The object of the Butler Committee of 1927
What was the object of the Butler Committee of 1927?
UPSC CSE GS 2017
- Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial governments.
- Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
- Impose censorship on the national press.
- Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
Answer: Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
A three-member committee headed by Sir Harcourt Butler was formed on 16th December 1927 to examine the relationship between the Indian states and the Government of India (British Empire) and to suggest ways and means to improve the relationship between the paramount power of the British Raj in India, and the rulers of Princely States.
The Butler Committee submitted its report in 1929 and gave the following recommendations:
1. The relationship of the princely states with the British empire was not merely a contractual relationship but a living, growing relationship shaped by the circumstances and policy, resting on the mixture of history and theory.
2. British paramountcy to stay intact(solid) to preserve the princely states.
3. States should not be transferred without their consent to a new government in British India responsible to an Indian legislature.
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