INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1858 act abolished the offices of Boards of Control and the Court of Directors. These were replaced by the Secretary of state with a council of 15 members.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Secretary of State would have complete authority and control over the Indian Administration. He was also vested with the power to send secret dispatches to India without consulting his council. The British Parliament could question the secretary of state in the Parliament regarding the state of affairs in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British Parliament passed the Government of India Act 1858 and transferred all powers of the Company to the British Crown.

Detailed explanation-4: -Provisions of the bill The Queen’s Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company’s Court of Directors. A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India. The council became an advisory body in Indian affairs.

Detailed explanation-5: -On August 2, 1858, less than a month after Canning proclaimed the victory of British arms, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British power over India from the East India Company, whose ineptitude was primarily blamed for the mutiny, to the crown.