The Archive · 1941

Indian Budget Approved By Assembly

Bill Includes Provision For New Regiments

New Delhi, Mar. 23.

920 "Men Arms..20 "Men and Their b y Talk b; 9.30 Musical Atlas—Songs and Music 1100 of Many Lands Late Night a Programme Peter Adam's German 1140-1145 Late News Summary By 40 to 19 votes, the Legislative Assembly yesterday passed the Finance Bill introduced on February 22.

The Act includes provision for raising new armoured and mechinized cavalry regiments, new Indian field artillery regiments, regular infantry batwlions, engineer units. ard all highly-trained and specialized artillery troops required for modern warfare, About £5,000,000 of the prospective deficit for 1941/42 oralling over £15,000,000 will be met by increases in various taxes, while the remaining deficit will be covered by borrowing.—Reuter.

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