UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 3

A grand durbar was held at Allahabad on November 1, 1858 .
● Lord Canning sent the royal proclamation which announced that the Queen has assumed the Government of India.
● This proclamation declared the future policies of the British in India.
It was called Magna Carta of the people of India .
● It was declared in the principles of religious toleration and justice as guiding policy of Queen’s rule.
● The armies of the East India Company ceased to exist and forces in India were incorporated as an integral part of the British army.
● Now onwards sepoys were enlisted in the regular service in the British Army and participated in the World War in the next century.