 He donated some of his assets to the University and worked towards abolishing the practice of appointing former Judges as vice-chancellors; Sachchidanand Sinha became the first VC of Patna University who was not a judge.Dutta was the Minister of Local Self Government in the British Raj cabinet from 1923 till 1937 when the Provincial Government was established.While he was the Minister of Local Self Government, Dutta was made Knight Bachelor by the British government for his contributions to the public good.