❌ Click the Act : Modern History❌

The debts of the Company to be taken over by the Government of India.

For the first time, the provincial budget 💰 was separated from the central budget

It distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the East India Company

Extended franchise about 14% of the total population got the voting right

Allowed the Christian missionaries to come to India for the purpose of enlightning the people

Guv Gen of India to be Viceroy of India

Ended the system of double govt by abolishing the Board of control and Court of Directors

Salaries of Secretary of state for India and his assistants were to be paid out of the British revenue.

Provided for the spread of Western education among the inhabitants of British territories in India

Bengal, Bombay, Madras, Bihar, Assam, United Provinces. These 6 provinces got bicameralism

Separate Electorates for Scheduled Castes, Women, Labour.

A High Commissioner for India at London was appointed.

Act empowered the Governor General to issue an ordinance in case of emergency.

Members of Council of Secretary of State Removed only on petition presented to the British Crown by both Parl House.

Provided for the establishment of RBI, Federal Public Service Commission, Federal Court, Federal Railway Authority and Auditor General of India .

Ended the activities of the East India company as a commercial body which became a purely administrative body ✝️

Introduced the office of a ‘Vice-President’ at both the centre and the provinces.

Deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers and GGoI was given exclusive legislative powers for the entity of British India

Abolished the trade monopoly of the Company in India except tea and trade with China.

Governor Gen ' s Executive Council was enlarged into a Central Legislative Council🧧

The Act reduced the Governor-General’s Council from four to three members, thereby streamlining decision-making and giving greater authority to the Governor-General.

Indian legslative Council was replaced by a bicameral 2️⃣ legislature at central level

Dyarchy at the center

Secretary of State - in Council for India as a corporate body could be sued in England + India

Recommended holding of simultaneous civil service exams in England + India

Created executive councils in the provinces of Bombay, Madras and West-Bengal

Asserted the sovereignty of British Crown over the company territories in India ✅

The law member became permanent member of Governor-General’s Executive Council 1️⃣

Introduced the portfolio system

It established the Supreme Court at Calcutta.

A Law Member was appointed to the Governor-General’s Council.1️⃣

Attempted to Introduce the system of open competition for selection of civil servants

Commander-in-Chief was not to be a member of the Governor-General’s council unless he was so appointed.

Lord Canning nominated three Indians to the Central Legislative Council: the Raja of Benaras, the Maharaja of Patiala, and Sir Dinkar Rao.

Separate electorate for Sikhs, Christians and Anglo - Indians and Europeans.

A sum of ₹ one lakh was to be set aside for the revival, promotion, and encouragement of literature...

Federal Assembly + Council of State — renamed & expanded)

Allowed both Central and Provincial Legislative Councils to discuss the 💰 budget under certain conditions.

Legislative powers of council of Bombay and Madras were restored.

Introduced local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council for the first time

Separate Electorates for the Muslims, Big Landlords and British Capitalists. ( LORD MORLEY was the then Secretary of State for India.)

Fixed tenure of the Governor-General at five years, renewable with the approval of the Court of Directors of the East India Company

Dyarchy was introduced in the province.( Lord Chelmsford was Viceroy of India then.)

All restrictions on European immigration and the acquisition of property in India were lifted. Wholesale colonization ✅

The federal system of the Government was introduced for the first time

The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament

Proposed the establishment of a Chamber of Princess also known as Narendra Mandal

Company's territories in India were held by it in trust for His Majesty, His Heirs and successors.

Lord William Bentick was the first Governor General of India

Abolished Dyarchy in the provinces and introduced Provincial Autonomy

Introduced and open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants, open to Indians also

Gave the people of the country a shadow rather than substance. : Aurobindo

Separated for the first time the legislative and executive functions of the Governor General's Council ✨