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- Provided for the establishment of an All-India Federation consisting of provinces and princely states as units. (Note: Princely States did not join and so Federation didn’t come into existence)
- Residuary powers were given to the Viceroy(Governor General)
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- Abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced ‘provincial autonomy’ in its place.
- Introduced responsible government in provinces.
- Introduced Bicameralism in six out of eleven provinces.
- Extended the principle of communal representation by providing separate electorates for depressed classes (scheduled castes), women and labor (workers). (1909 – Only for Muslims, 1919 – extended for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians and
- Europeans.) Abolished the Council of India, established by the Government of India Act of 1858.
- The Secretary of State for India was provided with a team of advisors.
- Established the Reserve Bank of India to control the currency and credit of the country.
- Established the Federal Public Service Commission, Provincial Public Service Commission and Joint Public Service Commission for two or more provinces.
- Federal Court, which was set up in 1937.