§ Major POLEasked the Secretary of State for India, in regard to the measures being taken in India to avert the spread of leprosy, if he will give information showing in which provinces leprosy survey parties have been set up and village clinics opened with the support of the Government?
§ Mr. BENNLeprosy surveys have been carried out in Bihar and Orissa, the Central Provinces, Madras and in parts of Bengal, and leprosy clinics have been1814W established by the local authorities in the areas covered by these surveys. In addition, numerous clinics have been opened in other parts of India by doctors trained in leprosy treatment during the last few years.