Government of India Act 1833 seeks to extend the Royal Charter granted to East India Company.This act expanded the Charter by 20 years.It reappointed the Governor-General of Bengal as India's Governor-General. Under this clause, in the last days of 1833, Lord William Bentinck became India's first Governor General.
- The Governors of Bombay and Madras were stripped of their legislative rights. The Government of the Governor-General was first known as the 'Government of India' and its council as the 'Council of India.' The governor general and his executive council were granted exclusive legislative powers for British India as a whole.
- The administration of India was united under one power.
- It terminated the British East India Company 's activities as a commercial entity and it became a solely administrative body. The Company particularly lost its trading monopoly with China.
- The company's civil and military affairs were in council supervised by the Governor General.
- It aimed to implement an open competition mechanism for the selection of civil servants..