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Government of India Act 1935
- Overview
- 3 main principles
- Provincial autonomy
- Eventual Federation
at national level
- Safeguards given to British govt
- Provincial autonomy
- Most complicated
legislation ever passed
- 450 clauses
- 4000 pages of discussion
- 4000 pages of discussion
- 450 clauses
- 3 main principles
- Provisions
- Expand electorate to 35 million
- Still only 10% of population
- Still only 10% of population
- Abolish dyarchy
- 'reserved' powers given
to provincial govts
- 'reserved' powers given
to provincial govts
- Create full provincial govts
- Consisting of legislative
+ executive councils
- Consisting of legislative
+ executive councils
- Viceroy keeps power of
defence and foreign affairs
- Section 93
- British take back full control of
India in states of emergency
- British take back full control of
India in states of emergency
- Expand electorate to 35 million
- Reaction
- Congress - split reaction
- Some rejected the
reforms on principle
- wanted purna swaraj
- wanted purna swaraj
- Some wanted to grasp
short term political gains
- Some rejected the
reforms on principle
- Indians in general
- Saw it as too little too late
- Because it took so long to pass,
it suited the old Indian demands
- Because it took so long to pass,
it suited the old Indian demands
- Saw it as too little too late
- British
- Right wing
- Saw it as too much, Indian people
should not be given this much power
- Noone happy
- Noone happy
- Saw it as too much, Indian people
should not be given this much power
- Left Wing
- Saw it as too little -
should give more
- Saw it as too little -
should give more
- Right wing
- Congress - split reaction
- Federation and the Princes
- Act designed to make India federal (like USA)
- This plan included the princely states
- Brits believed they could water down Congress
ideas by including princes in federation plan -
princes traditionally loyal to Brits
- The plan was to give special concessions to
princes - could choose own council reps
- Princes refused to sign - worried about
losing personal wealth and armies
- Federation abandoned in 1939 - outbreak of WWII,
Brits have more important things to concentrate on
- Federation abandoned in 1939 - outbreak of WWII,
Brits have more important things to concentrate on
- Princes refused to sign - worried about
losing personal wealth and armies
- The plan was to give special concessions to
princes - could choose own council reps
- Brits believed they could water down Congress
ideas by including princes in federation plan -
princes traditionally loyal to Brits
- This plan included the princely states
- Act designed to make India federal (like USA)
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