Warren Hasting
1. Warren
Hastings (1772-1785)
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Administrative reforms
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And of the dual systems; shifting
of treasury froom Murshidabad to Calcutta.
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Revenue reforms
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Collection of revenue was taken
over by the Company.
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Judicial reforms
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Zamindars were given judicial
powers; establishment of civil and criminal courts in each district.
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Social reforms
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In 1781, he founded the Calcutta
Madrasa for promotion of Islamic studies. This was the first educational
institute established by the Company's government.
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Impeachment
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Warren Hastings tendered his
resignation in protest against the Pits India Bill in 1785. He was accused
for the Rohilla bar; Nand Kumar's murder; the case of the Chet Singh and
accepting of bribes. His impeachment lasted for seven years from 1788 to
1795. He was exonerated for all the charges.
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Sir John Macpherson
2. Sir
John Macpherson, (1785-1786)
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He held the post temporariily.
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Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord
Cornwallis (1786-1793)
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Permanent settlement of Bengal
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The land was given on permanent
basis to the zamindar in 1793, instead of giving it to the
highest bidder each year. This system got prosperity to both the Company and zamindar had
the cost of the common peasantry.
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Judicial reforms
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Reorganisation of the revenue
courts; the reorganisation of the criminal courts; depriving the Collectors
of the judicial functions; compilation of the Cornwallis Code.
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Police reforms
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Depriving zamindar of
their police functions; establishment of the thanas
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Sir John Shore
4. Sir
John Shore (1793-1798)
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He followed a policy of
non-intervention.
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Sir Alured Clark
5. Sir
Alured Clark (1798)
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He held the post temporarily.
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