Acts and Reforms in British India — SSC & RRB Notes · Chapter 4
3. CHARTER ACT OF 1793
3. CHARTER ACT OF 1793
Key Provisions
Renewed the Company's charter and trade monopoly in India for a further 20 years.
Governor-General's/Governors' salaries to be paid from Indian revenues.
All laws made by Governor-General-in-Council to be codified and clearly defined.
Continued the Board of Control system.
Significance/Impact
Largely a routine extension of Company's monopoly/charter — minimal structural change compared to 1784 and 1813.
Strengthened centralization under the Governor-General by requiring uniform codification of regulations, which improved administrative predictability.
Passed at a time when British parliamentary opinion (led by Edmund Burke's impeachment campaign against Warren Hastings) was closely scrutinizing Company misgovernance, though the Act itself introduced few new checks.
Key Facts / Quick Revision Points
Year: 1793 — charter renewed for 20 years
Sometimes called a "housekeeping" Act — no major structural innovation, unlike the Acts of 1773, 1784, 1813, 1833, and 1853
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1.Who among the following was the President of the Board of Control at the time of Charter renewal in 1793 in India? (RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT-I (10/06/2025) Shift 3)
2.According to the Charter Act of 1793, the charter of the east India company was renewed for how many years? (RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT-I (17/06/2025) Shift 1)
3.The United Nations adopted the 'Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States' in ______. (RRB NTPC CBT-I (21/03/2021) Shift 2)
4.The United Nations organisation was set up through the signing of the United Nations Charter by ______ states. (RRB NTPC CBT-I (14/03/2021) Shift 2)
5.On 25 April 1945, _____ governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter. (RRB NTPC CBT-I (27/02/2021) Shift 1)
6.Magna Carta is the charter of rights issued by _____ (RPF Constable 2018 (05/02/2019) Shift 2)
7.Who started the permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar in 1793? (RPF Constable 2018 (05/02/2019))
8.Which of the following Governor Generals of British India introduced the Permanent Settlement of Land Revenue in 1793? (RPF Constable 2024 (10/03/2025) Shift 1)
9.Which of the following was formed in 1600 through a charter that granted it the exclusive privilege of trading with the area east of the Cape of Good Hope for 15 years? (RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT-I (20/06/2025) Shift 2)
10.What provision was sanctioned by the Charter Act of 1813? (RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT-I (13/06/2025) Shift 2)