Question

Mention the Role of Ripon and Munroe in Madras Presidency.

Answer 1

a. Ripon

1. Lord Ripon was the one who introduced the Local Self Government in 1882.
2. He was advocating for the decentralization of administration.
3. He tried to remove obstacles in the sphere of Local Self government by his resolution of 1882.
4. Under him, a large number of tahsildars had quasi-judicial powers in their sub-districts, along with revenue collection.

b. Munroe

1. He was all for administration in the local language.
2. He was against the practice of appointing administrative posts and the judiciary those who were not fluent with the-local lexicon (language).
3. He felt that Indians ought to be allowed to dispense justice by themselves.