Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pact ?

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed on March 5, 1931, included provisions for the immediate release of political prisoners not convicted of violence [4]. It also stipulated the return of confiscated lands that had not yet been sold to third parties [1]. Clause 2 of the pact defined 'reservations and safeguards' to cover areas like defense, external affairs, and the financial credit of India [4]. However, the reservation of 18 percent of seats for the Depressed Classes was not a provision of this pact; rather, it was a key feature of the Poona Pact of September 1932 [4]. The Poona Pact was a separate agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar following the Communal Award, whereas the Gandhi-Irwin Pact focused on ending the first phase of the Civil Disobedience Movement and ensuring Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference [3].

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Gandhi-Irwin Pact > p. 379
2. [2] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > The Second Civil Disobedience Movement > p. 289
3. [4] https://newmancollege.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GANDHI-IRWIN-PACT.pdf
4. [3] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation > 4.7 The Round Table Conferences > p. 53