§ 1. Colonel Sir CHARLES YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, considering that certain municipalities in India, in which full self- 1744 government has already been attained, are inefficient in the matter of public services such as water supply, roads, etc., and that the financial position of many municipalities is causing concern, the Government of India will call on the members of these municipalities either to show their fitness for local self-government or else to resign; if not, will he state what steps it is proposed to take to enable Indians to show their fitness for self-government?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Richards)I would refer the honourable and gallant Member to the answer which I gave to a somewhat similar question which he put to me on 18th June. The Government of India no longer control municipalities in Governors' Provinces.