§ 1. Mr. Dayasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the total number of employés working on State-owned rail ways in India at the last convenient date; and the estimated amount of mileage of railways in India that may be said to be at present under control of private companies?
§ The Under-Secretary of State for India (Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead)The number of employés working on State-owned railways, at 31st March, 1938, was 636,194, of whom 368,208 were on lines worked by the State and the remainder on lines worked by companies. The mileage of company-owned lines, at the same date, was 4,143. In addition, there were 14,036 miles of State-owned lines worked by companies.
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadI will look into that question; I could not answer it offhand.