§ Colonel YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the total amount to be expended on education in India this year; and how much of that is to be devoted to education for domiciled Europeans and Anglo-Indians?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI presume that by "this year" the hon. and gallant Member means the financial year 1912–13. The revised estimate of educational expenditure is £3,068,000. That is the total of Imperial and provincial expenditure under the specific head "Education," but does not include expenditure on buildings or 439 expenditure met from local funds or municipalities. I hope shortly to be able to give details as to the allocation of the sum.
§ Colonel YATEHas the attention of the hon. Gentleman been drawn to the statement that a Grant of three lakhs was given for domiciled Europeans and Anglo-Indians, and, considering the great disabilities that these people suffer from, will he not give a larger amount for the education of their children?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe sum of fifty lakhs mentioned at the recent Durbar is included in the £3,000,000, which shows an excess over last year of over a million sterling. I hope very shortly to be able to say what part of that sum will be given to the education of children of domiciled Europeans and Anglo-Indians.
§ Colonel YATEWill the hon. Gentleman consider the question of giving more than three lakhs?
§ Mr. MONTAGUYes; that is the revised estimate for this year, 1912–13, and no further sum will be available in that year. That is only an instalment of the larger sum to be expended.