Question

why did dual government fail in bengal

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Dual Government means double system of administration.The system of Dual Government was introduced in Bengal by Robert Clive of British East India Company.This system remained in practice during the period from 1765 to 1772.
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.