List of Important Indian National Congress Sessions (1885-1950)
Important Indian National Congress Sessions. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 under the presidency of W.C. Bannerjee and its first session was attended by 72 political workers. It was the first time that a unified expression of Indian nationalism had occurred on an all India scale, and A.O Hume – a retired English ICS officer who played an influential role in forming INC- made this event possible. Important Short note for various exams.
From the perspective of an examination like Civil services, State exams, SSC, Banking, Railways and any other One Day exam, all the necessary facts and information are listed below.
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1886 (Calcutta)
Dadabhai Naroji
Division of Executive and Judiciary
1887 (Madras)
Badruddin Tyabji
Changein Arms Act
1888 (Allahabad)
George Yule
Encouragement to Industrial and technology education
1889 (Bombay)
Sir William Wedderburn
Reforms in revenue policies
1890 (Calcutta)
Sir Pherozshah Mehta
Govt. made it illegal for any of its employee to participate in Congress Session
1899 (Lucknow)
R.C. Dutt
Discussion on Education and Industry related problems
1905 (Banaras)
G.K. Gokhale
Discussion over ‘Swaraj’ for the first time
Congress began functioning as a regular and Permanent organization
Aug, 1905 (Special session, Calcutta)
Formal Proclamation of Swadeshi movement
1906 (Calcutta)
Dadabhai Naroji
Demand for Swaraj
Declaration of Swadeshi movement and Boycott
Police Lathi charge on volunteers and leaders
1907 (Surat)
Dr. Ras Bihari Ghosh
Split in Congress
1909 (Lahore)
M.M Malaviya
Demand for free and compulsory Primary education
1910 (Allahabad)
Sir William Wedderburn
Demand to revoke Indian Press Act and Seditious Meetings Act
1911 (Calcutta)
B.N. Dar
First time recital of Jan-Man-Gan in Congress session
1915 (Bombay)
Sir S.P. Sinha
Congress and Muslim League agree to hold their session at the same place
Attended by Viceroy Lord Willington
1916 (Lucknow)
A.C. Mazumdar
Unification of Congress
Lucknow pact between Congress and Muslim League
1917 (Calcutta)
Annie Besant
First Women President of Congress
For the first time, Congress listed social reform as one of its goals
1919 (Amritsar)
Motilal Nehru
Congress support to Khilafat Movement
Sep,1920 (Special session, Calcutta)
INC accepted Gandhiji’s call for NCM
1920 (Nagpur)
C. Vijayaragavachariar
Amendment in the Constitution of Congress
Working committee formed reconstitution of committees on Linguistic basis
Congress membership fee at 25 paisa
1922 (Gaya)
C.R. Das
Differences on the decision to join legislative councils
1923 (Kakinda)
Mohammed Ali
Congress resolute to abolish Untouchability
All India Khadi Board established
1924 (Belgaum)
M.K. Gandhi
Acceptance of the agreement between ‘no changers’ and ‘Swarajists’
1925 (Kanpur)
Sarojini Naidu
First Indian Woman president of Congress
1927 (Madras)
M.A. Ansari
Demand for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ for the 1st time
Protests against Simon Commission
Congress joins International League against Colonialism
1928 (Calcutta)
Motilal Nehru
Differences between the supporters of Poorna Swaraj and Dominion Status
1929 (Lahore)
J.L. Nehru
Endorsement of the demand for Poorna Swaraj
26 Jan,1930 to be celebrated as Independence Day
1930 (Karachi)
J.L. Nehru
1931 (Karachi)
Vallabhbhai Patel
Approval to Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Resolution on Fundamental Rights passed
Demand for the nationalization of important industries
1933 (Calcutta)
Nellie Sen Gupta
1934 (Bombay)
Rajendra Prasad
Amendment in Congress Constitution
1938 (Haripura)
Subhas Chandra Bose
Nationalist movements in Princely States were given moral support
1939 (Tripuri)
Subhas Chandra Bose (Re-elected, but had to resign)
For the 1st time Congress lent its complete support to the movements in the Princely states
1940-46 (Ramgarh)
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Gandhi launched ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’
Rejection of British Government right to frame a Constitution for India
1946-47 (Meerut)
J.B. Kripalani
J.B was one of the most ardent disciples of Gandhi
President of INC during the transfer of power from Britain to India in 1947
1948 (Jaipur)
Pattabhi Sitaramaiah
1950 (Nasik)
Purushotam Das Tandon
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