The arrival of Lord William Bentinck marked a period of transformation in the British Indian State. Discuss.

Lord William Bentinck the joint Governor-General of India arrived in 1833 with the passage of Charter Act, 1833. => His arrival marked period of transformation in following ways: (1) Lord William Bentick ushered era of centralisation, his powers extending to Bombay, Padras. (2) Other governors were made subordinated to Bengal (William Bentinck), there depriving them of administrative legislative jurisdiction. (3) After 1833, the rules and laws passed by British for India, were called as Councils Act (1853, 1861, 1892), mirroring the formal legislative procedure. (4) The administration of Indian region saw significant transformation during his time (5) [Additional point about federalism subordination and its integration in the works of lord william Bentinck]