Which of the following acts gave legislative councils the power to discuss the budget?

The correct answer is the Indian Councils Act of 1892.

Key Points

• The Indian Councils Act of 1892 provided for the following:
  • It increased the number of additional (non-official) members in the Central and provincial legislative councils but maintained the official majority in them.
  • It increased the functions of legislative councils and gave them the power of discussing the budget and addressing questions to the executive.
  • It provided for the nomination of some non-official members of the
    • Central Legislative Council by the viceroy on the recommendation of the provincial legislative councils and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, and
    • that of the Provincial legislative councils by the Governors on the recommendation of the district boards, municipalities, universities, trade associations, zamindars and chambers.