Reforms/Acts during British Period

 

Reforms/Acts during British Period

1. Prohibition of Sati and Female infanticide 1829

Lord William Bentinck Supported by Raja Ramous Roy 2. Doctrine of Lapse

1848

Lord Dalhousie

Adoption of sons by rulers in the absence of their natural heirs was banned 3. Indian Legislative Council Act

1861

Lord Canning

Envisaged association of Indians with the administration at higher level. 4. Elbert Bill

Lord Ripon

To bring Indian and European magistracy on equal footing 5. Indian Council Act

Lord Lansdown

Membership of the central legislative councils was enlarged 6.Minto-Morley Reforms

Lord Minto II

Separate electorates to widen the gulf between Hindus and Muslims 7. Indian Councils Act

Lord Minto II

(See Morley-Minto reforms)

8.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (Dyarchy)

Lord Chelmsford

Meaning dual system of Government (See Rowlatt act) 9. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Lord Chelmsford

Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar by General Dyer 10. Rowlatt Act

Lord Chelmsford

Extraordinary powers were given to government to suppress the freedom struggle with General Dyer as the Commandant

11.

Simon Commission

Lord Irwin

To report working of the reforms; recommended diarchy in provinces India to be constituted as a federation and Indianization of armed forces

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Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Lord Irwin

Congress called off the agitation and agreed to participate in the Second Round Table Conference 13. Communal Award

Lord Wellingdon

Envisaged communal representation for depressed classes besides Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs 14. Government of India Act

Lord Wellingdon

Provided for a federal type constitution 15. Cripps Mission

Lord Linlithgow

Proposed Dominion status for India after the Second World War 16. INA Trial

Lord Wavell

INA prisoners of war were tried at Red Fort Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru defended them 17. Wavell Plan

Lord Wavell

Envisaged constitution of executive council in such a way as to give representation to all major communities in India

18.Cabinet Mission Plan

Lord Wavell

Envisaged establishment of Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution 19. Indian Independence Act

Lord Mountbatten

India partitioned and attained independence