§ Mr. ERNEST EVANSasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether it is open to all persons in receipt of pensions in respect of Government service in India to commute any and, if so, what part of their pensions?
§ Earl WINTERTONAs regards military officers, commutation is allowed, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, up to one-third in the case of commissioned officers and one-sixth in that of warrant officers. As regards civil pensions, under existing rules commutation may be allowed, subject to certain restrictions, up to one-third. Consequent, however, on the recommendations of the Lee Commission, the Secretary of State1096W in Council has recently decided that members of the All-India Services and certain other persons not yet finally determined shall have the right to commute up to one-half of their pension subject to medical examination and to the retention of a minimum uncommuted portion. He also proposes to delegate to the Government of India and local Governments, in respect of persons not covered by the decision just mentioned, power to allow commutation up to one-half, subject to any conditions they think right to impose.