COMPARISON BETWEEN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

Minto Morley 1909

Montage- Chelmsford 1919

Government of India Act 1935

 Comparison between the Constitutional Reports 1909-1919-1935
Provisions allowed in the reforms
Minto - Morley Reform 1909 Montage_ Chelmsford Reforms 1919 Government of India Act 1935

Acceptance of Muslims as a
separate g Voting Rights given to Indians for the first time .
Voting rights were increased to 25%from

Nation the 5.5 million out

of 250 million people 2240 This huge step towards
different to allowed was
giving
a
as
compared were .

Hindus
=

which made the totalpopulation to Indians in the administrative

.

only 2.2% of powers setup .

To Extension The Government

make this happen the Muslims were
of Separate
Electorates
for other minor
of India Act allowed provincial

nations India autonomy

given separate electorates , which means
of .
Such as Sikh and Eurasians .
in the
up
-

coming elections that were to

the voters and the A the be held 11 provinces

for particular
a seat , system was introduced at
provincial in
altogether ,
which was

candidates would both be Muslims This will level called indication that British
. ,
Diarchy ,
to see how
effective was an were
sharing power .

Muslim the Indian Local political Elite to The

the councils govern India Sepe rate electorates
offered to minority
ensure a seat in all .
.

The Executive in the 1919 the

powers were retained with
reforms were retained in

The British had the who British

increased the
size of Viceroy . was a
appointed government of Act .

the council in all the States

g pro vices .

by the Crown q answerable to

only the crown .

Finally the princely States agreed tojoin the

No voting Rights given to India This to retain control India Indian Federation
.
was over .
for thefirst time .

Importance

Muslim e The British The last

finally recognized reformsgiven by the British to
the
were
accepted as the
different voting rights
part of Indian society for the first time .
This
for Indians ,
however the Indians were not
happy run the administrative
affairs
in India .
The

the major 2.2% was very less British did not

was
breakthrough for a
separate county as
they felt that .

give any more reforms .

The British Extortion Provincial to the

realized that
they needed
of Separate Electorates was an other
autonomy was
given
Indians the administrative
step towards minorities Indians for the first time q the
British
setup But
gaining support of the
more in
. .

The Sikhs the Eurasians

the still
felt a need
of training g experience .
and Showed more loyalty .
remained neutral about local
affairs .

The British showed their trust

By not allowing the Indians forgiving vote
,
on the Indians by These
reforms later became the basic frame

it was obvious that British were

hinting introducing Diarchy Although .
the
portfoliosgiven to
"
work
for the dominion countries
of India and Pak ,

towards not at this Indians basic but it still forward? until both constitution
voting in
future if point of time were was great Leap and were used made
a
.
, .

Reason for Rejection

Congress they believed The

Congress offended they felt that Introduction the
System of Diarchy
was
furious as was as
of
that 2.2% insult to the Indians at the
Awarding separate Electorates for voting rights was a
joke .
central level was
flatly refused by the
Muslim was an attempt to divide India They felt that British still did not believe in how
princely States as
they felt that their position

communal lines politically matured India had become by 1919

on .
.
was
compromised .

The Extension
expansion of council, with only a
of Sepe rate Electorates meant that 25% voting rights were
rejectedby the INC

India home believed that their due

ceremonial role ,
with out
any
control meant was seen as a
of at least 4 nations as
they right was

that the British and the divisions India nothing less than 100%
would continue to dominate .
now
geographical in .

Executive
powers of the
Viceroy and no
voting
would become inevitable on the communal lines .
The Indians were not happy on Hse
reformsfor
The
right for Indians was considered a matter
of Congress did not welcome the System of Diarchy giving .
executive
powers with the
viceroy as
they
that the British still had un
disgrace , as the
Congress believed that Indians They strongly felt -

felt that Indians

only had a ceremonial role as
long
deprived of control their conditional control over major affairs as the
Viceroy had total control India
country
were on over
own . .