INDIA - FREEDOM STRUGGLE - Indian Councils Act, 1909
Date of
the event
May 25, 1909: The Act got
the Royal assent on this day. The Act was aimed at providing
an increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British
India.
Description
The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the
Morley-Minto Reforms (which got the Royal
assent on May 25, 1909), was an Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a
limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the
governance of British India.
