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The Regulating Act of 1773 (Background)

• The Regulating Act of 1773 opened a new chapter in the constitutional history of the Company.
• Previously, the Home government in England consisted of the Court of Directors and the Court of Proprietors.
• The Court of Directors were elected annually and practically managed the affairs of the Company
• In India, each of the three presidencies was independent and responsible only to the Home Government.
• The government of the presidency was conducted by a Governor and a Council
• The following conditions invited the Parliamentary intervention in the Company’s affairs.
• The English East India Company became a territorial power when it acquired a wide dominion in India and also the Diwani rights.
• The disastrous famine which broke out in Bengal in 1770 affected the agriculturists. As a result, the revenue collection was poor
• In short, the Company was on the brink of bankruptcy. In 1773, the Company approached the British government for an immediate loan.
• Under these circumstances that the Parliament of England resolved to regulate the affairs of the Company.
• Lord North, the Prime Minister of England, appointed a select committee to inquire into the affairs of the Company.
• The report submitted by the Committee paved the way for the enactment of the Regulating Act.

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