Modern History Notes : Chapter-36 : Important Commissions in British India (Arora IAS Class Notes)

Chapter-36

Important Commissions in British India

Arora IAS Class Notes

A.Famine Commissions in British India

1. Campbell Commission (1866)

• Investigated the Orissa famine (1865-66)
• Criticized the government’s inaction despite warnings
• Led to a shift in policy towards some government intervention

2. Strachey Commission (1878)

• Advocated for state intervention in food trade during famines
• Established after another major famine (1876-78)

3. Lyall Commission (1897)

• Emphasized the importance of irrigation facilities to prevent famines

4. MacDonnell Commission (1900)

• Stressed the need for year-round preparedness by the government
• Formed after a famine in 1899-1900

B.Commissions on Currency:

1. Fowler Commissionby Elgin II in 1898
2. Babington Smith Commissionby Chelmsford in 1919
3. Hilton Young Commissionby Linlithgow in 1926
4. Mansfield Commission by Dufferin in 1886

C.Other Important Commissions

1. Scott-Moncrieff Commission (Irrigation) by Curzon in 1901
2. Fraser Commission (Police Reforms) by Curzon in 1902
3. Hunter Commission (Punjab Disturbances) by Chelmsford 1919
4. Butler Commission (Indian States relation with British Crown) by Irwin in 1927
5. Whiteley Commission (Labour) by Irwin in 1929
6. Sapru Commission (Unemployment) by Linlithgow in 1935
7. Chalfield Commission (Army) by Linlighgow 1939
8. Floud Commission (Tenancy in Bengal) by Linlighgow in 1940