Explanation:

Following were some of the important provisions of Indian Councils act 1909 or Minto-Morley reforms:
It introduced separate and discriminatory electorate. This was for the first time that, electorate for returning to the representatives to the councils was decided on the basis of class & community. For the provincial councils a provision of three categories was made viz. general, special and chambers of commerce. For the central council, one more category Muslims was added. This was for the first time that, the seats in the legislative bodies were reserved on the basis of religion for Muslims. This is called Communal representation.
The Minto Morley reforms are known to envisage a separate electorate for Muslims and this had a long lasting impact on India’s polity.
This was for the first time that Muslim community was recognized as a completely separate section of the Indian nation and this triggered “A Cancer” in India called “Hindu-Muslim Disharmony” which later culminated in India and Pakistan.
Separate constituencies were marked for the Muslims and only Muslim community members were given the right to elect their representatives.
The number of members of the legislative councils at the center was increased from 16-60.
the number of the members of the provincial legislatures was also increased and it was fixed 50 for Bengal, madras and Bombay and 30 for rest of the provinces.