'The report finally lays down that the Government of India' Act shall bbe amended so as to enable Domin-fon Status to be achieved without further inquiries by statutory commissions and so forth.
The Indian Central Committee goes on to express the opinion that this may be "the last opportunity for the British Government to a:~ quire the support of all the saner and more responsible elements of Indian opinion."
The report expresses the hope that in a combination of the ideas of the Statutory Commission and the Indian Central Committe may found a solution to the grave and very intricate problems con fronting India, The Indian ' Central Committee gives in detail its recommendations for provincial automo and the allocation of the respective functions of governors and governor-generals. It requires the present electorate to be doubled immediately and the whole adult population compulsorily jenfranchised by 1961.
The Control of the Army Reganting the Central Govern ment, the Committee proposes that all subjects, except those connected with the defence of India and foreign relations, should be transfer red to the control of Ministers respot ible to the Legislature.
Without the Governor-General's. sanction," the report continues, "the Legislature should be incompetent. to deal with public debt, public res venues, religious affairs, the British, defence forces and foreign relation."
The Committee recommends that! the India Office transfer to the Government of India powers to raise loans and recruit services. It says that the Secretary of State should be assisted by two Indian under-secretaries, at least one of whoa should sit in Parliament, Finally the report urges that military college and a court should be established
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