Viceroy | Tenure | Achievement |
Lord Canning | 1858-1862 | - Abolished doctrine of lapse
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Lord Elgin | 1862 – 1863 | |
Lord Lawrence | 1864 – 1869 | - Establishment of High court in Calcutta, Madras during his reign.
- Anglo-Bhutanese war
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Lord Mayo | 1869 – 1872 | - Financial Distribution between centre and state introduced for the first time
- First Census in 1872
- Mayo College for the royal elite was set up
- Lord Mayo was the only Governor-General who was killed in India. He was killed by Sher Ali Afridi in Port Blair
- Establishment of Statistical Survey of India
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Lord Northbrook | 1872 – 1876 | - Civil Marriage and Arya Samaj marriage introduced
- Universal Marriage Act introduced in 1872
- Intercaste Marriage allowed
- Kuka Movement in Punjab
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Lord Lytton | 1876 – 1880 | - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
- Arms Act, 1878
- Nationalist view – Due to High rate of taxation purchasing power had reduced.
- Government view – Drought is natural phenomena due to which people became poor
- Ignored severe famine and organized durbar. Proclaimed Queen Victoria “The Empress of India”
- Abolished tax on cotton for British traders
- Maximum age to take up civil services exam lowered from 21 to 19
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Lord Ripon | 1880 – 1884 | - Was the most loved Governor-General
- Repealed the controversial Arms and Vernacular press act
- Set up Local self-governments – Panchayats and Municipal Boards due to which he was known as Father of Self Government
- 2 new universities opened – Punjab University 1884, Allahabad University 1887
- Illbert Bill – Indian judge cannot try English Judge
- Appointment of Hunter Commission
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Lord Dufferin | 1884 – 1888 | - III Anglo-‐Burmese war (1885-‐1886)
- Indian National Congress was founded in 1885
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Lord Lansdowne | 1888 – 1894 | - Indian Councils Act, 1892 (Indirect election was introduced for the first time)
- Factory Act, 1891
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Lord Elgin II | 1894 – 1899 | - First British Officer called Rands was killed.
- He was killed by Chapekar (Ramkrishna & Damodar) Brothers. This was the first political murder.
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Lord Curzon | 1899 – 1905 | - Indian Universities act – to control Indian Universities
- Raleigh Commission
- Partition of Bengal
- Curzon-Kitchener controversy
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Lord Minto II | 1905 – 1910 | |
Lord Hardinge II | 1910 – 1916 | - Mesopotamian Campaign
- Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi
- Hindu Mahasabha was established by Madan Mohan Malaviya
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Lord Chelmsford | 1916 – 1921 | - Home Rule League Movements
- Rowlatt Act was passed
- Montague – Chelmsford reform was passed
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Lord Reading | 1921 – 1926 | - Swaraj Party was formed
- Chauri – Chaura incident took place
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Lord Irwin | 1926 – 1931 | - Launch of civil disobedience movement and Dandi march
- First round table conference was held
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Lord Willingdon | 1931 – 1936 | - Second & Third Round Table Conference
- Poona pact was signed
- Communal award was started
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Lord Linlithgow | 1936 – 1944 | - Cripps Mission
- Quit India movement
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Lord Wavell | 1944 – 1947 | - CR Formula 1944
- Launch of Direct Action day
- Wavell Plan & Shimla conference
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Lord Mountbatten | 1947-48 | - June 3rd Plan
- Last Viceroy and First Governor-General of free India
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