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“The Charter Act of 1833 rung down the curtain on the Company’s trade and introduced a new concept of government in India.” Substantiate.

  • UPSC 2011
  • Early Structure of the British Raj

The Charter Act of 1833, renewing the Company's charter as its twenty-year term from 1813 expired, marks the moment the East India Company ceased to be a trading enterprise and became, formally and irreversibly, an instrument of territorial government.

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  • Ringing Down the Curtain on the Company's Trade
  • Introducing a New Concept of Government: Centralisation
  • Introducing a New Concept of Government: Separation of Functions and Codification
  • Introducing a New Concept of Government: Equality of Access and Social Reform
  • Assessing the Act's Significance

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