INDIAN INDEPENDENCE ACT 1947
Mountbatten Plan Background Lord Mountbatten had came to India as last Viceroy he was assigned the task of speedy power transfer by PM Clement Atlee May 1947-> Mountbatten came up … Read more
Mountbatten Plan Background Lord Mountbatten had came to India as last Viceroy he was assigned the task of speedy power transfer by PM Clement Atlee May 1947-> Mountbatten came up … Read more
Background There was growing demand for constitutional reforms India’s support Britain in WW1 – aided in British acknowledgement of need for more Indians in administration Act derived content from 4 … Read more
BACKGROUND Edwin Samuel Montagu: Secretary of State (1917- 1922) He was a critic of Indian administration He made a declaration in British Parliament (“Montague declaration”) Government to increase association of … Read more
Background Why Passed? To widen the scope of legislative councils To increase participation of Indians in governance First Time ->introduced -> method of elections (mainly indirect) The earlier Indian Councils … Read more
Background Indian National Congress (INC) had put 4 demands : Simultaneous civil services exam in England & India Reforms of Legislative council & adoption of principle of election in place … Read more
Background Syed Ahmed Khan had advised – British Government to take Indian nationals in administration argued failure of British to admit Indians into the Legislative Council as a major reason … Read more
About Act of 1773 Formally called East India Company Act 1772 Lord North was the then British PM It did not completely take over power from East India Company(EIC), hence called … Read more
Mughal Empire did not see an abrupt end, rather a larger political system replaced it. Mughal Empire ( Centralisation) -> Regional States (Decentralisation) Reasons for Decline 1. Aurangzeb’s Policies 2. … Read more