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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 |