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Pre Independence Commission


Name of Committees/ Commissions

Year

Governor-General/Viceroy

Subjects of the Committees/ Commissions

Charles Wood Despatch

1854

Lord Dalhousie



Primary in vernacular

high school in Anglo- Indian

College in English

English enhance moral character

Education dept and Gov School in each district

Grant in aid

Edu for women

Teachers training

Hunter Commission on Education

1882

Lord Ripon



brought out the neglect to primary and secondary edu

responsibility for primary to local bodies like municipal councils and district boards

provincial revenue be reserved for financing primary edu

secondary school progressively handed over to private enterprises

aided schools to charge lower fees to have more Indian graduates in them

emphasis on moral and physical education

literary and vocational training in secondary edu

inadequate facilities for female edu

special attention towards edu dev among Muslims

Raleigh Commission on Education

1902

Lord Curzon



Also known as Indian Universities Comm 1902

Curzon believed that Indian Univ were becoming cradle for nationalist activities

Syed Hussain Belgrami was the only Indian Mem later Guru Das Banerjee was also added

its recommendation become the Indian Univs Act 1904

reformation of University Senates, greater representation of affiliate colleges in senate

strict monitoring of univs

reform of school edu and curriculum in Univs


Sadler Commission on Education

1917

Lord Chelmsford



on problems of Calcutta Univ

not possible to bring change in higher ed w/o changes in secondary

create intermediate college divide univ and secondary courses

Intermediate college courses for 3 yrs, curriculum consist of arts, science, engineering etc

less rigidity in forming rules of univs

encourage autonomous univs, residential teaching univs

Special Board for women education


Hartog Commission on Education

1929

Lord Irwin



pointed the fall of standard education,

estd of affiliating univs to meet demand for edu

should be able to appt teachers

controlling admission process in Univs on basis of capabilites and aptitude

promotion of technical and commercial edu

make Honours course more advance

Sargent Plan on Education

1944

Lord Wavell



post war education dev in India

intro free and compulsory education for all children 6-11 yrs

Universal literacy within 40 yrs

estd of elementary schools and high school

2 types of HS Academic and Technical

Abolition of intermediate courses

Campbell Commission on Famine

1866

Sir John Lawrence



Famine in Odisha 1866-67

Took no action depended on demand and supply logic

Stretchy Commission on Famine

1880

Lord Lytton



Great Famine in 1876-78 in Madras, UP, Bombay etc

5 mil people died in 1 year

employment on works be given

wages should be adjusted from time to time

duty of state to provide relief to poor

affected areas be divided into circle be put under competent officer

new famine fund was created

Lyall Commission on Famine

1896

Lord d Elgin-II



34 mil were affected

relief operation were undertaken

suggestion to impart greater flexibility

MacDonnell Commission on Famine

1900

Lord Curzon



emphasized the benefits of early distribution of advances purchase of seed and cattle, temporary wells etc

appt of famine commissioner in a province

better transport facilities, agri banks, imp of irrigation facilities etc

Mansfield Commission on Currency

1886

Lord Dufferin

Currency

Fowler Commission

1898

Lord Elgin-II

Currency

Fraser Commission

1902

Lord Curzon

Agriculture

Babington Smith Commission

1919

Lord Chelmsford

Currency

Hunter Committee Report

1919

Lord Chelmsford

Punjab Disturbances

Muddiman Committee

1924

Lord Reading

To examine the working of Diarchy of the Montague-Chelmsford reforms

Butler Commission

1927

Lord Irwin

On question of Paramountcy between Indian Princely states and the British govt which was previously not defined
It recommended that Paramountcy must remain and states must not be handed to Indian govt in British India. Also states territory is the British territory and states subjects as British subjects

Maxwell- Broomfield Commission

1928

Lord Irwin

Look after the causes of Bardoli Satyagrah

Concluded that inc of rent was unjustified

Recom dec in Rent to 6.03%

Whitley Commission

1929

Lord Irwin

Labour
Other mem were Dewan Chaman lal and NM Joshi.
Recom : appt of Labour Officers to ensure good working conditions were provided.
Economic pressure in village forced them to migrate to cities

Simon Commission


Lord Irwin

To investigate the progress of the governance scheme and suggest new steps for reform

Sapru Commission

1935

Lord Linlithgow

Minorities

Hilton young Commission

1939

Lord Linlithgow

Currency

Chatfield Commission

1939

Lord Linlithgow

Army

Welby Commission

1895

Lord Curzon

Inquire into military and civil wasteful expenditure