Government of India Act 1919

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The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
Montford Reforms ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
basedOnReportBy Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ
Lord Chelmsford ⓘ
cameIntoForceInYear 1921 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBody bicameral Indian legislature at the centre ⓘ
createdChamber Council of State ⓘ
Legislative Assembly ⓘ
criticizedFor limited scope of Indian self-government ⓘ
retaining extensive powers for the governor and Viceroy ⓘ
definedReservedSubjectsAs subjects administered by the governor and his executive council ⓘ
definedTransferredSubjectsAs subjects administered by ministers responsible to the legislative council ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
expanded Indian representation in legislative councils ⓘ
provincial legislative councils ⓘ
followedAnnouncement August 1917 Montagu Declaration ⓘ
historicalPeriod late British Raj ⓘ
influencedBy Indian nationalist demands for self-government ⓘ
World War I political context ⓘ
introduced direct elections to legislative councils on a limited franchise ⓘ
introducedBy Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ
introducedConcept division of provincial subjects into reserved and transferred ⓘ
introducedOffice High Commissioner for India in London ⓘ
introducedSystem dyarchy in the provinces ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
limitedFranchiseTo property, tax, and education-based voters ⓘ
limitedPowersOf central legislature ⓘ
providedFor appointment of Indian ministers in provinces ⓘ
separate provincial budgets ⓘ
purpose to increase Indian participation in government ⓘ
to introduce limited self-governance in British India ⓘ
receivedRoyalAssentOn 23 December 1919 ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
requiredReviewBy a statutory commission after 10 years ⓘ
retained communal electorates ⓘ
retainedControlOver defence ⓘ
ecclesiastical affairs ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
political relations with Indian states ⓘ
retainedSupremacyOf British Parliament ⓘ
reviewedBy Simon Commission ⓘ
significance first systematic introduction of dyarchy in any part of the British Empire ⓘ
marked a shift from autocratic to partially responsible government in provinces ⓘ
statedGoal progressive realization of responsible government in India ⓘ
supersededBy Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ

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British India → notableEvent → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1919 → alsoKnownAs → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935 → predecessor → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Montford Reforms → hasPart → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Montford Reforms → follows → Morley–Minto Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Montford Reforms → alsoKnownAs → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Montford Reforms → basedOn → Montagu–Chelmsford Report of 1918 ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
August 1917 Montagu Declaration → influenced → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
August 1917 Montagu Declaration → followedBy → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
August 1917 Montagu Declaration → followedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Simon Commission → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Council of State (British India) → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Council of State (British India) → createdUnder → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Legislative Assembly (British India) → establishedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly (British India) → constitutionalBasis → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Lord Chelmsford → coAuthorOf → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Lord Chelmsford → coAuthorOf → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Lord Chelmsford → knownFor → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
University of Delhi → foundedBy → Act of the Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Edwin Samuel Montagu → notableWork → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Edwin Samuel Montagu → notableWork → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Legislative Council of the United Provinces → follows → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Imperial Legislative Council of India → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Imperial Legislative Council of India → significantEvent → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms transition ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Indian Councils Act 1861 → replacedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1861 → relatedTo → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Indian Administrative Service → formedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
subject linked to: IAS
Morley–Minto Reforms → followedBy → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Morley–Minto Reforms → followedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Chamber of Princes → establishedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Chamber of Princes → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Chamber of Princes → createdUnder → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Indian Home Rule League → influenced → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Council of State (British India) → establishedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Council of State (British India) → legalBasis → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Government of British India → significantEvent → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Government of British India → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford → notableWork → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
subject linked to: Frederic John Napier Thesiger
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces → follows → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa → follows → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1909 → followedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Acts of the Central Legislative Assembly of India → hasPart → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
British policies in India → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
British policies in India → associatedWith → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
British colonial authorities in India → significantEvent → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1919
British colonial authorities in India → significantEvent → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Muslims of British India → affectedBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Premier of Madras Presidency → createdBy → Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ