Assembly Proceedings Official Report Bengal Legislative Assembly Fifth Session 1939 The 17th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd and 24th May 1939

NIKUNJA BEHARI MAITI: (a) Will the Hon'ble Minister in charge of the Education Department be pleased to state )whether the Government have in recent years reduced the rate of the grant to the trained gyms? [...] SURENDRA NATH BISWAS: Will the Hon'ble Minister be pleased to state whether in view of the fact that the number of teachers has increased owing to the increase in the number of schools and also owing to the increase in the demand for primary education Government are considering that the salary of this class of officers should be restored. [...] MOZAMMEL HUQ: Will the Hon'ble Minister in charge of the Finance Department be pleased to lay on the table a statement showing the academic qualifications of and pay drawn by each of the following officers :- (a) the Manager of the Bengal Veterinary College Belgachia; (b) the Registrar Home Department who is at present officiating in the leave vacancy;"4 QUESTIONS. [...] SHARAT CHANDRA. MUKHERJI: (a) Is the Hon'ble Minister in charge of the Education Department awar(i) that in the primary and secondary schools even where the number of Muslim students on the rolls are small religious training has been stopped to meet the objections of the guardians of Muslim students; and (ii) that facilities are available to the Muslim students to get religious training in nv [...] 5 (b) If the answer to (a) is in the affirmative what. steps if any do the Government intend taking for the continuance of the practice of prayer and religious training for the Hindu students of the primary and secondary institutions?