Constitutional and administrative development 1858-1947
Government of India Act 1858 and the Councils Acts of 1861 and 1892
Concepts to cover
- Company abolished, Secretary of State for India with a fifteen-member Council of India, Governor-General as Viceroy, Board of Control and Court of Directors ended
- Non-official Indians nominated to the legislative council, portfolio system (Canning), legislative powers restored to Bombay and Madras, ordinance power
- Indirect election through recommendation, discussion of budget, questions allowed, no right to vote on budget
Where to study
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 26 Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 9 Propaganda in the Legislatures, pp. 113-123
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 5: When People Revolt: 1857 and After
- ch. 5 When People Revolt: 1857 and After, Aftermath, p. 10 (printed 60)