This was the first time the administration of the East India
Company had been brought under the direct control of the British
government. Pitt's India Act places East India Company under a
government-appointed Board of Control and forbids interference in
native affairs, to check territorial expansion. The Board would
comprise three directors who would be responsible to the British
government. The East India Company’s agents in India would only
concern themselves with commercial matters, and day-to-day
administration.
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Editors, Litencyc. "William Pitt's India Act". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4208, accessed 23 November 2024.]
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