Act of Better Government of India 1858

Act of Better Government of India 1858

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Questions

Q. What were the main features of the Government of India Act 1858?

Q. What was the significance of Government of India Act 1858 in the development of Indian Constitution later?

Answer:

Introduction

Circumstances Responsible for the Transfer of Power by the Enactment of the Government of India Act 1858

1. Company's Rule- An Anomaly and Distortion under the Legal patronage of the Parliament

2. Company as a Commercial Corporation exercised the political role without ministerial responsibilities:

3. The British Investors needed a state assurance and security from the British Government:

4. Dual Government over India was a hindrance:

5. Uprising of 1857:

6. Grand Petition of the Company against its annihilation:

7. Grand Petition Turned Down by Counter Arguments in Parliament:

The Bill of Edward Smith-Stanley

Main Provisions of the Government of India Act 1858

Changes in the Home Government in Britain.

Changes in Indian Administration:

Significance of the Government of India Act 1858.

1. An Epoch-making Document in Constitutional Development:

2. The Act abolished the notorious Dual Government:

3. Direct and Closer Control

4. The Creation of the office of the Secretary of State for India was a new development.

5. The Council of the Secretary of State for India was another significant development.

6. It encouraged the development of bureaucratic nature of the Indian administration.

7. Salary of Secretary of State paid out of Indian Revenue was business accountancy with a vengeance.

8. A New Bond developed between the Indian Princes and the Crown.

9. The People of India were won over. 

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