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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Lord Lansdowne



Lord Lansdowne (1888 – 1894)
• II Factory Act (1891) granted a weekly holiday and stipulated working hours for women and children, although it failed to address concerns such as work hours for men.
• Categorization of Civil Services into Imperial, Provincial and Subordinate.
• Indian Council Act of 1892 was passed.(Introduced Indirect elections)
• Appointment of Durand Commission to define the line between British India and Afghanistan. 

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