Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
- When?
- Passed December 1919
- Put into practice 1921
- Reaction
- Temporary end to violence - Lost all
hope of moderate gradual change
- Indian Nationalist response was luke-warm
- Provisions were complex and confusing
- It didn't seem worth the years of anticipation
- No point rejecting opportunities given
- However there was a readiness to demand more
- 3 Major Changes
- Self Govt in Future
- Reforms confirmed promise of eventual self govt
- Promised review in 10 years to assess situation
- Changes to Councils and Electorates
- Members elected by Indians now in
majority on Legislative councils
- Exec Council increased to 6, 3
would be appointed Indains
- National Franchise Increased - based upon wealth
- 5 Million can now vote on Provincial Councils
- 1 million vote on Legislative
- 17,000 vote on council of state
- Principle of separate electorates and
candidates firmly embedded
- Reserved elections of Muslim, Sikh and
Christian reps by own electorate
- Special Electorates for unis, landholders and business interests
- Dyarchy
- Admin split in two
- Reserved Matters for the British
- Land Revenue
- Law and Justice
- Police
- Labour
- Irrigation
- Transferred Matters controlled by
Indian Dominated provincial Councils
- Local Self Govt
- Education
- Health
- Agriculture