- Court of Directors hitherto elected every year would be elected for 4 years
- Total number of Directors 24,one fourth retiring every year
- A Governor General in Bengal with four members to assist him and the quorum was 3
- The member of Governor Generals EC to hold office for 5 years
- The Governor General will have authority over Madras and Bombay
- Supreme court was created
- The court was given both original and appellate jurisdiction
Provisions of 1784 Act
Provisions of 1813 Act
- A Board of Control with 6 members
- Court of Directors retained real executive power and patronage and Board of control no power of patronage
- The members of Governor Generals EC was reduced to 3
- Only Covenanted servants will be appointed as members of the Council of Governor General
- The Presidencies of Bombay and Madras were subordinated to the Governor General
- Prohibition of aggressive wars and treaties with Indian princes
Provisions of 1833 Act
- Company was deprived of monopoly of trade except trade with China and trade in tea
- Rs 1 lakh for education in India
Provisions of 1853 Act
- Centralized government in India and the Governor General of Bengal was made the Governor General of India
- Bombay and Madras completely subordinated to the Governor General
- A new member, a Law member in the Governor General's EC
- Company lost its monopoly of tea trade and trade with China
- "No Indian or natural born subject of the Crown resident in India by reason of birth,colour,descent, be disqualified for any employment under the company
- Government of India to take serious measures to ameliorate the condition of slaves
Provisions of 1858 Act
- The law member was made a full member
- The number of Court of Directors reduced to 18, 6 nominated by the Crown and the quorum was fixed at 10
- The power of patronage of the Directors was curbed
- Services thrown to open competition
Provisions of 1861 Act
- A Secretary of State for India and he will be assisted by 15 members of which 8 to be nominated by the Crown whereas 7 to be nominated by the Court of Directors
- Half of the members must have worked in India for at least 10 years
- Governor General was made Viceroy
- Appointment to the Covenanted servants to be made by open competitive examination
Provisions of 1892 Act
- Introduction of Portfolio system
- A fifth member added to Viceroy's EC and he has to be a gentleman of legal profession
- For legislative purpose Viceroy's EC was expanded by the addition of not less than 6 and not more than 12 members half of which must be non officials
- Their tenure for 6 months
- Power of Bombay and Madras Presidencies restored
Some points to remember
- Two fifth of the members of the council to be non officials
- Principle of election introduced
- Members could ask questions and general discussion on budget was allowed
- PSC introduced by the act of 1919
- The preamble of the Act of 1919 was based on the August declaration of 1917
- The income qualification of Hindu candidates was much more than that of Muslim candidates by the Act of 1909
- Introduction of election by the Act of 1909
- The details of electoral qualification and seat allocation was left to local authorities by the act of 1909
- The Act of 1919 was the most short lived act
- An Indian was appointed to the Viceroy's EC for the first time by the Act of 1909
- By the Act of 1909 Executive Councils were created for Bengal,Bihar,Orissa and UP
- By the Act of 1935, Council of States to have 250 members and Federal Assembly 375 members wherein Princely states to send 104 and 125 nominated candidates respectively
- Provincial autonomy was granted by the Act of 1935.
- A Federation by the Act of 1935 could not be formed unless states sent not less than 104 members to the Council of the States
ROAD TO A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT- History Notes
Provisions of 1773 Act
