommendations, whether it will address disparities in dearness allowance, and whether it has sought an explanation from the Gujarat Government. It contrasts Gujarat’s delayed increase with Maharashtra’s earlier increase and notes that Gujarat, in some cases, claims central assistance for dearness-allowance payments.

Key points

• Masani writes to A. P. Jain on 25 July 1963 about a proposed parliamentary question.
• The matter concerns Central Government employees in Gujarat and the implementation of the Second Pay Commission’s recommendations.
• Masani asks Jain to consult the Secretariat, put the question into proper form, and return it for signature.
• He wants the question tabled in his own name rather than another person’s.
• The draft asks whether the Central Government has pressed Gujarat to resolve the pay-commission issue within a stipulated period.
• It raises disparities in dearness allowance between Gujarat and Maharashtra and points to Gujarat’s delayed increase.
• The question also asks whether the Central Government is considering corrective action and has investigated Gujarat’s differential treatment.