[6] Dutta saved nearly three-quarters of his salary each month for 14 years to give it to various charities to benefit orphans, widows, and schools in the state.
State functions are organised by the Government of Bihar on the anniversary of Dutta's birth on 13 January every year.
He became minister on 27 March 1923 and five years later in June 1928, he was knighted by the King Emperor, in recognition of his ability as an administrator and his service to the country.
[10] In 1928, there had been[11] widespread agitation in Bihar due to an ill-advised step on the part of the ruling British Government in superseding the District Board at Gaya and removing Anugraha Narain Sinha, a prominent national leader, from its chairmanship.
Sri Krishna Sinha (first Chief Minister of Bihar), leader of the Congress party,[12] disapproved of the policy of Ganesh Dutta Singh as Minister of the Local-Self Government in superseding the Gaya district board, and came down heavily on the government in the Bihar and Orissa Legislative council.