INDIAN COUNCIL ACT 1892: UPSC Daily Important Topic| 15 February 2023

INDIAN COUNCIL ACT 1892

◇ It increased the number of additional (non-official) members in the Central and provincial legislative councils, but maintained the official majority in them.

◇ It increased the functions of legislative councils and gave them the power of discussing the budget and addressing questions to the executive.

◇ It provided for the nomination of some non-official members of the :-

• Central Legislative Council by the viceroy on the recommendation of the provincial legislative councils and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, and

•  that of the provincial legislative councils by the Governors on the recommendation of the district boards, municipalities, universities, trade associations, zamin-dars and chambers.