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Government of India Act 1919 introduces dyarchy
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Based on the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, the Act introduced dyarchy in the provinces, including Madras, transferring some subjects to elected ministers.
The Government of India Act 1919 received royal assent on 23 December 1919. Based on the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, it divided provincial subjects into 'reserved' subjects under the Governor and 'transferred' subjects such as education, health and local government under ministers responsible to an enlarged, mostly elected legislative council. In the Madras Presidency the first elections under the Act were held in 1920 and won by the Justice Party, which formed the first ministry. The Act was criticised by nationalists as falling short of self-government.
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