Which Act of British Government granted Rs. One lakh for education in India for the first time?
(A) Wood’s Dispatch, 1854
(B) Charter Act, 1813
(C) Charter Act, 1853
(D) Indian Council Act, 1892
Correct Answer : Charter Act, 1813
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2009
The East India Company Act, 1813, also known as the Charter Act of 1813 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company and continued the Company’s rule in India. However the company’s commercial monopoly was ended except for the tea trade and the trade with China. This Act allotted Rs 100,000 to promote education among the Indian masses for the first time.
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