Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes

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The Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes was a smaller, permanent body of selected Indian princes that handled the chamber’s routine business and represented its interests between full sessions during British rule in India.

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Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes canonical 2

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf committee
governmental advisory body
appliesToJurisdiction princely states of India
composition selected rulers of Indian princely states
country British India
dissolutionCause Indian independence in 1947
dissolved 1947
hasFunction advisory function to the Viceroy on princely state matters
communication channel between princes and British Indian government
coordination of policies among princely states
hasMember Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes
hasRole handled routine business of the Chamber of Princes
permanent body of the Chamber of Princes
representative body of selected Indian princes
represented interests of the Chamber of Princes between full sessions
historicalPeriod late British Raj
inception 1921
language English
Hindustani
legislativeBody Chamber of Princes
location Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
surface form: Imperial Legislative Council House, New Delhi

New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
meetsAt Council House, New Delhi
numberOfMembers 12
parentOrganization Government of British India
surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
partOf Chamber of Princes
purpose to consider matters affecting the interests of the princes between plenary sessions
to prepare agenda and business for full meetings of the Chamber of Princes
to provide continuous representation of princely states
replacedBy no direct successor after integration of princely states into India and Pakistan
selectionMethod elected by and from members of the Chamber of Princes
subordinateTo Viceroy of India
temporalCoverage British rule in India

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Chamber of Princes hasPart Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes
Chamber of Princes governingBody Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes