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Which of the following was/were the reasons of decentralisation at local level by the British government?

1. Improvement of civic life of the masses.

2. To save additional expenditure on civic improvement out of the existing pool of taxes.

3. To help the British in associating with Indians at local level.

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Explanation:
  • The rising Indian nationalist movement demanded improved civic life in line with improved civic life in Britain. This puts pressure on the British government to implement the same. As, the britisher thought lower civic amenities would result in dicontent among themasses which could act as a seed of revolution. (Statement 1 is correct)
  • Financial difficulties led the government to further decentralise administration. The british government in India was burdened with the expenditure on railways and defense. Expenditure on improving civic life would likely to put an additional burden, to avoid it , they decentralised the expenditure by forming local bodies. This helped in easy levying of tax for civic amenities, as it would not hamper the central pool taxes and people would not mind for being taxed for their own improvement. (Statement 2 is correct)
  • This also helped the British in associating Indians with the colonial government without hampering the its political interest. (Statement 3 is correct).

Thus, Option D is Correct.

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