Consider the following statements regarding Communal Award 1 It is the term given for the allotment ...........

Modern Indian History 1921-1932

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Consider the following statements regarding Communal Award:

1. It is the term given for the allotment of separate electorate for depressed castes by Ramsay McDonald.

2. Ramsay McDonald is known as the father of Communal Electorate.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Communal Award In August 1932, Ramsay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister, announced a scheme of representation of the minorities, which came to be known as the Communal Award. The award not only continued separate electorates for the Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo- Indians and Europeans but also extended it to the depressed classes (scheduled castes). Gandhiji was distressed over this extension of the principle of communal representation to the depressed classes and undertook fast unto death in Yeravada Jail (Poona) to get the award modified. At last, there was an agreement between the leaders of the Congress and the depressed classes. The agreement, known as Poona Pact, retained the Hindu joint electorate and gave reserved seats to the depressed classes.
Note: Lord Minto is called the father of Communal Electorate as he introduced Communal Electorate in Indian Councils Act 1909.