PITT’S INDIA

ACT,1784
 INDEX
● REGULATING ACT,1773
● REASON OF BANKRUPTCY
● MAIN FEATURES OF REGULATING ACT
● DRAWBACKS
● PITT’S INDIA ACT, 1784
● CONCLUSION
● BIBLIOGRAPHY
 REGULATING ACT,1773
After Battle of Plassey and Buxar – EIC became political power
Benefitted – British government
British government- Trade Monopoly to EIC
EIC - 4 Lakh pound to British government
After 1768 – EIC ‘s Financial condition declined (bankrupt)
In 1772 – Rather than giving money they asked for loan of 1 lakh
pound
British government wanted to revive EIC
They Introduced REGULATING ACT 1773
Main Aim- TO REGULATE OR SUPERVISE WORK OF EIC
 REASON OF BANKRUPTCY
• BENGAL FAMINE • 2nd ANGLO MYSORE WAR
1769
● Crops failed+ EIC ● EIC v/s Hyder Ali
raised taxes

• CORRUPTION • DECLINE OF TEA TRADE

• Officers- Rich
• Company- Poor
• Dutch
MAIN FEATURES OF REGULATING ACT
• Presidencies • Stopped Dual form of Govt.
Governor of BENGAL became
Diwani Rights- EIC
GOVERNOR GENERAL
Administrative power- Nizam
• Governor of Bombay
Now Bengal- Direct Control
• Governor of Madras

• Trade Monopoly • Control of Company

Court of Directors(24)
Remained Same
1. Commercial
2. Political
 • Administration • Central Legislature
Governor General How Laws were made?
+ Governor General +min. 2 votes of
Executive Council (4members) Executive Council = Law Passed

• Provincial Legislature • Revenue

Same as central legislature From where EIC was getting money
Bombay Presidencies Commercial trade
Madras Presidencies +
Governors+Executive Revenue generated from EIC territorial possessions
+
council
Salt tax
 DRAWBACKS

• Governor General had • Decision made by – Executive council

very limited power • Answerable to all- Governor General

• CONFUSION between Governor • Conflict between Governor

General and Governors General and Supreme Court

• TWO ACTS – ACT OF SETTLEMENT

• PITTS INDIA ACT
 PITT’S INDIA ACT, 1784
● 1783- William Pitt became youngest Prime Minister of
Britain
● After Regulating Act also majority powers was held by
COURT OF DIRECTORS
● British Government wanted to increase the control over-
1. East India Company
2. Indian possessions
● For that PITT’S INDIA ACT
1. MONOPOLY OF TRADE
 CONTROL OF COMPANY
● Earlier Court of Director- Commercial
Political
● Now Commercial- COURT OF DIRECTORS
Political- BOARD OF CONTROL
● BOARD OF CONTROL – 6 Members
● BOC controlled- Civil Affairs
Military Affairs
Political Affairs
● Purely Government body
● PRESIDED BY- Secretary of state
+
4 Privy councilors
+
1 Exchequer
● So by Pitt’s India Act- Dual govt. For India
● Earlier Court of Proprietors used to control COD now there controlling
rights were removed
 ADMINISTRATION CENTRAL LEGISLATURE
Earlier- Governor General+4 executive councils Earlier- GG + Executive Council = 5 Members
Now – Executive council-3 members Used to vote
Now GG + 3 member=4 member
Impact
GG got Veto power

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE REVENUE

• Madras and Bombay Presidency was
also modified on the line of Executive Commercial trade
council +
• Madras- Governor+3 members Revenue generated from BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN
• Bombay- Governor+3 members INDIA
• Commander in Chief – Executive +
Council Salt tax
Abbreviation GG- Governor General
 DRAWBACKS
● The boundaries between the Board of Control and Court of directors
were unclear.
● The act did not provide for adequate representation of Indian interests .
● Main aim of act was to separate commercial and political functions, it did
not eliminate the influence of East India Company.
● The act did not fully eradicate corruption.
● Act concentrated power among Governor General and Board of control
,limiting the local autonomy
● Biggest drawback was that it neglected the perspectives and needs of
Indian population
● THIS ACT WAS ABOLISHED WITH THE COMING OF GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA ACT,1858
 CONCLUSION
● The British Parliament passed the Pitt’s India Act to ensure the
correction of mistakes
● The Brirish government had a motive to form a dual
government for better control and power division among
Britishers themselves.
● We saw what steps British Parliament took to control the
territories of East India Company
● We talked about Regulating act and its drawbacks
● Then we tried to understood Pitt’s India Act deeply by
understanding the provisions ,its impact on India ,drawbacks
and how it ended with the coming of GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
ACT,1858
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
● https://images.app.goo.gl/1WeqXbVCxeQHPieZ9
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authority
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