Question

General Service Enlistment Act was passed in the year _______.

Answer 1

The General Service Enlistment Act was passed in the year 1856. During the time of Lord Canning, the law was passed.

What is the General Service Enlistment Act?

This act basically meant that if Indian military personnel were posted abroad, they wouldn’t be entitled to get extra allowances. Thus this act was a jolt to the prospects to the Indian military personnel serving under the East India Company.