​Government of India Act of 1919 (Montague-Chelmsford Reforms)

Central Government

  • The Imperial Legislative Council was enlarged and reformed. It became a bicameral legislature consisting of the Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the Council of State (upper house).
  • Other than Muslims, the minorities, including Sikhs, Anglo-Indians, Indian Christians and Europeans, were given the right of a separate electorate.
  • To involve more Indians in the government, it was provided that 3 out of the 6 members of the Governor-General's Executive Council would be Indians.

Provincial Government

  • The Act introduced the Dyarchy at the provincial level, i.e. dual government in the provinces. Under this, the provincial administration was divided between reserved and ....
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