1.State whether true(T)or(F).?a. The Montague-chelmsford Reforms were ...
Montague-Chelmsford Report a report prepared by then secretary state of india and governor general Edwin Montague and lord chelmsford respectively.
1 This report is about the constitutional reforms of india
2 Takeaways of this report
3 Provincial government and legislature are relaxed by the central govt control they were free to decide what is beneficial for that province.
4 Creation of municipalities and local body institutions with sufficient autonomy to handle their local issues.
5 Administration of presidency should moved to the local legislature.
6 All the province were responsible to the government of India.
Impact on india polity
1 Introduction of Dyarchy .ie rajya and loksabha.
2 Almost no intervention of centre in the working of state.
3 In case of failure of constitutional machinery all the powers of particular states were transferred to president.
4 There is lots of drawback in this reports that's why this report is not considered in subsequent years
5 At the centre, the legislature had no control over the governor-general and his executive council so it create chaos when governor do what 6 he want without advice of legislative council,the provincial ministers had no control over finances and over the bureaucrats, leading to 7 7 7 constant friction between the two. Ministers were often not consulted on important matters too; in fact, they could be overruled by the governor on any matter that the latter considered special.