ENLIGHTENED ADMINISTRATION IN TRAVANCORE-psc

ENLIGHTENED ADMINISTRATION IN

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1-After the death of Dharmaraja, Balarama Varma came to the throne.

2-He appointed Velu Thampi as his commerce minister and then the Dalawa.

3-Ummini Thampi became the new Dalawa after Velu Thampi.

4-The weaver’s township of Balaramapuram was created by Ummini Thampi.

5-Resident Col. Monro was appointed as the first English Diwan in Travancore

6-The Secretariat System was introduced in Travancore by Col. Munro.

7-Col.Munro changed the Karyakkar position to Tahsildar.

8-The direct management of Devaswams by Govt was introduced by Col. Monro.

In 1812 Rani Gauri Lakshmi Bai abolished slavery in Travancore.

9-The London Mission Society (LMS) at Nagercoil established in 1816 under the patronage of Gauri Parvati Bai.

10-The reign of Swathi Thirunal (1829-1847) was the Golden Age in the history of Travancore.

11-Swathi Thirunal was known as ‘Garbhasreeman’

12-Sucheendram Kaimukku was also abolished by Swathi Thirunal.

13-He shifted Hajoor Kachery from Quilon to Trivandrum.

14-He introduced English Education in Trivandrum.

15-Sir C.P. Ramaswami Ayyar was the Diwan of Sri Chitira Thirunal.

16-An English School was opened at TVM in 1834 Raja’s Free School.

17-Swathi Thirunal opened the Trivandrum Observatory in 1836.

18-He introduced the first charity hospital at TVM.

19-He set up the Department of Engineering, Irrigation and Maramathu Department for the first time.

20-First census of the state was conducted in 1836 by Swathi Thirunal.

21-Utram Tirunal Marthanda Varma abolished all restrictions in regard to the covering of their upper parts by a Channar women in South Travancore in 1859.

22-First Post-Office in Travancore (also of Kerala) was opened at Alleppey during the reign of Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma in 1857.

23-First modern factory for the manufacture of coir was also opened at Alleppey (1859) during the period

of Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma.

24-Beginning of Agrarian Reforms in Travancore was during the period of Ayilyam Thirunal

25-The Pandarapattam Proclamation (1865) and the Janmi-Kudiyan Proclamation (1867) for agrarian

reforms were during the period of Ayilyam Thirunal.

26-Trivandrum Museum building and the main building of Trivandrum University College were constructed

during the reign of Ayilyam Thirunal.

27-The first systematic census of Travancore was taken on May 18, 1875 by Ayilyam Thirunal.Ayilyam Thirunal was also the first Raja of Travancore to receive the title ‘Maharaja’ from the

British crown.

28-Ayurveda College was started during the period of Sri Mulam Thirunal (1885-1924)

29-Sri Mulam Tirunal formulated a Legislative Council in 1888. This was the first Legislative Council in an Indian State.

30-The Sri Mulam Popular Assembly (Praja Sabha) was formed in 1904 by Sri Mulam Thirunal.

31-Devadasi System in the temples of South Travancore was abolished during the regency of Setu Lekshmi Bai.

32-Sri Chitira Thirunal Balarama Varma (1931-1949) was the last ruling Raja of Travancore.

33-Establishment of Travancore University (1937) was the significant achievements of Sri Chitira Thirunal.

34-Travancore Rubber Works (Trivandrum) Kundara Ceramic Factory, Punalur Plywood Factory and Fertilizers

and Chemicals Travancore Limited (Elur) were started during the period of Sri Chithira Tirunal.

35-The execution of the Pallivasal Hydroelectric Scheme and the introduction of State Transport Services were also done by Sri Chithira Thirunal.

36-A Public Service Commission was appointed in 1935 in order to ensure fair representation for all communities in appointments to Government service on

the basis of a system of communal rotation.