§ 9. Mr. PALINGasked the Secretary of State for India the number of Indian officers in the Indian Army; how many are at present being trained in the Indian Sandhurst; and how many have passed through as fully-trained officers?
§ Mr. BUTLERThe answer to the first part is 195, including those now serving with British units pending final appointment to the Indian Army; to the second part, approximately 150; and to the third, 22, who have just been commissioned from the Indian Military Academy and are the first batch to pass out. They are included in the 195 first mentioned.
§ Mr. PALINGAre these officers posted to regiments composed entirely of Indians, or are any posted to regiments containing Britishers?
§ Mr. BUTLERAll officers, British as well as Indians, who are posted to the Indian Army are attached to British units in India for a year before they are finally posted to Indian units.