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Government of India Act, Indian Councils Act,

Lord Lytton
Government of India Act 1858
Indian administration was transferred to British crown instead of
East India company
general was titled Viceroy of India, Hence Lord Canning got the
unique opportunity to be the Gov. general as well as Viceroy of
India
The viceroy was to be assisted by an executive council whose
members were to act as the heads of various departments, as well
as viceroy’s official advisors
In England, the Court of Directors and Board of Control were
abolished & replaced by Secretary of State for India and India
Council.
The Secretary of State would be a member of the British cabinet.
Sir Charles Wood was made the first Secretary of State for India.
India Council consisting of 15 members would assist him.
All initiatives and final decisions rested with the secretary and the
council was only advisory in nature.
Thus the dual system introduced by Pitt’s India Act of 1784 came
to an end
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Queens Victoria’s proclamation → Magna Carta of Veilig

Indian people
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Lord Canning proclaimed the new government at Allahabad in
Nov 1858 in accordance with the Queens Victoria’s proclamation in 1 dag
viz.

Disclaimed any further expansion of territory, Promised religious

tolerance
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Endorsed the treaty made by the Company with Indian prince and
promised to respect their rights, dignity and honour
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Pledged equal treatment of all her subjects
Service.
Equal and impartial protection of law

Indian Councils Act of 1861

A fifth member, who was to be a jurist was added to viceroy’s

executive council
Governor-General’s Executive Council was enlarged into a Central
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Six to twelve “additional members” were to be nominated by the Never Miss an
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Not less than half of these members were to be non-officials/Indian
members
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Thus a provision was made for the inclusion of Indians in the
Legislative Council
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Functions of these members were strictly limited to making submitted data
legislation (subjected to viceroys approval) being collected via
this form*
They were forbidden from interfering in the matters of the
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They did not possess powers of administration and finance.
Legislative Councils were also established in the provinces.
The number of additional members in the provinces was fixed
between four to eight
By means of this act people of India came to be involved in the
law making process

Lord Mayo 1869-1872

For the first time in my Indian history census was held in 1871
Opening of the Rajkot College in Kathiawar and the Mayo
College at Ajmer for political training of Indian princes.
Establishment of Statistical Survey of India.
Establishment of Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Introduction of state railways.
In 1872, a convict Sher Ali stabbed him to death at Port Blair.

Lord Northbrook (1872-1876)

Deposition of Gaekwad in 1874

The famous Kuka movement
Visit of Prince of Wales
Abolition of income tax
Famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-1874

Lord Lytton 1876 – 1880

Famine of 1876-78 had resulted from the failure of two monsoons

Outbreak of cholera and fever added to the misery of the suffering
population.
Foundation of the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College was laid
by Lord Lytton in 1877 at Aligarh

Royal Titles Act (1877)

Queen Victoria assuming the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ or Queen

Empress of India at Delhi Darbar.
Delhi Darbar, also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three
times at the height of the British Empire viz.

1877 for Queen Victoria

1903 for Edward 7 and Alexandra

1911 for George 5 & Mary

First Famine Commission (1878-80)

1st Famine Commission (1878-80) was appointed under Sir

Richard Strachey
It advocated including provision of funds for famine relief and
construction work in annual budget.

Vernacular Press Act (1878)

Empowered magistrate to secure an undertaking from the editor,

publisher and printer of a vernacular newspaper that nothing
would be published against the English Government
If done so, Equipment of press would be seized, hence crushed
Freedom of Indian press

Second Anglo Afghan War

Britishers emerged victorious

Famous for Treaty of Gandamak
Afghan policy of British resident at Kabul
This was aimed to thwart expansion by the Russian Empire into
India

Arms Act 1878

Prevented Indians to keep armaments without appropriate license

Europeans & Anglo Indians were exempted from these acts

Uniform salt tax

Introduced uniform salt tax throughout British India

Abolished many trade import duties which adversely affected
Indian Industries & its economy.
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