Montford Reforms

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British colonial policy constitutional reform event in the history of India

The Montford Reforms were a set of constitutional changes introduced by the British government in 1919 that expanded limited self-governance in colonial India through dyarchy in the provinces and increased Indian participation in legislative councils.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial policy ⓘ constitutional reform ⓘ event in the history of India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ surface form: Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
appliesTo	central legislature in British India ⓘ provincial governments in British India ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	provinces of British India ⓘ
basedOn	Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ surface form: Montagu–Chelmsford Report of 1918
context	World War I and post-war constitutional promises to India ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
created	Council of State ⓘ Legislative Assembly ⓘ bicameral legislature at the centre ⓘ
criticizedBy	Indian National Congress ⓘ
criticizedFor	limited transfer of real power to Indians ⓘ
endTime	1935 ⓘ
followedBy	Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ Simon Commission ⓘ
follows	Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ surface form: Morley–Minto Reforms
hasEffect	expansion of limited self-governance in colonial India ⓘ increased Indian participation in legislative councils ⓘ introduction of dyarchy in the provinces ⓘ
hasPart	Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
implementedBy	Indian Civil Service ⓘ surface form: British colonial administration in India
increased	franchise for Indians in provincial elections ⓘ number of elected Indian members in provincial legislative councils ⓘ
influenced	Indian national movement ⓘ
introducedConcept	division of subjects into reserved and transferred ⓘ dyarchy at the provincial level ⓘ
legalForm	Act of Parliament ⓘ
legislativeBody	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
limitedBy	retention of overriding powers by the British Governor-General ⓘ retention of veto powers by provincial governors ⓘ
namedAfter	Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ surface form: Edwin Montagu Lord Chelmsford ⓘ
objective	gradual development of self-governing institutions in India ⓘ
partOf	constitutional development of British India ⓘ
pointInTime	1919 ⓘ
reservedSubjectsIncluded	finance ⓘ law and order ⓘ
startTime	1919 ⓘ
transferredSubjectsIncluded	education ⓘ local self-government ⓘ public health ⓘ

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Government of India Act 1919 → alsoKnownAs → Montford Reforms ⓘ