HC Deb 01 August 1940 vol 363 c1425W
Sir T. Moore

asked the Secretary of State for India the numbers of Indian troops which have been added to the standing Indian Army since the beginning of the war?

Mr. Amery

Up to the end of last May, 53,000 men had been enrolled in the Indian Army since the beginning of the war. Steps to provide for a much larger increase in the strength of the Indian Army have been taken since then.