HISTORY
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Pitt’s India Act, AD 1784
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Charter Act, 1793 AD
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The Regulating Act, AD 1773
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The charter Act, 1813 AD
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Detailed explanation-1: -Governor-General of Bengal was made Governor-General of India through the Charter Act of 1833.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Regulating Act of 1773 (formally, the East India Company Act 1772) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company’s rule in India. It marked the first step towards parliamentary control over the Company and centralised administration in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first Governor-General of Bengal was Warren Hastings with tenure of office from 1772-1785. Warren Hastings was an English statesman, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal. He brought an end to the Dual Government system by enforcing the Regulating Act of 1773.
Detailed explanation-4: -The act mandated that all civil and military officers disclose their property in India and Britain within two months of their joining. The Governor-General’s council’s strength was reduced to three members. One of the three would be the Commander-in-Chief of the British Crown’s army in India.