{"id":62688,"date":"2021-12-06T06:48:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T06:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=62688"},"modified":"2021-12-06T06:48:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T06:48:47","slug":"charter-act-1833-charter-act-of-1853","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/charter-act-1833-charter-act-of-1853\/","title":{"rendered":"CHARTER ACT 1833 &#038; CHARTER ACT OF 1853: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 6 December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u2713 CHARTER ACT 1833<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 It deprived the governors of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022The Charter Act of 1833 attempted to introduce a system of open competition for the selection of civil servants and stated that the Indians should not be debarred from holding any place, office, or employment under the Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2713 CHARTER<\/strong> <strong>ACT OF 1853.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Seperated Legislative and Executive functions of Governor-General&#8217;s council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022It provided for the Addition of Six new members to the Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 It introduced an open Competition for the Selection and recruitment of Civil servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Extended Company&#8217;s rule of Indian possession on behalf of British Govt. 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