Table 1 Interim Government (1946) अंतरिम सरकार 1946
Sl. No. | Members | Portfolios Held |
1. | Jawaharlal Nehru | Vice-President of the Council;
External Affairs & Commonwealth Relations |
2. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Home, Information & Broadcasting |
3. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Food & Agriculture |
4. | Dr. John Mathai | Industries & Supplies |
5. | Jagjivan Ram | Labour |
6. | Sardar Baldev Singh | Defence |
7. | C.H. Bhabha | Works, Mines & Power |
8. | Liaquat Ali Khan | Finance |
9. | Abdur Rab Nishtar | Posts & Air |
10. | Asaf Ali | Railways & Transport |
11. | C. Rajagopalachari | Education & Arts |
12. | I.I. Chundrigar | Commerce |
13. | Ghaznafar Ali Khan | Health |
14. | Joginder Nath Mandal | Law |
Note: The members of the interim Government were members of the Viceroy’s Executive Council. The Viceroy continued to be the head of the Council. But, Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the Council.
Table 2 First Cabinet of Free India (1947) भारत की प्रथम मंत्रिमंडल 1947
Sl. No. | Members | Portfolios Held |
1. | Jawaharlal Nehru | Prime Minister; External Affairs &
Commonwealth Relations; Scientific Research |
2. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Home, Information & Broadcasting; States |
3. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Food & Agriculture |
4. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | Education |
5. | Dr. John Mathai | Railways & Transport |
6. | R.K. Shanmugham
Chetty |
Finance |
7. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Law |
8. | Jagjivan Ram | Labour |
9. | Sardar Baldev Singh | Defence |
10. | Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur | Health |
11. | C.H. Bhabha | Commerce |
12. | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai | Communication |
13. | Dr. Shayama Prasad Mukherji | Industries & Supplies |
14. | V.N. Gadgil | Works, Mines & Power |
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