The Act empowered the provincial Governor to nominate four non-English Indian members to the council for the first time.
However, they were not allowed to question the executive, move resolutions or examine the budget and not interfere with the laws passed by the Central Legislature.
The Indians nominated under this Act were mostly zamindars and ryotwari landowners, who often benefited from their association with the colonial government.
Bhashyam Aiyangar, S. Subramania Iyer, A. Seshayya Sastri, and C. Sankaran Nair.
The Governor preferred to convene the Council at his summer retreat Udagamandalam, much to the displeasure of the Indian members.