what was called the arundel committee
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The Arundale Committee was established by Lord Minto with the mandate to work out an expansion of the Legislative Council.
Lord Minto in 1896 appointed a four member Committee under the presidentship of Sir A.T. Arunadel for recommendation on political reform. This committee submitted its recommendation in 1906 itself.
Sir Arundale Committee:
i. Expanded the central and provincial Legislative Councils.
ii. Maintained majority of official members.
iii. Non official majority in provincial legislature but not of elected ones.
iv. First attempt of introducing representative and popular element.
v. Official majority in Central (Imperial) Legislature.
vi. Separate electorate for Muslim.
vii. Members can discuss budget and more resolutions and supplementary question.
viii. Members can discuss matters of public interest.
*Lord Minto came to be known as the ‘Father of Communal Electorate’.
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The Arundel Committee was appointed by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Minto, to look after the question of extending the representative element in the Legislative Council of Muslims. ... The committee was responsible for carrying out its studies and make its observations on the same.