The main purpose of the “Communal Award” announced by the British Prime Minister Ramsey Macdonald on 4 August 1932 was

A. To grant separate electorates to minority communities in India, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Dalits in India
B. To grant separate pay scales to different communities in government service in
India.
C. To grant awards to distinguished members of minority communities in India
including Muslims, Sikhs and Dalits.
D. All of the above.