interference in religious matters. The Indian Council Provided that there was no difference between the central & provincial Act 1861 subjects. The number of additional members in the council was fixed between four to eight. The Act also provided the Madras & Bombay governments the right to make laws. Morley Minto The number of members in the Imperial Legislative Council was raised to 69 Reforms 1909 out of which 37 were to be govt nominees & 32 non-govt. The non-govt nominees comprised 5 members nominated by the governor general & 27 Subscribe on YouTube width="523">elected members (13 represented Maharajas, 6 land lords, 6 muslims & 2 Chambers of Commerce in Bengal & Bombay). Montagu-Chelmsford Setup a bifurcated legislature consisting of two houses ie the Council of States Reforms 1919. & the Central Legislative Assembly, in place of former Imperial Coucil consisting of only one house. Some of the functions of the Secretary of State were taken from him & given to the high commissioner for Inida who was to be appointed & paid by the government of India. For the first time the King’s Council was established. The ambit of communal electorates was exapned to give representation to the Sikhs, Anglo Indians, Europeans & Christians alongwith the Muslims. The representation of Indians was increased in both the central as well as provincial legislatures. Govt of India Act Contained 451 articles. It was to have two chambers, the council of state & the 1935 federal assembly. The Indian council was abolished. Expanded communal representation. Decided to establish a federation of India consisting of Governor’s provinces & princely states. It was compulsory for the governor’s provinces to accede to the proposed federation, whereas in the case of princely states, it was voluntary. All constituent parts of the federation were to have full interinal autonomy. To implement the act it was proposed to establish a federal executive & a federal legislature. Under the act, dyarchy in the provinces earlier established by the act of 1919 was replaced by Provincial Autonomy. The distinction between reserved subjects & transferred subjects was abolished. Burma was separated from India. The governor was not bound to accept the advice of council of ministers.