“The great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India, all funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone” Who made the comment given above?

The correct option is Lord William Bentinck.

Explanation:

The statement in the question is a direct quote from the English Education Act of 1835, which was a legislative Act of the Council of India, under the Governor-Generalship of Lord William Bentinck.

While the ideas behind the act were heavily influenced by Thomas Babington Macaulay's famous "Minute on Indian Education" (submitted in February 1835), the formal government resolution declaring that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India, and that educational funds should be employed on English education alone, was officially issued and approved as a government policy comment under the authority of Lord William Bentinck on March 7, 1835.