Lord Mountbatten Plan Upsc
He held consultations with all important political leaders of india and found that a compromise between the congress and muslim league was impossible on the basis of united india which led him to the alternative of achieving agreement on the basis of a partition.
Lord mountbatten plan upsc. As per this plan all the provinces viz. Seeing the kind of communal tension created in the name of religion the congress leaders thought it beneficial for the larger interest of humanity to accept the decision of partition. This plan was prepared by a committee of general sir hastings ismay sir george abell and lord mountbatten himself.
On june 3 1947 lord mountbatten put forward his plan which outlined the steps for the solution of indias political problem. Lord mountbatten indias last viceroy proposed a plan in may 1947 according to which provinces were to be declared independent successor states with the power to choose whether to join the constituent assembly or not. The main purpose of the mountbatten plan was the partition of india.
It is an important topic from upsc gs is view. Madras bombay united provinces of bengal punjab north west frontier etc. The main proposal of this plan was to that provinces should become first independent successor states rather than an indian union or the two dominions of india pakistan.
Principle of the partition of british india was accepted by the british government. In february 1947 lord mountbatten was sent as the viceroy to india to ensure early transfer of power. Then in 1954 he was appointed first sea lord a position which had been held by his father more than 40 years before.
Before the arrival of mountbatten the deadline for the transfer of powers was june 30 1948 but till came the situation became much more worsen. The plan balkan was completed and presented on 15 16 april 1947 by hastings ismay to assembly of provincial governors in delhi. The british government proposed a plan announced on 3rd june 1947 that included these principles.
Mountbatten plan lord mountbatten was appointed by the british government to decide the future of british indian empire. Plan balkan or dickie bird plan and the mountbatten plan upscssc cglstate psc. Lord mountbatten interview.
Following the mountbatten plan june 3 1947 india was made free but by partitioning india the new state of pakistan was created. Lord mountbatten arrived in india at the end of march 1947 and immediately plunged into the task entrusted to him. Later life and legacy.
The main proposal of this plan was to that provinces should become first independent successor states rather than an indian union or the two dominions of india pakistan. Mountbatten plan or 3rd june plan upsc ias mountbatten plan was also known as the 3rd june plan. Due to this this plan was also called ismay plan.
In 1953 mountbatten returned to the royal navy becoming commander of a new nato mediterranean command. He put up his plan on june 3 1947 which included partition of india. Were proposed to be declared independent.