Reasons
- Extremists and Swadeshi Movement
- Revolutionaries and Swadeshi Movement
- divide and rule at moderates vs extremists to also be applied b/w hindu - muslims 😟
- Morley was liberal 🚧
Features
- no intent of giving responsible govt
- brought limited self govt
- first time proper indirect elections
- no elected majority but first time in PLC non officers majority
- but most non officers were nominated
- right to vote w/ income criteria
- first time separate electorates in ILC/PLC and local bodies
- reservation greater than % of population for Muslim in elected seats
- first time indian minister in Viceroy Council
- govt can disqualify politically dangerous candidates
- powers of viceroy as it is
- legislatures can first time vote on individual items on budget
- but not the whole budget (in 1892: budget discussion, but no voting)
- supplementary questions allowed (in 1892: not allowed)
- can pass resolutions but not binding on govt
- SP Sinha was Indian Minister of Law
Impact
- most short lived reforms
- laid foundation for partition
- benevolent despotism
