.svg)
Bihar and Orissa Province: Difference between revisions
→Dyarchy (1921–1937)
imported>Atchom |
>Colonies Chris |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
===Dyarchy (1921–1937)=== | ===Dyarchy (1921–1937)=== | ||
The [[ | The [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]] enacted through the [[Government of India Act 1919]] expanded the Bihar & Orissa Legislative Council from 43 to 103 members. The Legislative Council now consisted of 2 ex-officio Executive Councillors, 25 nominated members (12 official, 13 non-official) and 76 elected members (48 Non-Muslim, 18 Muslim, 1 European, 3 Commerce & Industry, 5 Landholders and 1 University constituencies).<ref name="GPCB">{{cite book|last1=Alam|first1=Jawaid|title=Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921–1937|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7099-979-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSceVSL-3C8C|date=January 2004}}</ref> The reforms also introduced the principle of [[dyarchy]], whereby certain responsibilities such as agriculture, health, education, and local government, were transferred to elected ministers. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| Line 73: | Line 73: | ||
|align=left| Education, Agriculture, Cooperative Credit Industries, Religious Endowment, Registration | |align=left| Education, Agriculture, Cooperative Credit Industries, Religious Endowment, Registration | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Division=== | ===Division=== | ||