The reforms made by Dalhousie in India were as under :
(1) He started the railway, the telegraph and the postal system. The first railway line was started from Mumbai to Thane in the year 1853 C.E. He introduced the modern postal system in India. It was during his tenure that a telegraph system was started between England and India.
(2) He passed a law to ban child marriages and advocated widow remarriages.
(3) Universities were established in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata in the year 1857 C.E. with Dalhousie’s efforts.
