London, May 27.
A big step forward in the direction of the Indianization of the superior Civil Services in India is recommended in the report of the Royal Commission, presided over by Viscount Lee, which has been touring India. The Commission urges that the Indian Civil Service should comprise 60 per cent, of Indians, compared with 39 per cent, as at present, the Police Service 50 per cent. instead of 88 per cent,, the Forest Service 75 per cent. and the Engineers 62 per cent. The Commission also recommends improvements in pry, pensions and concessions in re.ard to passages home for officers end wives, The Commission further recom mends that.the educational, agrieultural and other services shall henceforth be recruited and controlled by. the local Governments instead of by the Secretary of State—Reuter, Comemned Unanimously by Native Press Simla, May 28, Service circles and the Anglo Indian press express the opinion that the report of the Royal Commission, presided over by. Viscount Lee, favouring the Indianisation of the superior Civil Service in India, offers a satisfactory solution of the question of the position of the Services, but doubt the success of the experiment of recruiting for the Services in the provinces by Indian Ministers and their rapid Indianisa-
The Indian press "unanimously condemns the report on the ground that it gives overwhelming and un-|% called for concessions to the Services. Indian Members of. the Legislative Assembly are also hostile. They propose to move a resolution in this connexion Reuter.
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