[Modern India] Moderate Phase 1885-1905 - Indian National Congress

Formation of INC

• A.O. Hume a retired English civil Servant took several efforts to organize the First Indian National Congress Session.
• W.C Banerjee Presided over the First Session of INC at Bombay in Dec 1885.
• It is also opined that formation of INC was to provide a safety valve but don't have enough evidence to prove it.

Objectives:

• To promote National Feeling among the people
• To promote unity among the politically conscious Indians and political workers.

Major Achievements

• They opposed and organised agitations against the economical policies of colonial nature.
• They popularised the idea of swadeshi.
• Demanded the expansion of legislative councils, hence the Indian Councils Act 1892 was passed. It increased the number of members of the Imperial Legislative council and provincial council.