Complete the following chart.

(a) In 1786 Cornwallis succeeded Mirjoha Macpherson as the governor general of India he reformed and reorganized

Administrative response:

He realized that the low salaries of the servant of the company encouraged them to corruption so he decided to raise the salaries

Of the servant he also reserved all higher post for Europeans only

Reforms were also bought in police department the districts were divided into several than as and an inspector acted as its head a superintendent supervise the work of the inspector of a district.

Judicial reforms:

He separated judiciary from executive. he reduced revenue districts from 35 to23 in Bengal precedency. He made collectors that of the district. The faujidari adalats were abolished and 4 circuit courts were established in Dacca, Patna, Calcutta and Murshidbad. He also embodied his judicial reforms in the famous Cornwells Code in 1793

Commercial response:

He took some steps for improvement of trade and comers by stopping the practice of contracts and started procuring supplies through commercial agents. He reduce the members of board of trade from 11 to 5 and placed it under Calcutta council.

(b) William Bentinic was appointed as the Governer Genral of India in 1828.

Administrative Reforms:

He appointed Indians in the company’s services. Now the educated Indians were also appointed in the administrative positions which was earlier abolished by Lord Cornwallis. He introduced the land revenue settlement in the north western province. Due to this arrangement the revenue increased. The Bengal province was divided into twenty divisions and a Commissioner was appointed as head of each division. The commissioner also supervised the district magistrates and judges.

Judicial Reforms:

He established different grades of courts to avoid delay of cases. He also established a Supreme Court in Agra to overlook the working of these courts. He also replaced Persian with vernacular language in courts. English as the language of the Higher Courts.

Financial Reforms:

He formed a committee to overlook the military and Civil services. On the recommendations of this committee he managed to increase saving up to 2 crores per year by reducing the wages of the higher officials.

(c) Lord Dalhousie functioned as the governor general of the of india from 1848-1856.

Administrative reforms:

He handed all the powers related to justice, police, and land revenue to district majestrate. He also appointed the lutinent governor of Bengal

Military reforms:

He shifted the military headquarters of Bengal artillery from Calcutta to Meerut. It was also transferred to Shimla so that army could remain in touch with governor general

Social reforms:

He abolished female infanticide, human sacrifice

He passed Widow remarriage act and also passed the religious disability act which stops the people from inheriting there ancestral property

All these steps annoyed the people of India causing the revolts to start