When the country gained independence in 1947, 14 ministers were included in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Many stalwarts were included in these, including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad, Abul Kalam Azad. However, when the Lok Sabha elections were held in 1952, the number of cabinet ministers was increased to 21. Some deputy ministers were also included in this cabinet. The special thing is that in the first cabinet of the country, the first Prime Minister Nehru had also given place to his staunch political opponents.
You must be wondering why we are talking about the country’s first cabinet. In fact, only one woman minister was included in the country’s first cabinet. Who was she? Which ministry did he get? Let us know…
only woman minister
There is a lot of talk about the participation of women in the country’s politics and Parliament. The government has also passed the Women’s Reservation Bill for this. However, a woman minister was included in the very first cabinet of the country. Prime Minister Nehru in 1952 Lok Sabha elections After this, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, MP from Mandi, Himachal was included. He was given the responsibility of Health Ministry.
Nehru’s opponents also in the first cabinet
Pandit Nehru also gave place to his political opponents in the country’s first cabinet. In this, names like Dr. BR Ambedkar and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee are prominent. Apart from this, the effort to include non-leader experts in the cabinet has also been going on since the first cabinet. Pandit Nehru also included CH Bhabha, director of Bhabha Oriental Insurance Company, in his first cabinet. He was a Parsi businessman, who was given the responsibility of Commerce Ministry.
These names were also included
Apart from Pandit Nehru, the country’s first cabinet included Sardar Patel, Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, John Mathai, Sardar Baldev Singh, Jagjivan Ram, Dr. HC Bhabha, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Bhimrao Ambedkar, RK Shanmukham Chetty. , Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, NV Gadgil.
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