write any two administrative reforms carried out by the British governor general Warren hasting
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Answer:
Administrative Reforms
Removal of Deputy Subedars. Appointment of English Collectors. Establishment of a Board of Revenue at Calcutta. Shifting of treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta.
Answer:
The administrative reforms carried out by the British General Warren Hastings are as follows:
1. He abolished the dual system and passed regulating Act of 1973.
2. For revenue collection, he set up a board revenue at Calcutta.
Explanation:
Warren Hastings was the first governor-general of Bengal.
During his period he passed the regulating Act of 1973. The main administrative reforms carried out by him are:
1. He abolished the dual system that had been established by Robert Clive.
- In the dual system, the company had the right to collect revenue (Diwani rights) and he appointed the Nizam or Indian chiefs as the administrative authority.
- The annual tax paid to the Mughals also stopped.
2. For collecting the revenue, he established a board of revenue at Calcutta.
- The treasury was moved from Murshidabad to Calcutta. As a result, Calcutta became Bengal's capital in 1772.