Government of India Ministry of Commerce. Report of the Indian Tariff Board on the Continuance of Protection to the Electric Motors Industry Bombay 1949

166(N) 1.000 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE REPORT OF THE INDIAN TARIFF BOARD ON THE CONTINUANCE OF PROTECTION TO THE ELECTRIC MOTORS INDUSTRY BOMBAY 1949 BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS DELHI THE MANAGER GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS SIMLA 1950 Price : As. [...] The Tariff Board has enquired into the ease for the continuance of the protection to the indigenous industry and have submitted the following recommendations :-- (1) imposition for a period of three years beginning from the 1st April 1950 of a protective duty of 15 per cent ad valorem on imports of electric motors up to 20 h.p. [...] to reduce the price of electrical sheets to a reasonable level ; (7) Standardisation of the size and design of laminations in each type of electric motor to be made and also of windings shafings and ball bearings in consultation with the Indian Stanards institutions; LS271TBB9 (8) Reduction of the quantity of iron castings used to the minimum necessary for the effecient functioning of the [...] 4. Method of inquiry.—(a) 011 10th February 1.949 the Board issued a questionnaire to all known producers of electric motors in the country calling_ for information about the progress made by the industry the cost of production of indigenous motors and the difficulties experienced by'" the industry. [...] In regard to ball bearings the industry continues to depend on imported supplies Some of the principal manufacturers of electric motors use IVI) 50 ton tesile:strength special steel rods for motor shafting instead of the ordinary mild steel rods ; but the indigenous manufacturers of the former type of rods are not in a position to meet all the requirements of the electric motors industry.