HC Deb 26 October 1920 vol 133 cc1583-4W
Mr. ALLEN PARKINSON

asked the Secretary of State for India in how many cases indemnities have been imposed on towns or villages concerned in the Punjab disturbances last year, the amount of such indemnity in each case, and the manner in which such indemnity has been levied?

Mr. MONTAGU

Indemnities were imposed in 12 or 14 cases. The principal amounts were imposed as follows:—Amritsar city, Rs.19 lakhs; Gujranwala town, Rs. 2½ lakhs; Kasur town, Rs.1¼ lakhs; Wazirabad, Rs.66,000; Sheikhpura sub-division, Rs. 27,000; the remainder, Rs.3,000 and under. In the case of Amritsar, special measures are being taken to effect recovery through advances to the municipality by the Local Government. In the other eases recovery is being made under section 15A of the Police Act.

Mr. PARKINSON

asked the Secretary of State for India the total amount of compensation awarded by the Government to the Europeans wounded and the relatives of the Europeans killed during the Amritsar disturbances in April, 1919, and the highest and lowest amounts awarded in each case; and the total amount of the grants made to the sufferers and the relatives of the killed during the shooting on the crowd at the Jallianwala Bagh on 13th April, 1919, and the highest and lowest amounts awarded in each case?

Mr. MONTAGU

The information has been telegraphed for, and I will inform the hon. Member when it is received.