In addition to this, India has borne a share of the
normal military expenditure, which would properly
be debitable to the British Exchequer, Mr. Kumarappa,
a member of the Committee, computed this share at
about Rs, 540.13 crores upto 1913. This is about one-
fourth of the normal military expenditure. Ramsay
MacDonald himself suggested that half of this expen-
diture should devolve on the British treasury.
By 1931 a sum of Rs. 1,050 crores was paid out as
interest to U.K. and a refund of Rs. 536.02 crores was
claimed back by the Congress.
Total as per above statement	Rs. 729.   crores
Share of annual military expenditure      „   540.13   „
Interest wrongly paid out	,»   536.02   „
Rs 1805.15 crores
ARMED FORCES FOR BRITAIN'S BENEFIT
The army expenditure in India is mainly intended
to help Britain to retain her empire. Ramsay Mac-
Donald said: "A large part of the army in India—cer-
tainly one-half—is an imperial army which we require
for other than purely Indian purposes and its costs,
therefore, should be met from Imperial and not Indian
funds."
Mr, Buchanan, a member of the Welby Com-
mission, said: "In so far as the military defence of
India is concerned, India pays everything and the U.K.
nothing in discharging these imperial duties. India
has a fair claim that part of the burden should be
borne by the Imperial Exchequer* As to the equity
of the claim on the part of India, there can be no
doubt"
The Indian Army is in fact a predominantly Bri-
tish Army. Just prior to World War II the sanctioned
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