HC Deb 26 June 1933 vol 279 cc1176-7W
Duchess of ATHOLL

asked the Secretary of State for India the number of British and Indian officers, respectively, serving in the following services in 1920, 1921, and 1933: the Indian Civil Service, the Indian Police, Indian Forest Service, Indian Medical Service, and Indian Service of Engineers; and also the number of British, Anglo-Indians, and Indians, respectively, serving in the Rail-way Services, the Posts and Telegraph Services, and the Customs Services in the years mentioned?

Service. 1922. 1932.
European. Indian. Total. European. Indian. Total.
Indian Civil Service 1,179 208 1,387 843 465 1,308
Indian Police 627 66 693 528 152 680
Indian Forest Service 236 42 278 217 97 314
Indian Medical Service (Civil). 326 35 361 195 97 292
Indian Service of Engineers 431 291 722 329 297 626

No information is available regarding the composition of the Customs Services or the composition in 1920 and 1921 of the Posts and Telegraphs Services. The figures for the Railway Services (including company-managed railways) and for the Posts and Telegraphs Services in 1932 are:—

Service. Year. European. Anglo-Indian. Indian.
Railway Services 1920 6,943 10,866 695,269
1921 7,281 11.940 729,789
1932 4,516 13,544 712,159
Posts and Telegraphs 1932 270 2,410 104,713

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