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Major Commissions and Committees of Modern India

Last Updated : 27 Nov, 2022
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Following we are presenting the topic ” Major Commissions and Committees of Modern India” from the General Study section. It may help candidates, who are preparing for SSC CGL, SSC MATRIC LEVEL, BANKING, and UPSSSC Exams.
 

                        Commission/committee     Year                              Governor General         
Related Facts       
Davies Commission 1858 Lord Canning This commission was related to the Department of Agriculture
Campbell Commission 1860 Lord Canning it was a famine commission
Its function was to obtain information about the famine in Orissa
State Commission 1880 Lord Lytton It was related to the implementation of the recommendations of the Campbell Committee
Strachey Commission 1880 Lord Lytton it was the famine commission
Based on this, the Famine Code was formed in 1883
Loyal commission 1880 Lord Lytton it was the famine commission
MacDonnell Commission 1901 Lord Curzon it was the famine commission
It was formed to review the Strachey Commission
Irrigation Commission 1901 Lord Curzon Its president is Sir Wolwyn Scott Moncrieff
Woodhead Commission 1943 LordWavell it was a famine inquiry commission
Its task was to investigate the causes of the famine in Bengal
Linlithgow Commission 1928 Lord Irwin it was related to agriculture
Opium Commission 1893 Lansdowne Its function was to investigate the ill effects of opium on health
Imperial Commission 1907 Lord Minto II It was related to the decentralization of finance
Meston Committee 1918 Lord Chelmsford It was related to the decentralization of finance
Narendra Mandal 1921 Lord Chelmsford It was related to the subject of princely states labour
Butler Committee 1927 Lord Irwin It was related to the subject of princely states
First Factory Commission 1875 Lord Northbrook it was related to child labour
Second Factory Commission 1884 Lord Ripon In this, the working hours were fixed for women and children.
It also recommended a weekly holiday
Wheatley Commission 1929 Lord Irwin Its chairman was Sir Henry Whitley
it was related to labor
Peel Commission 1858 Lord Canning It was related to the reorganization of the army
Fraser Commission 1902 Lord Curzon It was related to the reform of the police system
Skin Commission 1925 Lord Reading It was related to the Indianization of the army
Chatfield Committee 1939 Lord Linlithgow It was related to the modernization of the army
Inam Commission 1852 Lord Dalhousie It was related to the manors
Muddiman Committee  1919 Lord Chelmsford It was formed to review the investigation of reforms
Fowler Committee 1898 Lord Elgin it was related to currency
Herschell Committee 1893 Lord Lansdowne it was related to currency
McLaughlin Committee 1914 Lord Harding it was related to finance
Delimitation Commission 1935 Willington Its chairman was Sir Lawrie Helmets.
Acworth Committee 1925 Lord Reading It belonged to the railway department

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