Islington Commission/The Royal Commission on Public Services in India, - 1912
Islington Commission also known as The Royal Commission on Public Services in India, was appointed in 1912 AD. Its objective was to consider the problem of recruitment of Indians to higher posts, especially in the Indian Civil Service. Lord Islington was the chairman of the commission, and Indian and British public leaders were its members. The Commission recommended that, in addition to all the Indians who succeed in the competitive examination held in London and enter the 'Indian Civil Service' (Indian Administrative Service), 25 percent of the posts in the Indian Civil Service should be filled by direct recruitment of Indians and provincial civil services. Be filled by promotion from service. He recommended holding an examination in India for the recruitment of Indians into the Indian Civil Service.
This report was published in 1917 AD. The Indian National Congress had been making this demand for the last 30 years. His demand was accepted in the report, but the committee did not recommend I.C.S. Indians expressed strong anger over the huge increase in the salaries of officers that was recommended.
Who headed the Royal Commission on the Public Services in India?- John Poynder Dickson , also known as Lord Islington was the Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Public Services in India.
