NOTES ON MODERN INDIA

FACTS AND FIGURES TO REMEMBER
1. Step One – Wavell Plan: Wavell, the Viceroy of India in 1945, suggested a plan of constitutional reforms in India. Congress and League were not able to compromise and it failed.
2. Step Two – Independence to India declared by Attlee:
Attlee, Prime Minister of Britain and leader of Labour Party of England declared independence to India in his March 15 1946 statement.
3. Step Three – Cabinet Mission Plan: The Cabinet Mission Plan offered a Federation of India, Constituent Assembly to frame constitution for India etc.
The Cabinet Mission gave three lists in which the Indian provinces were divided which were not acceptable to Indians.
The elections for the Constitution Assembly was held in which Congress participated and succeeded.
League refused to participate in the interim government.
4. Step Four – Direct Action Day of the League:
League announced August 16, 1946 as a direct Action day when riots started on communal basis in different states.
5. Step Five – Establishment of Provisional Government:
Lord Wavell installed Provisional Government headed by Pandit Jwahar Lal Nehru on September 2, 1946. It was headed by Jwahar Lal Nehru. In October 1946, Muslim League also joined it.
6. Step Six – Declaration of Attlee of February 1947:
On February 28, 1947, Prime Minster Attlee that England would leave India after June 1948.
7. Step Seven – Mountbatten Plan: Mountbatten became Viceroy of India in March 1947. He gave a plan of partition of India and independence of India by August 1947.
8. Step Eight – Acceptance of Partition: The partition of India was accepted under which Pakistan was to be formed on basis of religion and India on the basis of secular model.
9. Step Nine: The Indian Independence Act:
The Indian Independence Act was passed in the British Parliament on July 18, 1947 allowing India and Pakistan to write their own constitution.
10. Step Ten: Arrival of Independence: India became independent on August 15, 1947. On the midnight of August 14, 1947 Prime Minister Jwahar Lal Nehru gave his famous speech known as Tryst with Destiny speech as the first Prime Minister of Independent India.