Question

estimate the internal administration of ripon​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1)The sub-division, not the district, should be the maximum area served by one Committee or local board, with primary boards, under it, serving very small areas, so that each member of it might possess knowledge of, and interest in, its affairs.

(2)The local boards should consist of a large majority of elected nonofficial members, and be presided over by a non-official Chairman.

Here was a real beginning of self-government. But unfortunately the principles underlying this resolution were not fully given effect in many of the provinces. The legislation that followed differed in different provinces. In the Central Provinces the Chairman became non-official and the principle of election was adopted, to a certain extent. In other provinces the old system was continued, and only a small number of members were elected. Everywhere the district continued to be the area of the local boards. In Bengal alone an attempt was made to carry Lord Ripon’s principles to the fullest extent, but the Bill introduced for the purpose was vetoed by the Secretary of State. Under the Act finally passed in 1885 the District Boards continued to function under the chairmanship of the District Magistrates.

The ground for the great departure from the principles of the Resolution of May, 1882, was everywhere the demand for efficiency. To a certain extent, this was perhaps achieved. But the value of these new principles lay in a quite different direction. Their author, Lord Ripon, stated it quite clearly in the following words:

“It is not primarily with a view to improvement in administration that the measure is put forward and supported. It is chiefly desirable as a measure of political and popular education.”

The liberal views of Ripon were not, unfortunately, shared by either the local governments or the authorities in England. The high hopes raised in the minds of the Indians were thus dashed to the ground. But the Congress took up this question and pressed it upon the Government year after year.