In pursuance of this Act, the Government of India Act, 1935/ Indian Independence Act, 1947 of the British Parliament was amended by the Adaptation Orders, both in India and Pakistan, for setting up an interim Constituent Assembly to draw up the future Constitution of the country.
Interim Government (Sept. 2, 1946). (As per the proposal of Cabinet Mission in 1945)
Prime Minister; External Affairs & Commonwealth Relations; Scientific Research
2
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Home Information and Broadcasting; States
3
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Food and Agriculture
4
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Education
5
Dr. John Mathai
Railways and 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. Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Industries and Supplies
14
V.N. Gadgil
Work, Mines and Power
From the 15th August, 1947 India ceased to be a Dependency, and the suzerainty of the British Crown over the Indian States and the treaty relations with Tribal Areas lapsed from that date.
In a referendum held on 6 July, 1947 Sylhet (Assam) had decided to join the province of East Bengal (to be a part of a new country Pakistan).
The office of the Secretary of State for India was abolished.
The Governor-General and the Governors lost extraordinary powers of legislations to compete with the Legislature.
The Central Legislature of India, composed of the Legislative Assembly and the Council of States, ceased to exist on August 14, 1947.
The Constituent Assembly itself was to function also as the Central Legislature with complete sovereignty.
