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The Royal Commission on the Administration of Expenditure of India was also known as _____.1. Floud Commission2. Butler Commission3. Welby Commission4. Campbell Commission

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Welby Commission

The correct answer is ​Welby Commission.

  • The Welby Commission was set up by the British Government to investigate wasteful spending in India. 
  • It was set up in 1895.
  • Given below are the members of the Commission:
  1. Lord Welby 
  2. Lord Chaman
  3. T.R. Buchanan
  4. William Wedderburn
  5. Dadabhai Naoroji
  6. William S. Caine
  • The report was published in 1900.
  • The Commission called for the British House of Commons to ensure impartiality of financial arrangements. 

  • In 1897, Gopal Krishna Gokhale deposed before the Commission.
  • His evidence was noted for his analysis of the leading facts in the history of Indian finance.
  • Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to sit on the Welby Commission.


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