§ 1. Mr. DAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has any statistics and can state the number of Anglo-Indians that have been replaced by Indians in the employ of the Indian State Railway during the last five years?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Butler)There have been reductions of staff during the last five years among all the communities. It is not possible from the figures which I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT to make any inference with regard to the second part of the hon. Member's question.
§ Mr. DAYIs it not against the declared policy of the Government for Anglo-Indians to be displaced by Indians?
§ Mr. BUTLERI think the hon. Member had better study the figures I am sending to him.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The following table shows the number of Europeans, Indians and Anglo-Indians on rates of pay of Rs.250 and upwards serving in the State Railway Services in each of the years 1930–34.
| — | Europeans. | Anglo-Indians. | Indians. | Total. |
| 1930 | 2,216 | 2,747 | 2,671 | 7,634 |
| 1931 | 2,206 | 2,573 | 2,621 | 7,400 |
| 1932 | 2,042 | 2,498 | 2,532 | 7,072 |
| 1933 | 1,929 | 2,439 | 2,499 | 6,967 |
| 1934 | 1,782 | 2,393 | 2,530 | 6,705 |