What are the 11 demands of …

The eleven demands of Gandhi ji made to Lord Irvwin were :- (1) Prohibit intoxicants, liquor (2) Change the exchange ratio between the rupee and the sterling, (3) Reduce the rate of land revenue, (4) Abolition of salt tax, (5) Reduce the military expenditure, (6) Reduce expenditure on civil administration, (7) Impose custom duty on foreign cloth, (8) Accept the Postal Reservation Bill, (9) Abolish the CID department, (10) Release all political prisoners, and (11) Issue licenses of fire arms to citizens for self-protection. Gandhi made it clear that if the 11 points are ignored, the only way out was civil disobedience. This is shocking to know that Jawaharlal Nehru condemned these demands by calling them anticlimax. ◆Below is the text ftom the Book Mahatma Gandhi by Shankara Ghose, where we find the mention of these 11 demands made by Mahatma Gandhi.  28.2K views View 65 Upvoters View Sharers Related Questions (More Answers Below) What is all about the postal reservation bill in Gandhi's 11 demands? 2,894 Views Why did Mahatma Gandhi send 11 demands to the viceroy? 1,937 Views What are the three main demands of Gandhi? 668 Views Did Viceroy Irwin accept the 11 demands made by Gandhiji? 40 Views Why do some people hate Mahatma Gandhi? 1,043,649 Views Other Answers  Niladri Bihari Nayak, System Operator at Government of Odisha (2013-present) Answered May 7, 2019 Gandhi had been bestowed with to launch CDM by non paying tax nd resignation of members of legislative council. Before starting CDM he put 11 demands before viceroy Lord Erwin to accept other wise the next step of confrontation would be begin. Those 11 points are as follows. Peasants demand. Reduce the land revenue by 50cent.Abolish the injustice salt tax and cahnge the monopoly of salt by British. For middle classes demands Reduce the exchange ratio of rupees and sterling.Impose custom duty on foreign clothes and importReserve coastal shipping for Indians.Accept postal reserve bill. For General pu Continue Reading Sponsored by Trinetra iWay Comprehensive solution for managing your sales & service team. We offer end-to-end solutions, enabling business maximum visibility & performance of field resources. Get Quote  Akash Dhakad, former B.com from jiwaji university Gwalior Answered December 7, 2017 · Author has 93 answers and 215.9K answer views Originally Answered: What are the 11 demands of Mahatma Gandhi? It was most important 11 demands of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi has many more important demands apart from 11 demand. Mahatma Gandhi Ji was the great man and good freedom fighter. Gandhi Ji was the person who did 11 demands for public. 11 demands of Gandhi (1) Prohibit intoxicants, like liquor and tabacoo (2) Change the exchange ratio between the rupee and the sterling (3) Reduce the rate of land revenue (4) Abolition of salt tax (5) Reduce the military expenditure (6) Reduce expenditure on civil administration (7) Impose custom duty on foreign cloth (8) Accept the Postal Reservation Bill (9) Abolish the CID Continue Reading  Fazal Mohamed, BCA , MCA Computer Science & Information Security, University of Mysore Answered January 19, 2018 On 31st January 1930, Gandhiji sent a letter to Lord Irwin stating eleven wide ranging demands of various classes of India. Total prohibition on intoxicants Release of political prisoners Cuts in army expenses, civil services salaries Changes in Arms Act Reform of the C.I.D Lowering of rupee-sterling rate Textile protection Reservation of coastal shipping for Indians A fifty percent reduction in land revenue Abolition of both salt tax and government salt monopoly The launch of Civil Disobedience was also stated. 3K views View 7 Upvoters Sponsored by PolicyBazaar Term Life Insurance Born between 1965-1985? Get 1 crore term life cover @ ₹490/month. Cover up to 85 years & 59 critical illnesses. Secure your family's financial future by buying term plans. Get Quote Related Questions (More Answers Below) What were the main demands of Mahatma Gandhi in his letter to Viceroy Irwin in January 1930? 3,979 Views How did Mahatma Gandhi die? 20,506 Views Who are the 11 people behind Mahatma Gandhi? 764 Views Who killed Mahatma Gandhi’s wife? 6,767 Views What are the eleven teachings of Mahatma Gandhi? 2,356 Views Other Answers  Mayank Sharma Answered November 24, 2017 Issues of General Interest: 1. Reduce expenditure on army and civil services by 50% 2. Introduce total prohibition 3. Carry out reforms in CID 4. Change Arms Act allowing popular control of issue of firearms licences 5. Release political prisoners 6. Accept Postal Reservation Bill Specific Bourgeois Demands 7. Reduce rupee-sterling exchange ratio to 1:4 8. Introduce textile protection 9. Reserve coastal shipping for Indians Specific Peasant Demands 10. Reduce land revenue by 50% 11. Abolish salt tax and government's salt monopoly

. Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the country.
. Some of his demands were of general interest, others were specific demands of different classes.
. The idea was to make the demands wide ranging, so that all classes within the Indian society could identify with them and could be united in a united campaign.