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NEW DELHI , SATURDAY , AUGUST 6 , 1949
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE .
RESOLUTION
TARIFFS .
New Delhi , the 6th August 1940
No. 17 (5 ) . T. B./49 . The Tariff Board was asked to investigate the claim of the expanded metal industry for protection or assistance . The Board, having considered the matter has submitted its report . Its recommendations are as follows-
(1 ) " A total ban on imports or the levy of a protective duty is not recommended . If, however , the expanded metal industry is threatened by foreign competition at any time in future , to the matter can be referred to the Board for summary inquiry and report .
(2) The indigenous expanded metal compares favourably with the imported product in quality but there is scope for improvement The industry should , however , seek the assistance of the Indian Standards Institution for evolving a suitable Indian Standard for expanded metal . The industry should approach the National Metallurgical Laboratory , Tatanagar , for conducting research for making expanded metal rustproof
(3) The industry should explore the possibilities of export to foreign countries
(4) The Iron and Steel Controller should increase the supply of steel sheets of suitable gaugesto the industry and also ensure that the supply is regular . Government should assist the industry in obtaining the required supplies of steel from abroad by granting the necessary import licences and should also arrange for the manufacture of the right gauges of steel sheets as required by the industry
(5) Government Departments , Central as well as Provincial , should obtain their supplies of expanded metal from indigenous producers As regards certain specifications which are not manufactured in
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India , the industry should first be consulted as to the possibility of their manufacture . If their imanufacture is possible , necessary arrangements should be made to supply the steel sheets required .
( 6) The Railway Board should include expanded metal under the classi- fication of general engineering goods for the purposes of priority .
(7) A separate heading should be opened for expanded metal in the Annual Sea - Borne Trade Accounts .
(8) The industry should take steps to improve the quality of the indigenous product .
(9) Government should assist the industry to obtain the requisite quality of steel sheets and plates of suitable gauges . Government should arrange for technical advice for this purpose . The industry itself should consider the question of sending its technical representatives to foreign countries to obtain first - hand informa- tion regarding the latest methods of production of expanded metal .
(10) The three producing tirins which are at present private limited concerns should take steps as soon as possible to convert them- selves into public limited companies . "
far 2. Government accept generally the Board's recommendations . With regard to recommendation (4) steps will be taken to implement it as possible. Recommendation ( 7) is under examination . as
3. The attention of the industry is invited to recommendations ( 2) , (3) , ( 8) , (9) and (10) .
ORDER
ORDERED that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to all Provincial Governinents , all Chief Commissioners , Ministry of External Affairs ( External Affairs Wing) , Ministry of External Affairs ( Commonwealth Relations Wing) , and the several Ministries of the Government of India , Prime Minister's Secretariat , Cabinet Sectt . , the Private and Military Secretaries to His Excellency the Governor - General , the Central Board of Revenue , the Auditor General , the Director General of Employment and Resettlement , the Director General , Industry and Supply , the High Commissioner for India in London , Colombo , Ottawa , Karachi and Canberra , the Indian Ambassadors at Nanking , Moscow , Tehran , Kathmandu , Rangoon , Cairo , Kabul , Ankara , Washington , Prague , and Raio de Janerio , Commissioner General for Commer- cial & Sconomic affairs in Europe , Paris Charge d ' Affairs of India in Paris and Brussels , Envoys extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary of India , Bangkok and Berne ; Consuls General for India in Batavia ; Buenosaires , Shanghai , Pondichery , Saigon , Kashgir , New York , and San Francisco ; The Deputy High Commissioner for India in Lahore , London and Dacca; The Secretaryto the High Commissioner for India in the Union of South Africa , Johanseburg; Agents of the Government of India in Kanday and Kuela Luropat ; Consuls for India at Saigon , Goa , and Jedda ; Vice Consuls for India at Medan and Zehedan; The Indian Political Officer , Sikkim ; The Represen- tative of the Government of India in Singapur ; The Commissioners for the Goverunent of India in Trinidad , Nairobi , Mauritius , and Fiji ; Head of the Indian Liaison Mission . Tokyo; Head of the Military Mission , Berlin ; Indian Government Trade ( ' ommissioners in Toronto , Sydney , Mombassa , Colombo Paris and Karachi : Assistant Indian Government Trade Commis- sioner . Dacca ; Commercial Adviser to the High Commissioner in U.K. , London ; Coinmercial Secretaries to the Indian Embassies at Alexandria , Rio De Janerio , 1
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kangoon , Tehran and Kabul ; Paris , His Majesty's Senior Trade Commissioner in India . Umted States Embassy , New Delhi ; The Canadian Trade Commissioner in India ; The Australian Trade Commissioner in India ; The Norwegian Consul General , Bombay ; The High Commissioner for Pakistan in India ; New Delhi ; The Directors of Industries of Saurashtra Union , Rajkot; the Union State of Matsya , Alwar ; the United State of Vindhya Pardesh , Rewa : the United State of Rajasthan , Udaipur, Gwaliar , Indore , Malwa Union , Gwaliar ; Patiala and East Punjab States Union , Patiala ; Editor , Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research , P - Block , Raisina Road , New Delhi . Indian Consul of Agriculture Research ; Indian Standard Institution , Delhi , Free India Service , Tamrind House , Tanjind Lane, Fort Bombay; The Economic Adviser to the Government of India ; Economic Adviser to the Rajasthan Union ; The Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics , Calcutta ; The Secretary , Indian Tariff Board , Bombay ; The Secre- tary , Industrial Finance Corporation of India , New Delhi , and All recognised Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations .
ORDERED that a copy be communicated to the Government of Burana. ORDERED also that it be published in the Gazette of India .
C. C. DESAI , Secy .
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