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“The object of the Act (Regulating) was good, but system that it established was imperfect.” Comment.

  • UPSC 2004
  • Early Structure of the British Raj

The Regulating Act of 1773, Britain's first parliamentary intervention into East India Company governance, is best judged as sound in intent but structurally flawed in execution.

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  • The Evils That Made the Act Necessary
  • Provisions Aimed at Remedy
  • Defects That Made the System Imperfect
  • Enduring Significance Despite Its Flaws

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