Interim Government & Members - General Knowledge of Modern India
On 2 September 1946, the newly elected Constituent Assembly formed the Interim Government of India, which remained in existence till 15 August 1947. The executive branch of the Interim Government was carried out by the Viceroy's Executive Council headed by the Viceroy. It included a total of 12 members including 3 Muslim members nominated by the Congress. After the arrival of the British in India, this was the first time that the government of India was in the hands of Indians. On 26 October 5 members nominated by the League joined and members appointed by Congress were manipulated to make room for these new members (two seats were already vacant besides Sarat Bose, Syed Ali Zaheer and Sir Shafat). Ahmed Khan resigned). The following were the departments of all the fourteen members of the government:
Members Of The Interim Government
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council, Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth matters
- Vallabhbhai Patel - Home, Information and Broadcasting Minister
- Baldev Singh – Defense Minister
- Dr.John - Industry & Supply Minister
- C.Rajagopalachari — Education Minister
- CH Bhabha - Work, Mining and Power
- Rajendra Prasad – Food and Agriculture
- Asaf Ali - Railway Minister
- Jagjivan Ram – Labor Minister
- Liaquat Ali – Finance Minister
- T.T. Chundrigar — Commerce Minister
- Abdul Rab Nashtar - Communication
- Gazanfar Ali Khan – Health
- Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law
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