Lord John Lawrence (1864-69)
1. Famine Commission was constituted. Expanded canal works and railways. Advocated state-managed railways.
2. Followed a policy of rigid non-interference in Afghanistan called the ‘policy of masterly inactivity’.
3. Set up High Courts in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras (1865).
4. Opened telegraphic communication with Europe.
5. Created the Forests Department.
6. Re-organised the Native Judicial Service.
7. Passed the Punjab Tenancy Act
8. Bhutan war (1865)
No comments:
Post a Comment