Part XXI - Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions • Article

Article 384 Simplified: Council of Ministers of the Governors

Article 384 originally transitioned the pre-independence provincial cabinets of ministers into the provisional state Council of Ministers on January 26, 1950, ensuring regional ministerial stability. It was omitted by the 7th Amendment in 1956.

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 the state cabinet ministers who were running the states in 1949 continue running the states on Republic Day in 1950, so the state governments did not stop working. It was deleted in 1956.

Student Mode

Article 384 was a transitional provision that converted the pre-independence provincial Council of Ministers (cabinets) into the provisional Council of Ministers for the corresponding states on January 26, 1950, ensuring regional executive stability. It was repealed by the 7th Amendment in 1956.

Example

On Republic Day in 1950, the Chief Minister (then Premier) and ministers of Bihar continued governing their state under the new Republic because Article 384 automatically converted their cabinet into the provisional Council of Ministers.

Key Takeaway

A repealed article that transitioned provincial cabinets into provisional state cabinets on Republic Day in 1950.

FAQs

Why was Article 384 necessary?

It legally validated the authority of the existing state cabinets (led by premiers/chief ministers) to continue administering the state under the authority of the new Constitution.

Who became the Chief Ministers of these provisional cabinets?

The existing premiers of the provinces (like Govind Ballabh Pant in Uttar Pradesh and B.G. Kher in Bombay) transitioned to become the provisional Chief Ministers.

Quiz

Article 384 transitioned provincial Councils of Ministers into provisional cabinets for which states?

Answer: Part A States

What was the main purpose of Article 384?

Answer: To transition and validate existing provincial cabinets for executive continuity