Who devised the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

Who devised the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'? Correct Answer Lord Dalhousie

Option 3 is correct, i.e Lord Dalhousie.

• Lord Dalhousie played a huge role in initiating the Doctrine Of Lapse.
• The whole scheme was devised by Lord Dalhousie himself who acted as Governor-General from 1848 to 1856.
• The scheme was the British annexation of states without a direct natural or adopted heir which was how the British acquired many Indian states such as Satara, Chota Udaipur, and Nagpur during that time.

• Doctrine of Lapse	Formulated by Lord Dalhousie Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856 According to the Doctrine of Lapse, the annexation of the Hindu Indian States was done in absence of natural heir of the rulers. Lord Dalhousie asserted that the western way of ruling was better than the eastern.
  Subsidiary Alliance	It came in 1798 when Lord Wellesley was the Governor-General. Indian ruler had to pay for the British army’s maintenance Indians cannot enter into any alliance with other foreign nations. British promised not to interfere in India’s internal matters, but this was not kept.
  Charter Act of 1833	The Governor-General of Bengal was made the Governor-General of India. Lord William Bentinck was the Governor-General during this time. Lord Macaulay was made the first Law Member in Governor-General’s Cabinet.