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Proposals for Indian Constitutional Reform. Presented to Parliament by Command of his Majesty. March 1933

1933

But their view is that the detailed allocation of seats which will eventually be provided for in the Constitution Act should be based in the case of the Council of State on the rank and importance of the State as indicated by the dynastic salute and other factors and that in the case of the Lower Chamber it should be based in the main on population. [...] It is proposed that they should be the following :— (i) the prevention of grave menace to the peace or tranquillity of India or of any part thereof ; (ii) the safeguarding of the financial stability and credit of the Federation ; (iii) the safeguarding of the legitimate interests of minorities; (iv) the securing to the members of the Public Services of any rights provided for them by the Constitut [...] the service of the Debt the salary of the Governor-General the salaries and pensions of Judges of the Federal Court will be a " charge " on the revenues of the Federation ; other expenditure will be appropriated annually but certain Heads* of it in particular the expenditure on the Reserved Departments will not require a vote of the Legislature. [...] The object of the Governor-General's special responsibility for " the safeguarding of the financial stability and credit of the Federation" is to confer on him powers to step in if the need should arise in the event of the policy of his Ministers in respect for example of budgeting or borrowing being such as to be likely in the Governor-General's opinion to endanger seriously the provision of [...] The decision as to the appropriations required for the Reserved Departments and for the discharge of the functions of the Crown in relation to the Indian States will of course be taken by the Governor-General on his own responsibility though he will be enjoined by his Instrument of Instructions to consult his Ministers before reaching any decision on appropriations for the Department of Defence
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Pages
130
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.144587
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-4 unknown view
Introduction
5-37 unknown view
The Proposals
38-87 unknown view
Appendix I
88-88 unknown view
Appendix II
89-90 unknown view
Appendix III
91-93 unknown view
Appendices IV and V
94-95 unknown view
Appendix IV
95-102 unknown view
Appendix V
103-113 unknown view
Appendix VI
113-119 unknown view
Appendix VII
120-122 unknown view
Appendix VIII
123-127 unknown view

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