https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Government_of_India_Act_1912Government of India Act 1912 - Revision history2026-07-31T19:28:39ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Government_of_India_Act_1912&diff=334076&oldid=prevUpdateBot at 13:13, 19 March 20222022-03-19T13:13:51Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{onesource|date=November 2018}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}<br />
The '''Government of India Act 1912''' was an act of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], which made changes to the governance of [[British India]]. It received royal assent on 25 June 1912.<ref>Ilbert, Sir Courtenay Peregrine. ''The Government of India'', Third Edition, revised and updated. Clarendon Press, 1922. pp. 119-122.</ref><br />
<br />
The act addressed several problems related to the reorganization of Bengal. In 1905, the [[Bengal Presidency]] was [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|divided in two]], and the eastern portion combined with Assam Province to become the new province of [[Eastern Bengal and Assam]]. The division generated considerable opposition and unrest, and in 1911 Bengal was reorganized again into three provinces - Bengal (present-day [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]), [[Bihar and Orissa]], and [[Assam]].<br />
<br />
The first section of the act modified the powers of the newly appointed Governor of Bengal. Until 1912, the [[Governor-General of India]] also served as Governor of [[Bengal Presidency]]. In March 1912, the [[Secretary of State for India]] proclaimed that the reunified [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]] would be a province under its own governor. The Act gave the new governor the same powers as the governors of [[Bombay Province|Bombay]] and [[Madras Province|Madras]], including acting as governor-general in the governor-general's absence, the salary of the governor and his council, and the number and qualifications of members of the executive councils.<br />
<br />
The second section of the Act permitted the immediate creation of a legislative council for the new province of [[Bihar and Orissa]], and amended the [[Indian Councils Act 1909]] to eliminate Parliamentary review of newly created legislative councils for provinces under a lieutenant-governor.<br />
<br />
The third section of the Act permitted the creation of legislative councils for provinces under chief commissioners. This authority was used to establish a legislative council for [[Assam|Assam Province]] on 14 November 1912, and for the [[Central Provinces]] on 10 November 1913.<ref>Ilbert, Sir Courtenay Peregrine. ''The Government of India'', Third Edition, revised and updated. Clarendon Press, 1922. pp. 119-122.</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning India]]<br />
[[Category:1912 in India]]<br />
[[Category:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1912]]<br />
[[Category:June 1912 events]]</div>UpdateBot