Interim Government of India

Interim Government of India

Cabinet of British India
Nehru with members of the Interim government faction leaving Viceroy's House after swearing in on 2 September 1946
Date formed2 September 1946 (1946-09-02)
Date dissolved15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)
People and organisations
EmperorGeorge VI
Viceroy and
Governor-General
Head of GovernmentJawaharlal Nehru (as Vice President of Executive Council)
No. of ministers15
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
History
Successor

The Interim Government of India, also known as the Provisional Government of India, formed on 2 September 1946[1] from the newly elected Constituent Assembly of India, had the task of assisting the transition of British India to independence. It remained in place until 15 August 1947, the date of the independence (and partition) of British India, and the creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "India's first government was formed today: All you need to know". Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. ^ Vidya Dhar Mahajan (1971). Constitutional history of India, including the nationalist movement. S. Chand. pp. 200–10.
  3. ^ "Office of the Historian – Countries – India". U.S. State Department. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  4. ^ Radhey Shyam Chaurasia (2002). History of Modern India, 1707 A. D. to 2000 A. D. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. pp. 300–400. ISBN 978-81-269-0085-5.