Government of India Act 1935
- The proposed 1935 federation depended on princely accession and never operated
- Provincial autonomy under the 1935 Act retained Governor safeguards
- The unimplemented 1935 federal scheme proposed central dyarchy
- Federal, provincial and concurrent lists; Federal Court 1937; Reserve Bank of India 1935; Federal Public Service Commission; Council of India abolished
- Franchise extended to about ten percent of the population, separate electorates retained and extended, reserved seats for women in legislatures, Burma separated, Sindh and Orissa created, bicameral legislatures in six provinces