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❌ Click the Act : Modern History❌

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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.
Abolished Dyarchy in the provinces and introduced Provincial Autonomy
Governor Gen ' s Executive Council was enlarged into a Central Legislative Council🧧
Separate Electorates for Scheduled Castes, Women, Labour.
Dyarchy at the center
The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament
Introduced local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council for the first time
Separated for the first time the legislative and executive functions of the Governor General's Council ✨
It distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the East India Company
Asserted the sovereignty of British Crown over the company territories in India ✅
Secretary of State - in Council for India as a corporate body could be sued in England + India
15 member council of India to assist the secretary of state for India
Separate electorate for Sikhs, Christians and Anglo - Indians and Europeans.
Dyarchy was introduced in the province.( Lord Chelmsford was Viceroy of India then.)
Reserved Subjects and Transferred subjects at Provincial level
Salaries of Secretary of state for India and his assistants were to be paid out of the British revenue.
Created executive councils in the provinces of Bombay, Madras and West-Bengal
Allowed the Christian missionaries to come to India for the purpose of enlightning the people
All restrictions on European immigration and the acquisition of property in India were lifted. Wholesale colonization ✅
Attempted to Introduce the system of open competition for selection of civil servants
The Indian nationalists raised the slogan ‘no taxation without representation’
Ended the activities of the East India company as a commercial body which became a purely administrative body ✝️
Right to ask supplementary questions , move resolutions on the 💰 budget and so on.
Allowed both Central and Provincial Legislative Councils to discuss the 💰 budget under certain conditions.
Introduced and open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants, open to Indians also
Indian legslative Council was replaced by a bicameral 2️⃣ legislature at central level
⏺️ Upper House → Council of State
60 members (34 elected + 26 nominated), 5-year tenure
Forerunner of today's Rajya Sabha
⚫ Lower House → Central Legislative Assembly (CLA)
145 members (104 elected + 41 nominated), 3-year tenure
Forerunner of today's Lok Sabha. Vitthalbhai Patel became head of this house in 1925
A Law Member was appointed to the Governor-General’s Council.1️⃣
It established the Supreme Court at Calcutta.
The debts of the Company to be taken over by the Government of India.
Provided for the establishment of RBI, Federal Public Service Commission, Federal Court, Federal Railway Authority and Auditor General of India .
Gave the people of the country a shadow rather than substance. : Aurobindo
A sum of ₹ one lakh was to be set aside for the revival, promotion, and encouragement of literature...
Fixed tenure of the Governor-General at five years, renewable with the approval of the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Ended the system of double govt by abolishing the Board of control and Court of Directors
Lord Canning nominated three Indians to the Central Legislative Council: the Raja of Benaras, the Maharaja of Patiala, and Sir Dinkar Rao.
Lord William Bentick was the first Governor General of India
A High Commissioner for India at London was appointed.
Introduced the portfolio system
Members of Council of Secretary of State Removed only on petition presented to the British Crown by both Parl House.
The federal system of the Government was introduced for the first time
Extended franchise about 14% of the total population got the voting right
Act empowered the Governor General to issue an ordinance in case of emergency.
Abolished the trade monopoly of the Company in India except tea and trade with China.
The law member became permanent member of Governor-General’s Executive Council 1️⃣
Satyendra Prasad Sinha was appointed as a law member in the Viceroy’s Executive Counci
Proposed the establishment of a Chamber of Princess also known as Narendra Mandal
Separate Electorates for the Muslims, Big Landlords and British Capitalists. ( LORD MORLEY was the then Secretary of State for India.)
For the first time, the provincial budget 💰 was separated from the central budget
Recommended holding of simultaneous civil service exams in England + India
Guv Gen of India to be Viceroy of India
Deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers and GGoI was given exclusive legislative powers for the entity of British India
Bengal, Bombay, Madras, Bihar, Assam, United Provinces. These 6 provinces got bicameralism
Commander-in-Chief was not to be a member of the Governor-General’s council unless he was so appointed.
Introduced the office of a ‘Vice-President’ at both the centre and the provinces.
Legislative powers of council of Bombay and Madras were restored.
Deprived in 1833
Company's territories in India were held by it in trust for His Majesty, His Heirs and successors.
Provided for the spread of Western education among the inhabitants of British territories in India
Federal Assembly + Council of State — renamed & expanded)
1773 Regulating Act
1784 Pitt’s India Act
1793 Charter Act
1813 Charter Act
1833 Charter Act
1853 Charter Act
1858 Act for the Better Govt
1861 Indian Council Act
1892 Indian Council Act
1909 Indian Council Act
1919 Government of India Act
1935 Government of India Act
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