Supply of Doctors for the Services and for Civilian needs.

2. Terms and measures noted. Recruitment still fall permanently short of lowest require- rate threatens to to Indian Medical Department is ments further below requirements. Army consider their resources actual and prospective to be dangerously low. have been progressively improved for both services have also been taken to utilise civil doctors in relief of military doctors in certain duties and to supplement with Indian Medical Service Women's Branch. About half Indian Medical Service officers holding residuary posts have been recalled and Provinces are opposed to further recells.