Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Achievements and Legacies of key Justice Party leaders

Achievements and Legacies of key Justice Party leaders

Raja of Panagal, the Premier of Madras (1921-1926)

▪ 1921 - removed gender as a criteria for running for legislature

▪ 1921 - expanded Madras Corporation's mid-day meal scheme of 1920 in Thousand Lights school to four more schools.

▪ 1921 - Hindu Religious Endowments Bill, opposed by brahmin members of the assembly as intrusion in religious affairs by government

▪ 1921 - Communal Government Order (GO) 613 - introduced caste-based reservation in Madras; 44% for non-brahmins, 16% for brahmins, 16% for muslims, 16% for Anglo-Indians and christians, 8% for panchamas

▪ 1921 - Dr. Gour's Bill - amended Special Marriages Act to sanction legal validity of inter-caste marriages

▪ 1922 - Madras State Aid to Industries Act, unopposed. state policy to advance loans to developing industries

▪ 1923 - Madras University Act, broke brahmin domination of Madras University

▪ 1923 - utilized provisions of Madras Town Planning Act of 1920 to create Theagaroya Nagar, created a railway station in Mambalam

▪ 1925 - Andhra University Act

▪ throughout his tenure, he improved medical facilities, water supply, and communication facilities in rural areas.

P. Subbarayan, Premier of Madras (1926-1930)

▪ 1927 - enacted GO 1020 to implement GO 613, reduced reservation percentages for brahmins & non-brahmins, and increased muslims/Anglo-Indians/christians/panchamas percentages

▪ 1932 - introduced Temple Entry Bill that made refusal of entry into temples by dalits and low-caste hindus illegal. This was not accepted by the Viceroy citing it as a national issue and shouldn't be dealt at a provincial level.

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Premier of Madras (1932-1936, 1936-1937)

▪ 1933 - Estates Land Act of 1933 - amended Estates Land Act of 1908 to safeguard rights of cultivators and freed from bondage. This was widely opposed by zamindars.

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi, Legislator

▪ Many firsts -  first female student to be admitted into a men's college, the first woman House Surgeon in the Government Maternity and Ophthalmic Hospital, the first woman legislator in British India, the first Chairperson of the State Social Welfare Advisory Board, the first woman Deputy President of the Legislative Council, and the first Alderwoman of the Madras Corporation Avvai Home

▪ 1930 - Introduced the Devadasis Abolition Bill. Enacted into the Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act in 1947, suppression of brothels and immoral trafficking in women and children.

▪ 1935 - Expressed the desire to open a hospital for Cancer treatment and created the Cancer Relief Fund, which became Adyar Cancer Institute in 1952

▪ Opened a hostel for muslim girls, and started scholarships for Harijan girls.
09/01/2018, 9:58 pm - Manoj: Achievements and Legacies of key Justice Party leaders

Raja of Panagal, the Premier of Madras (1921-1926)
▪ 1921 - removed gender as a criteria for running for legislature
▪ 1921 - expanded Madras Corporation's mid-day meal scheme of 1920 in Thousand Lights school to four more schools.
▪ 1921 - Hindu Religious Endowments Bill, opposed by brahmin members of the assembly as intrusion in religious affairs by government
▪ 1921 - Communal Government Order (GO) 613 - introduced caste-based reservation in Madras; 44% for non-brahmins, 16% for brahmins, 16% for muslims, 16% for Anglo-Indians and christians, 8% for panchamas
▪ 1921 - Dr. Gour's Bill - amended Special Marriages Act to sanction legal validity of inter-caste marriages
▪ 1922 - Madras State Aid to Industries Act, unopposed. state policy to advance loans to developing industries
▪ 1923 - Madras University Act, broke brahmin domination of Madras University
▪ 1923 - utilized provisions of Madras Town Planning Act of 1920 to create Theagaroya Nagar, created a railway station in Mambalam
▪ 1925 - Andhra University Act
▪ throughout his tenure, he improved medical facilities, water supply, and communication facilities in rural areas.

P. Subbarayan, Premier of Madras (1926-1930)
▪ 1927 - enacted GO 1020 to implement GO 613, reduced reservation percentages for brahmins & non-brahmins, and increased muslims/Anglo-Indians/christians/panchamas percentages
▪ 1932 - introduced Temple Entry Bill that made refusal of entry into temples by dalits and low-caste hindus illegal. This was not accepted by the Viceroy citing it as a national issue and shouldn't be dealt at a provincial level.

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Premier of Madras (1932-1936, 1936-1937)
▪ 1933 - Estates Land Act of 1933 - amended Estates Land Act of 1908 to safeguard rights of cultivators and freed from bondage. This was widely opposed by zamindars.

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi, Legislator
▪ Many firsts -  first female student to be admitted into a men's college, the first woman House Surgeon in the Government Maternity and Ophthalmic Hospital, the first woman legislator in British India, the first Chairperson of the State Social Welfare Advisory Board, the first woman Deputy President of the Legislative Council, and the first Alderwoman of the Madras Corporation Avvai Home
▪ 1930 - Introduced the Devadasis Abolition Bill. Enacted into the Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act in 1947, suppression of brothels and immoral trafficking in women and children.
▪ 1935 - Expressed the desire to open a hospital for Cancer treatment and created the Cancer Relief Fund, which became Adyar Cancer Institute in 1952
▪ Opened a hostel for muslim girls, and started scholarships for Harijan girls.
09/01/2018, 11:07 pm - Manoj: Achievements and Legacies of key Justice Party leaders

Raja of Panagal, the Premier of Madras (1921-1926)
▪ 1921 - removed gender as a criteria for running for legislature
▪ 1921 - expanded Madras Corporation's mid-day meal scheme of 1920, first introduced by PT Thiagarajar in Thousand Lights school to four more schools.
▪ 1921 - Hindu Religious Endowments Bill, opposed by brahmin members of the assembly as intrusion in religious affairs by government
▪ 1921 - Communal Government Order (GO) 613 - introduced caste-based reservation in Madras; 44% for non-brahmins, 16% for brahmins, 16% for muslims, 16% for Anglo-Indians and christians, 8% for panchamas
▪ 1921 - Dr. Gour's Bill - amended Special Marriages Act to sanction legal validity of inter-caste marriages
▪ 1922 - Communal GO 785 to replace the word Panchamas with Adi Dravidas in government documents
▪ 1922 - Madras State Aid to Industries Act, passed unopposed. state policy to advance loans to developing industries
▪ 1923 - Madras University Act, broke brahmin domination of Madras University; ordered all schools and colleges to increase enrolment of non-brahmin students
▪ 1923 - utilized provisions of Madras Town Planning Act of 1920 to create Theagaroya Nagar, created a railway station in Mambalam
▪ 1925 - Andhra University Act
▪ throughout his tenure, he improved medical facilities, water supply, and communication facilities in rural areas.

P. Subbarayan, Premier of Madras (1926-1930)
▪ 1927 - enacted GO 1020 to implement GO 613, reduced reservation percentages for brahmins & non-brahmins, and increased muslims/Anglo-Indians/christians/panchamas percentages
▪ 1928 - ordered enrolment of non-brahmin students in Madras Presidency College
▪ 1932 - introduced Temple Entry Bill that made refusal of entry into temples by dalits and low-caste hindus illegal. This was not accepted by the Viceroy citing it as a national issue and shouldn't be dealt at a provincial level.

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Premier of Madras (1932-1936, 1936-1937)
▪ 1933 - Estates Land Act of 1933 - amended Estates Land Act of 1908 to safeguard rights of cultivators and freed from bondage. This was widely opposed by zamindars.

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi, Legislator
▪ Many firsts -  first female student to be admitted into a men's college, the first woman House Surgeon in the Government Maternity and Ophthalmic Hospital, the first woman legislator in British India, the first Chairperson of the State Social Welfare Advisory Board, the first woman Deputy President of the Legislative Council, and the first Alderwoman of the Madras Corporation Avvai Home
▪ 1930 - Introduced the Devadasis Abolition Bill. Enacted into the Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act in 1947, suppression of brothels and immoral trafficking in women and children.
▪ 1935 - Expressed the desire to open a hospital for Cancer treatment and created the Cancer Relief Fund, which became Adyar Cancer Institute in 1952
▪ Opened a hostel for muslim girls, and started scholarships for Harijan girls.

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