Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar

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The Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar was the British colonial head of administration for the Central Provinces and Berar in India, overseeing governance and imperial policy in the region until Indian independence.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
government office
viceregal representative
appliesToJurisdiction Central Provinces and Berar
appointedBy British monarch
King-Emperor of India
Secretary of State for India in Council
category Governors of British India
continent Asia
country British India
dissolvedOn 1947
followedBy Governor of Madhya Pradesh
governmentForm colonial provincial administration
governs Central Provinces and Berar
hasAuthorityOver provincial civil service
provincial police administration
revenue administration in Central Provinces and Berar
hasJurisdictionOver Berar
Central Provinces
hasPower to assent to provincial legislation
to promulgate ordinances in emergencies
to reserve bills for consideration of the Governor-General
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India
isPartOf administrative structure of British India
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Central Provinces and Berar
location Nagpur
officeHolderRole chief executive of the province
head of provincial administration
representative of the British Crown
officeScope provincial
partOf British Raj
provincial government of British India
reasonForAbolition Indian independence
replacedBy Governor of Madhya Pradesh
replaces Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces
residence Government House, Nagpur
responsibleFor implementation of imperial policy in Central Provinces and Berar
maintenance of law and order in Central Provinces and Berar
oversight of provincial legislation
supervision of district administration
seatOfGovernment Nagpur
subordinateTo Governor-General of India
Viceroy of India
usedLanguage English
Hindi
Marathi
Urdu

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces
followedBy

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