§ 5. Sir JOHN HEWETTasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that certain junior members of the Indian Civil Service appointed under the reconstruction scheme in the years 1919 and 1920 to the United Provinces, have been given seniority from a particular year, while they have only received the time-scale pay of the year after that from which their seniority counts; and whether, seeing that some of these officers represented their case nearly two years ago, and have recently been informed that final orders are not likely to be issued for some time, as the matter is still under the consideration of the Government of India, and will eventually have to be submitted to the Secretary of 941 State for India, he will ascertain from the Government of India the reason for the delay in disposing of the representation?
§ Earl WINTERTONOrders with regard to the dates on which increments of pay fall due in the case of members of the Indian Civil Service appointed under the Reconstruction Scheme were sent to the Government of India in October last. I am not aware of any difficulty having arisen in applying those orders in the case of any individual members of the Service, but I will ask my Noble Friend to communicate to the Government of India a copy of the hon. Member's question and this reply.