A federal structure for India was first put forward by the:
a) Government of India Act of 1909
b) Government of India Act of 1919
c) Government of India Act of 1935
d) Charter Act of 1833
Answer. c) Government of India Act of 1935
About the Government of India Act of 1935:
The Government of India Act of 1935 first put forward a federal structure for India.
Federal means dividing power between the Center, State, or Local government.
75 % of our constitution is derived from the Government of India Act 1935.
Jawahar Lal Nehru said that the Government of India Act of 1935 was the "New Act of slavery".
Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) and the Supreme Court of India were formed by the Government of India Act 1935.
Provincial Autonomy was provided under this act.
It abolished diarchy at the provincial level but enacted diarchy at the center level.
The Viceroy of India had ordinance power under this act.
About the Government of India Act 1909:
This act is also known as the Morley Minto reform. Morley was secretary of state and Minto was the viceroy of India at that time.
A separate electorate of Muslims was provided under this act.
About the Government of India Act 1919:
Government of India Act 1919 is also known as the Montague Chelmsford reform. Montague was secretary of state and Chelmsford was viceroy of India.
The governing system was centralized and unitary only.
Reserved subjects were administered by the governor with the aid of the executive council without being responsible to the legislative council.
The governor administered Transferred subjects with the aid of ministers responsible to the legislative council.
It also extended the separate electorate for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans.
It granted the limited franchise.
The new office, High Commissioner for India in London was created by the Act of 1919.
Government of India Act 1947:
As per this act, India and Pakistan were created and a Radcliffe line was drawn between the two countries.
Government of India Act 1833:
The Charter Act of 1833, also known as the Government of India Act 1833, was the final step toward centralization in British India.
It made the governor-general of Bengal the Governor-General of India
Lord William Bentick was the first Governor-general of India.
Exclusive legislative powers of British India were given to The Governor-General of India
The act deprived the legislative powers of Bombay and Madras.
It ended the commercial activities of the East Indian Company and the company became a purely administrative body.
You may Like also:
ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon