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List of Viceroys of India (1858 to 1947)

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 List of Viceroys of India (1858 to 1947)

Viceroys of India from 1858 to 1947:-

Viceroys of India


Tenure

Viceroys of India

Achievement and Major events

1858-1862

Lord Canning

·         The last Governor General of British India and the first Viceroy of India.

 

·         Revolt of 1857.

 

·         Withdrew of Doctrine of Lapse.

 

·         The Indian High Court was enacted in 1861.

 

·         Income Tax was first introduced in 1858.

 

·         The Indigo riots in Bengal.

 

1862-1863

Lord Elgin - I

·         Wahabi Movement (Pan-Islamic Movement).

 

1864-1869

Lord Lawrence

·         Bhutan War in 1865.

 

·         Created the Indian Forest Department.

 

·         Telegraphic communication was opened with Europe.

 

1869-1872

Lord Mayo

·         Introduced Financial Decentralization between centre and state introduced for the first time in 1870.

 

·         First Census in 1872.

 

·         Introduced State Railways.

 

·         Mayo College for the royal elite was established.

 

·         Lord Mayo was the only Governor-General who was killed in India. He was killed by Sher Ali Afridi in Port Blair in Andamans in 1872.

 

·         Establishment of Statistical Survey of India.

 

1872-1876

Lord Northbrook

·         Inter caste Marriage was allowed.

 

·         Kuka Movement in Punjab.

 

1876-1880

Lord Lytton

·         Most unpopular Viceroy.

 

·         Vernacular Press Act, 1878.

 

·         Arms Act, 1878.

 

·         Passed the Royal Title Act in 1876 and Queen Victoria was declared as the Kaiser-e-Hind.

 

·         Ignored severe famine and organized durbar. Proclaimed Queen Victoria “The Empress of India”.

 

·         Abolished tax on cotton for British traders.

 

·         Maximum age to take up civil services exam lowered from 21 to 19 in 1878-79.

 

1880-1884

Lord Ripon

·         Repealed the controversial Arms Act and Vernacular Press Act in 1882.

 

·         Set up Local self-governments – Panchayats and Municipal Boards.

 

·         Two new universities was opened – Punjab University 1884, Allahabad University 1887.

 

·         Appointed Hunter Commission for education reforms in 1882.

 

·         Resolution of Land Revenue Policy.

 

1884-1888

Lord Dufferin

·         Third Burmese War in 1885.

 

·         Establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885.

 

1888-1894

Lord Lansdowne

·         The Factory Act of 1891.

 

·         Indian Councils Act, 1892 (Indirect election was introduced for first time).

 

1894-1899

Lord Elgin- II

·         Santhal Uprising of 1899.

 

·         Great famine of 1896-97.

 

·         Lyll Commission was appointed after famine.

 

·         Assassination of two British officials by the Chapekar brothers in 1897.

 

1899 -1905               

Lord Curzon

·         Indian Universities act was introduced in 1904 – to control Indian Universities.

 

·         Raleigh Commission.

 

·         Partition of Bengal took place in 1905.

 

·         Curzon-Kitchener controversy.

 

1905-1910

Lord Minto -II

·         Swadeshi Movement.

 

·         Newspapers Act 1908.

 

·         Morley-Minto Reforms in 1909.

 

·         Foundation of the Muslim League in 1906.

 

1910 -1916

Lord Hardinge- II

·         Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

 

·         Hindu Mahasabha was established by Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1915.

 

1916-1921

Lord Chelmsford

·         Home Rule League Movements launched by Tilak and Annie Besant.

 

·         Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.

 

·         Montague – Chelmsford reform was passed.

 

·         Lucknow Pact in 1916 between Congress and Muslim league.

 

·         Government of India Act in 1919.

 

·         Champaran Satyagraha in 1916 by Mahatma Gandhi.

 

·         Kheda Satyagraha in 1918.

 

·         Massacre at Jalianwala Bagh in 1919.

 

·         Khilafat Movement.

 

·         Non-Cooperation Movement.

 

1921-1926

Lord Reading

·         Swaraj Party was formed.

 

·         Kakori robbery in 1925.

 

·         Chauri – Chaura incident took place.

 

1926 -1931

Lord Irwin

·         Simon Commission was announced in 1927.

 

·         Butler Commission in 1927.

 

·         Nehru Report, 1928.

 

·         All India Youth Congress, 1928.

 

·         Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.

 

·         Dandi March in 12th March in 1930.

 

·         First Round table conference in 1930.

 

·         Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931.

 

 

1931-1936

Lord Willingdon

·         Second and Third Round Table Conference.

 

·         Government of India Act, 1935.

 

·         Announcement of Communal Award in 1932.

 

·         In 1935, Burma separated from India.

 

1936 -1943

Lord Linlithgow

·         First General Election was held in 1936-37.

 

·         Lahore Resolution in 1940.

 

·         Cripps Mission in 1942.

 

·         Quit India Movement, 1942.

 

1943-1947

Lord Wavell

·         C.R.Formula 1944.

 

·         Wavell Plan and Shimla Conference in 1945.

 

·         End of Second World War, 1945.

 

·         Cabinet Mission, 1946.

 

·         Launch of Direct Action Day on 1946.

 

March 1947 – August 1947

Lord Mountbatten

·         June Third Plan was announced in 3rd June 1947.

 

·         Introduction of Indian Independence Bill in the House of Commons.

 

·         First governor-general of free India.

 

1948-1950

C.Raja Gopalachari

The Last Governor General of free India.

 

The only Indian Governor General remained in office from 21st June, 1948 to 25th January, 1950.

 

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