The Indian States Committee was formed in 1928 under:

The Indian States Committee was formed in 1928 under:

The Raja of Junagadh
Ian Copland
Sir Harcourt Butler
Motilal Nehru
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2015
The Indian States Committee was appointed by the British Government in December 1927 to examine the relationship between the Paramount Power (the British Crown) and the Indian Princely States and to suggest ways to improve economic and financial relations between British India and the States. The committee was chaired by Sir Harcourt Butler. Its report was published in 1929, and it is commonly known as the Butler Committee. The question states it was formed in 1928, which is slightly inaccurate (formed in Dec 1927) but Sir Harcourt Butler was definitely the chairman.
The Indian States Committee, also known as the Butler Committee, was formed in 1927 under the chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler to study the relationship between the British Crown and the Princely States.
The committee’s report emphasized the paramountcy of the British Crown and stated that the relationship between the Crown and the States was direct and not through British India. This disappointed the princely rulers who had hoped for greater autonomy or a clearer definition of paramountcy. The report also dealt with financial and economic issues.
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