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Indian Constitutional Reforms. Reports of The Franchise Committee and the Committee on Division of Functions Fourth Despatch on Indian Constitutional Reforms (Division of Functions) Revised Lists of All-India Provincial and Transferred Subjects Fifth Despatch on Indian Constitutional Reforms (Franchises)

1919

In examining the above questions the Committee will have regard to the decision of the Government of India as to the areas which are to be the subject of special treatment (pargraph 199.) 3. In making our enquiry we have borne in mind true observations and recommendations contained in the folloRelevant portions of the ing paragraphs of the Joint Report.)f Your Report on Indian Consttutio [...] At each of these places we had the advantage after heaing the local evidence of meeting the heads of the respective local goverinents and (in cases where the system of executive council government is in force) also the members of the Executive Councils and of discussing with them questions relating to the franchise scheme for their respetive provinces. [...] Whilst fully appreciating the object of those who advocate this measure as an aid to the emancipation of women we have decided not to recomend the extension of the suffrage to then but are of opinion that at the next revision (as contemplated by the Joint Report) of the costtiitons of the councils the matter should be reconsidered in the light of the experience gained of the working of the [...] In the Madras presidency the non-Brahmans (omitting the depressed or utoiichable classes) outnumber the Brahmans in tllie proportion of about 22 to 1. We have made an estimate of he relative proportions of these communities in regard to the number of voters on the franchise reconmended for the presidency and we are we think well within the mark in estimating 'that the non-Brahman (again u [...] With regard to the general and communal constituencies however the majority of us although on principle opposed to such a restriction anywhere resolved on a consideration of the evidence to abandon uniformity and to impose the restriction in the provinces of Bombay the Punjab and the Central Provinces but not in the remaining provinces.
government politics public policy
Pages
403
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145829
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Frontmatter
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Franchise Committee
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Appendices
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Committee on Division of Functions
117-256 unknown view
Fourth Despatch on Indian Constitutional Reforms (Division of Functions)
257-340 unknown view
Revised Lists of All-India Provincial and Transferred Subjects as Proposed by the Government of India
341-356 unknown view
Fifth Despatch on Indian Constitutional Reforms (Franchises)
357-397 unknown view
Backmatter
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