Part XXI - Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions • Article

Article 381 Simplified: Council of Ministers of the President

Article 381 originally transitioned the pre-independence Council of Ministers (led by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru) into the provisional President's Council of Ministers on January 26, 1950, ensuring executive stability. It was omitted by the 7th Amendment in 1956 after the permanent government took office.

Official Text

Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

Simple Meaning

Explain Like Ten

This rule let Jawaharlal Nehru and his cabinet ministers continue running the government on Republic Day in 1950, until the first national elections could choose a new government. It was deleted in 1956.

Student Mode

Article 381 was a transitional provision that converted the pre-independence interim Council of Ministers (led by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru) into the provisional President's Council of Ministers on January 26, 1950. This ensured executive continuity. It was repealed by the 7th Amendment in 1956 after the permanent elected government took office.

Example

In 1950, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his cabinet continued governing under the new Republic because Article 381 automatically transitioned the interim cabinet into the provisional Council of Ministers.

Key Takeaway

A repealed article that transitioned the interim cabinet into the provisional Council of Ministers at the commencement of the Republic.

FAQs

What was the function of Article 381?

It legally transitioned the interim cabinet of ministers, who had been governing since August 15, 1947, into the new republican cabinet under the President, maintaining governing stability.

Who led the Council of Ministers transitioned under Article 381?

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Quiz

Which Prime Minister's interim cabinet was transitioned into the provisional Council of Ministers by Article 381?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Articles 379, 380, and 381 were all omitted by which amendment in 1956?

Answer: 7th Amendment