Mention any two demerits of dual Administration set up in bengal.
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Demerits of the Dual Government:
The Dual Government of Clive has been criticized in various ways. It led to disastrous results. The administration in Bengal almost collapsed. Power was divorced from the responsibility. The British were in possession of power and money where as the Nawab had neither power nor money. He had only the responsibility of running the administration. The Nawab failed to manage the administration smoothly with a small annual grant of rupees 50 lakhs only. The company tried to improve its own lot by the revenue it collected from Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The Nawab could not do any work of public utility due to paucity of fund. The Nawab also had no power to enforce law.
As a result lawlessness prevailed in most parts of Bengal. The cases of theft and rubbery increased by lips and bounds. The common people had to suffer a lot due to want of justice. They suffered to such an extent that they preferred even to leave their home and heart.
The condition of agriculture in Bengal gradually deteriorated under the Dual Government of Clive. The power of collection of revenue rested in the hands of the company only. So, the Nawab could not make any provision like irrigation for the development of agriculture in Bengal. He also failed to advance loan to the needy farmers due to shortage of fund. The great famine of 1770 was an indirect outcome of the above difficulties.
The poor administration in Bengal led to rapid increase of private trade. The servants of the East India Company carried on trade and commerce privately without paying any tax. They earned a lot of profit out of this illegal trade. But on the other hand the merchants of Bengal suffered a lot, because they were over burdened with tax. Thus, the Dual Government dealt a terrible blow to the local trade and commerce.
The servants of the Nawab became wayward and oppressive when they came to know that the Nawab was a great puppet in the hands of the English company. This led to the suffering of the people of Bengal. It was another drawback of the Dual Government.
The Dual Government of Clive was further responsible for the downfall of local industries. The company's people forced the local weavers to work exclusively for the company. Many other small local industries also were brought under the control of the company.
People failed to get proper justice under the Dual system of Government. The judges of the Nawab were influenced by British authority, because the latter played vital role in their appointment. Thus, the judges failed to give impartial verdict which was detrimental to the interest of the public.
The downfall of agriculture under the Dual Government ultimately led to the downfall of Company's income. The English Company became apathetic to agriculture in Bengal which led to loss of production in the field. It ultimately resulted in decrease of revenue collection.
Thus, the Dual Government of Clive proved to Bengal a failure. It gave rise to several complicacies in the administration of Bengal. The absence of responsibility on the part of the company led to abuses of power and corruption.
The separation of power from responsibility led Bengal towards its ruin. The Dual Government was avowedly a device for hoodwinking the country powers and the foreign nations whom Clive did not like to give umbrage. Though the Nawab , under this set up, "had nothing but the name and shadow of authority, yet that name and shadow were to Bengal preserved and outwardly venerated as a convenient mask which it would Bengal dangerous to throw off."
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the Dual Government of Clive proved to Bengal a failure. It gave rise to several complicacies in theadministration of Bengal. The absence of responsibility on the part of the company led to abuses of power and corruption. The separation of power from responsibility led Bengal towards its ruin.Jun 28, 2017