Committees and Commissions in British India

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Committees and Commissions in British India

Committees and Commissions in British India
Committees and Commissions in British India

Committees and Commissions in British India

Viceroy

 Committee and Commissions Year Chairman

Objectives

Lord Ripon

 Hunter Commission 1882 William Hunter To study the development in Education
Lord Curzon University Commission 1902 Thomas Raleigh

To study the Universities and introduce reforms

Lord Chelmsford

 Calcutta University Commission 1917 Michael Sadler To study the condition of Calcutta University
Lord Irwin Indian Constitutional Commission 1929 Philip Hartog

To study the position of Education

Lord Willington

 Sapru Committee 1934 Tej Bahadur Sapru

To study the Causes of Unemployment

Earl Wavell

 Sergeant Plan 1944 John Sergeant To raise the standard of Education like British
Lord Lytton Famine Commission 1880 Richard Strachy

To give relief to the famine stricken

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Wood’s Despatch 1854

  • Viceroy : Lord Dalhousie
  • Name : Wood’s Despatch 1854
  • Year : 1854
  • Chairman : Sir Charles Woods
  • Objectives : Report about Education. According to the despatch, for higher education, the chief medium of instruction would be English

Campbell Commission 1866 (or) Famine Commission 1866

  • Viceroy : Sir John Lawrence
  • Name : Campbell Commission 1866 (or) famine Commission 1866
  • Year : 1866
  • Chairman : Campbell
  • Objectives : to investigate the causes of Famine in Odisha, and suggest ways to prevent its recurrence

Famine Commission 1880

  • Viceroy : Lord Lytton
  • Name : Famine Commission 1880
  • Year : 1880
  • Chairman : Richard Starchy
  • Objectives : To give relief to famine stricken

Hunter Commission 1882

  • Viceroy : Lord Ripon
  • Name : Hunter Commission
  • Year : 1882
  • Chairman : William Hunter
  • Objectives : To study the development in Education
  • First Educational Commission in India.
  • Recommendation:
    • Preference be given to people who can read and write when selecting persons to fill the lowest offices in the government.
    • Formation of school districts taking the area of any municipal or rural unit of Local self-Government and establishment of schools placed under their jurisdiction in each district.
    • District and Municipal Boards were directed to assign specific funds to primary education.

Aitchison Committee 1886

  • Viceroy : Lord Dufferin
  • Name : Aitchison Committee 1886 (or) Public Service Commission 1886
  • Year : 1886
  • Chairman : Sir Charles Aitchison
  • Objectives : To involve more Indians in Civil Service

Lyall Commission 1886

  • Viceroy : Lord d Elgin II
  • Name : Lyall Commission 1886 (or) Famine Commission 1886
  • Year : 1886
  • Chairman : Lord Lyall
  • Objectives : This commission recommended the development of irrigation facilities.

Opium Commission 1893

  • Viceroy : Lord Lansdown
  • Name : Opium Commission 1893 (or) Royal Commission on Opium 1893
  • Year : 1893
  • Chairman : Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
  • Objectives : To investigate about the effect of opium on health

Herschell Committee 1893

  • Viceroy : Lord Lansdowne
  • Name : Herschell Committee 1893
  • Year : 1893
  • Chairman : Herschell
  • Objectives : To give suggestions regarding currency

Famine Commission 1897

  • Viceroy : Lord Elgin
  • Name : Famine Commission 1897
  • Year : 1897
  • Chairman : James Liyal
  • Objectives : To give suggestion on earlier reports

Indian Currency Committee (or) Fowler Committee 1898

  • Viceroy : Lord Elgin
  • Name : Indian Currency Committee 1898 (or) Fowler Committee 1898
  • Year : 1898
  • Chairman : Henry Fowler
  • Objectives : To give suggestions on currency

Famine Commission 1900

  • Viceroy : Lord Curzon
  • Name : Famine Commission 1900
  • Year : 1900
  • Chairman : Anthony McDonald
  • Objectives : To give the suggestion on Famine Report

Irrigation Commission 1901

  • Viceroy : Lord Curzon
  • Name : Irrigation Commission 1901 (or) Indian Irrigation Commission 1901
  • Year : 1901
  • Chairman : Sir Wolvin Scott Monkinj
  • Objectives : To plan for the expenditure on Irrigation

University Commission 1902 (or) Raleigh Commission 1902

  • Viceroy : Lord Curzon
  • Name : University Commission (or) Raleigh Commission 1902
  • Year : 1902
  • Chairman : Thomas Raleigh
  • Objectives :  To study the Universities and introduce reforms

Fraser Commission 1902 (or) Police Commission 1902

  • Viceroy : Lord Curzon
  • Name : Fraser Commission 1902 (or) Police Commission 1902
  • Year : 1902
  • Chairman : Fraser
  • Objectives : To investigate the working of police

Royal Commission on Civil Service 1912

  • Viceroy : Lord Hardinge
  • Name : Royal Commission on Civil Service 1912 (or) Islington Committee 1912
  • Year : 1912
  • Chairman : Lord Islington
  • Objectives : To give 25% high posts to Indians in public services

Maclagan Committee 1914-15

  • Viceroy : Lord Hardinge
  • Name : Maclagan Committee 1914 – 15
  • Year : 1914 – 15
  • Chairman : Maclagan
  • Objectives : To advise for cooperative finances

Calcutta University Commission 1917 (or) Sadler Commission 1917

  • Viceroy : Lord Chelmsford
  • Name : Calcutta University Commission
  • Year : 1917
  • Chairman : Michael Sadler
  • Objectives : To study the condition of Calcutta University

Hunter Commission 1920 (or) Disorders Inquiry Committee 1920

  • Viceroy : Lord Chelmsford
  • Name : Hunter Commission 1920 (or) Disorders Enquiry Committee 1920
  • Year : 1920
  • Chairman : William Hunter
  • Objectives : Referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee, it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission. It was named after the chairman, William, Lord Hunter. The Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre of 1919.

Indian Disbandment Committee 1923

  • Viceroy : Lord Reading
  • Name : Indian Disbandment Committee (or) Itchcap Committee 1923
  • Year : 1923
  • Chairman : Lord Itchcap
  • Objectives : To discuss the Central Committee of Education

Lee Commission 1923 (or) Royal Commission 1923

  • Viceroy : Marquis Reading
  • Name : Lee Commission 1923 (or) Royal Commission 1923
  • Year : 1923
  • Chairman : Lord Lee
  • Objectives : To remove defects of Civil Services

Sandhurst Committee 1925

  • Viceroy : Marquis Reading
  • Name : Sandhurst Committee 1925
  • Year : 1925
  • Chairman : Andrews Skeen
  • Objectives : To suggest Indianization of Indian Army.

Butler Committee 1927

  • Viceroy : Lord Irwin
  • Name : Butler Committee 1927
  • Year : 1927
  • Chairman : Harcourt Butler
  • Objectives : To examine nature of crown’s relations with native states and to investigate and clarify the relationship between the paramount power and the Princes of Princely States.

Simon Commission 1927

  • Viceroy : Lord Irwin
  • Name : Simon Commission 1927
  • Year : 1927
  • Chairman : Sir John Simon
  • Objectives : To evaluate the reforms of 1919

Linlithgow Commission 1928

  • Viceroy : Lord Irwin
  • Name : Linlithgow Commission1928 (or) Royal Commission on Agriculture in India 1928
  • Year : 1928
  • Chairman :  Lord Linlithgow
  • Objectives : To study the problem in Agriculture (Linlithgow Report)

Whiteley Commission 1929

  • Viceroy : Lord Irwin
  • Name : Whiteley Commission 1929 (or) Royal Commission on Labour 1929 (or) Whiteley Commission on Labour 1929
  • Year : 1929
  • Chairman : J.H. Whiteley
  • Objectives : To study the condition of labour in industries and gardens

Hartog Committee 1929

  • Viceroy : Lord Irwin
  • Name : Hartog Committee (or) Indian
  • Year : 1929
  • Chairman : Philip Hartog
  • Objectives : To study the position of Education

Lindsay Commission 1929

  • Viceroy : Lord Irwin
  • Name : Lindsay Commission
  • Year : 1929
  • Chairman : A.D. Lindsay
  • Objectives : To develop Missionary Education

Sapru Committee 1934

  • Viceroy : Lord Willington
  • Name : Sapru Committee
  • Year : 1934
  • Chairman : Tej Bahadur Sapru
  • Objectives : To study the causes of Unemployment

Indian Measurement Committee 1935

  • Viceroy : Lord Wellington
  • Name : Indian Measurement Committee 1935
  • Year : 1935
  • Chairman : Sir Lary Hamand
  • Objectives : To arrange for inclusion of Labour In Federal Assembly

National Planning Committee 1938

  • Viceroy : Marquis Linlithow
  • Name : National Planning Committee 1938
  • Year : 1938
  • Chairman : Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Objectives : To prepare economic plan

Famine Inquiry Commission 1944

  • Viceroy : Earl Wavell
  • Name : Famine Inquiry Commission 1944 (or) Woodhead Commission 1944
  • Year : 1944
  • Chairman : Sir John Woodhead
  • Objectives : To investigate in the events on Bengal famine

Sergeant Plan 1944

  • Viceroy : Earl Wavell
  • Name : Sergeant Plan 1944 (or)Sergeant Committee 1944
  • Year : 1944
  • Chairman : John Sergeant
  • Objectives : To raise the standard of Education like Britain.

 

 

 

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