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Topic – Pitt’s India Act (1784) (Notes)
Subject – History
(Modern Indian History)
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Pitt’s India Act (1784), which is named after the British prime minister William Pitt the Younger, established the dual system of control between the British government and the East India Company. Under this system, the company retained control over trade and day-to-day operations, however crucial political decisions were left to a private committee of three directors who were in constant communication with the British government. This system lasted until 1858.
Pitts India Act 1784 was passed to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. The Pitt’s India Act 1784 also known as the East India Company Act 1784 was enacted by the British Parliament by placing the East India Company’s administration in India under British control. The act was passed during the tenure of William Pitt the younger in 1784.
- After regulating Act 1773, in 1781, the Company’s affairs were investigated by both a Select and a Secret Committee including Supreme Court’s relationship with the Bengal Council
- The causes of the Maratha War (1775–82,1803–05, 1817–18) were investigated by the Secret Committee. The Company’s Directors admitted that the war had beggared them and sought the State for another million-pound loan
- Pitt’s India Act established a system in which the British East India Company and the British government shared control of India. These transformations lasted until 1858.
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