Bombay Presidency

Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. At its greatest extent, Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gujarat, the western two-thirds of Maharashtra state, including the regions of Konkan, Desh, and Kandesh, and northwestern Karnataka state of India; It also included Pakistan's Sind state and the British territory of Aden in Yemen. It consisted partly of districts, which were directly under British rule, and partly of native or princely states, which were ruled by local rulers under the administration of a governor.

20th Century reforms

British India's Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919, enacted in 1921, expanded the Legislative Council to include more elected Indian members, and introduced the principle of dyarchy, whereby certain responsibilities, including agriculture, health, education, and local government, were devolved from the central government to the provinces. The 1935 Government of India Act made the Bombay Presidency into a regular province, and made Sind a separate province, with the princely state of Khairpur under the authority of Sind. It enlarged the elected provincial assembly, and expanded provincial autonomy vis a vis the central government.

Related Topics:
1919 - 1921 - Dyarchy - Government of India Act - Khairpur

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