Charter Act of 1833

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The first faint beginning of Constitution making during the British rule in India is to be found in this Act.
It made the Governor General of Bengal as the Governor general of India. All civil and military powers were vested in him.
The Governor- General’s Government was known as the “Government of India” and his Council as the “Indian Council”.
The Act introduced centralizaton in legislative spheres also.
The Act also ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body.