Government of India. Report on an Enquiry into Family Works of Industrial Workers in Gauhati

Although Shillong is now the seat of the Local Administration Gauhati is still "the headquarters of the Commissioner and of the Judge of the Assam Valley districts as well as of the ordinary district staff." The earthquake of--1897 destroyed most of the buildings of Gauhati but the town has since been rebuilt. [...] F. 2"2 Plan and Scope of the enquiry : —Mention has already been made in the General PrefaCe of the conclusions reached by the Ran Court of Enquiry their recommendations and the action taken by the Government of India thereon and of the response received from the Provincial Governments to the proposal of the Governinent of India for setting up a Central Okganisthere and discussed'various point [...] Like most other Provincial Governments the.Assam Government agreed to participate in the All-India Cost of Living Index Scheme of the Government of India and to bear 50% Of the expenditure likely to be incurred on the maintenance of the Provincial Staff. [...] of the cases the head of the family was employed in an tigineering trade in 17.84 per cent of the cases in trades relating to provsions and the rest in others. [...] of earners other than the head of the family 78 11 3 18 5 3 9 5 7 7 9 6 Wife DauLhter Total ' 11 12 13"13 Income of the family :- The principal source of income is the earning of the head of the family because as will be seen from the following table of the total average income of the family of Rs.