गव्हर्नर जनरल विल्यम बेंटिंकने कोणत्या सुधारणा केल्या ?
अ. राज्यकारभारातील अनावश्यक पदे रद्द केली.
ब. कंपनीच्या नोकरांचे पगार कमी करण्यात आले.
क. भत्ता देणे बंद करण्यात आले.
ड. भारताला स्वातंत्र्य देण्याचे घोषित केले.
वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर आहे ?

The correct answer is Option A (a, b and c).

Key Points:
• Financial & Administrative Reforms of Lord William Bentinck (1828–1835):
• Faced with a severe financial deficit inherited from the Burmese war, Bentinck instituted rigorous retrenchment policies.
• Administrative Retrenchment: Abolished redundant offices, provincial courts of appeal and circuit, consolidating duties under commissioners.
• Salary Cuts and Allowances: Reduced the salaries of civil and military servants and halved the military allowance (Bhatta / Batta) within 400 miles of Calcutta.
• Employment of Indians: Appointed educated Indians to higher subordinate administrative posts (like Deputy Magistrates and Subordinate Judges) at economical salaries.
• He was a social reformer (banned Sati in 1829, suppressed Thuggee), but colonial rule remained firm and he never announced freedom for India.
• Key Takeaway: Bentinck enforced financial retrenchment by cutting company salaries, stopping allowances, and abolishing redundant posts.