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ALL Commissions of Modern History by Civils Hub IAS

The document outlines various commissions and committees established in India during the British colonial period, categorized by their focus areas such as education, famine, economy, governance, law, princely states, labor, and land reforms. Each commission is listed with its respective Governor-General or Viceroy and its primary purpose. Key commissions include the Charles Wood Despatch for modern education and the Strachey Commission for famine management.

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ALL Commissions of Modern History by Civils Hub IAS

The document outlines various commissions and committees established in India during the British colonial period, categorized by their focus areas such as education, famine, economy, governance, law, princely states, labor, and land reforms. Each commission is listed with its respective Governor-General or Viceroy and its primary purpose. Key commissions include the Charles Wood Despatch for modern education and the Strachey Commission for famine management.

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Commissions/Committees of Modern History

1. Education-Related Commissions

Name Governor- Purpose


General/Viceroy

Charles Wood Despatch Lord Dalhousie • Laid the foundation of modern education
(1854) in India, rejected Trickle Down Theory

Hunter Commission Lord Ripon • Assessed primary education in India


(1882)

Raleigh Commission Lord Curzon • University reforms


(1902)

Sadler Commission Lord Chelmsford • Improvement of University Education by


(1917) separating it from Secondary Education

Hartog Commission Lord Irwin • Observed the development of education


(1929)

Sargent Plan (1944) Lord Wavell • Reorganization of the entire education


system

2. Famine-Related Commissions

Committee/Commission Governor- Purpose


General/Viceroy

Strachey Commission Lord Lytton • Laid down the general strategy and
(1880) principles to deal with famines

Lyall Commission (1886) Lord Elgin II • Recommended the development of


irrigation facilities to prevent famines
MacDonnell Commission Lord Curzon • Investigated the events of the Bengal
(1900) famine

3. Economic & Currency-Related Commissions

Committee/Commission Governor-General/Viceroy Purpose

Mansfield Commission (1886) Lord Dufferin Currency reforms

Fowler Commission (1898) Lord Elgin II Currency reforms

Hilton Young Commission (1939) Lord Linlithgow Currency system evaluation

4. Administrative & Governance-Related Commissions


Committee/Commission Governor-General/Viceroy Purpose

Aitchison Commission (1886) Lord Dufferin • Scheme for fulfilling Indians’


claims to higher public service
employment
Lee Commission (1923) Lord Reading • Civil Service reforms
Muddiman Committee (1924) Lord Reading • Examined the working of Diarchy
under Montagu-Chelmsford
reforms
Simon Commission (1927) Lord Irwin • Investigated governance progress
and suggested reforms

5. Law & Order-Related Commissions

Committee/Commission Governor-General/Viceroy Purpose

Fraser Commission (1902) Lord Curzon • Police reforms


Hunter Committee Report Lord Chelmsford • Investigated Jallianwala Bagh
(1919) massacre

6. Princely States & Political Relations

Committee/Commission Governor-General/Viceroy Purpose

Butler Commission (1927) Lord Irwin • Indian Princely States' relation


with the British Crown

7. Labour & Employment-Related Commissions

Committee/Commission Governor-General/Viceroy Purpose

Whitley Commission (1929) Lord Irwin Labour reforms

Sapru Commission (1935) Lord Linlithgow Unemployment issues

8. Land & Tenancy-Related Commissions

Committee/Commission Governor-General/Viceroy Purpose

Floud Commission (1940) Lord Linlithgow Tenancy reforms in Bengal

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