What were the feature of Government of India Act 1858
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Features of Act
1. It provided that India henceforth was to be governed by, and in the name of, Her Majesty. It changed the designation of the Governor-General of India to that of Viceroy of India. He (viceroy) was the direct representative of the British Crown in India. Lord Canning thus became the first Viceroy of India.
2. It ended the system of double government by abolishing the Board of Control and Court of Directors.
3. It created a new office, Secretary of State for India, vested with complete authority and control over Indian administration. The secretary of state was a member of the British cabinet and was responsible ultimately to the British Parliament.
4. It established a 15-member Council of India to assist the secretary of state for India. The council was an advisory body. The secretary of state was made the chairman of the council.
5. It constituted the secretary of state-in-council as a body corporate, capable of suing and being sued in India and in England.
‘The Act of 1858 was, however, largely confined to the improvement of the administrative machinery by which the Indian Government was to be supervised and controlled in England. It did not alter in any substantial way the system of government that prevailed in India.’ After 1858, the interests of India were further subordinated to those of Britain. Due to the conflicts of Britain with the other imperialist powers, India was made to serve the British economic interests. Indian resources were also utilized to serve the interests of the British Empire in other parts of the world and in costly wars against other countries.
1. It provided that India henceforth was to be governed by, and in the name of, Her Majesty. It changed the designation of the Governor-General of India to that of Viceroy of India. He (viceroy) was the direct representative of the British Crown in India. Lord Canning thus became the first Viceroy of India.
2. It ended the system of double government by abolishing the Board of Control and Court of Directors.
3. It created a new office, Secretary of State for India, vested with complete authority and control over Indian administration. The secretary of state was a member of the British cabinet and was responsible ultimately to the British Parliament.
4. It established a 15-member Council of India to assist the secretary of state for India. The council was an advisory body. The secretary of state was made the chairman of the council.
5. It constituted the secretary of state-in-council as a body corporate, capable of suing and being sued in India and in England.
‘The Act of 1858 was, however, largely confined to the improvement of the administrative machinery by which the Indian Government was to be supervised and controlled in England. It did not alter in any substantial way the system of government that prevailed in India.’ After 1858, the interests of India were further subordinated to those of Britain. Due to the conflicts of Britain with the other imperialist powers, India was made to serve the British economic interests. Indian resources were also utilized to serve the interests of the British Empire in other parts of the world and in costly wars against other countries.
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Answer:IT ENDED THE SYSTEM OF DOUBLE GOVERNMENT BY ABOLOSHING THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND COURT DIRECTORS.IT CREATED A NEW OFFICE,SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA,VESTED WITH COMPLETE AUTHORITY AND CONTROL OVER INDIAN ADMINISTRATION
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