Which Viceroy decentralized the colonial economic structure in India?
Detailed Explanation:
Lord Mayo (1869–1872) introduced financial decentralization by transferring revenue management and expenditure control to provincial governments.
He established Provincial Finance Committees to manage local resources, reducing the central government's financial burden while maintaining British administrative control.
Question 16 of 18 English East India Company
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