Part XXI - Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions • Article

Article 386 Simplified: Council of Ministers for States in Part B of the First Schedule

Article 386 originally transitioned the interim cabinets of the integrated former princely states (Part B states) into the provisional state Council of Ministers on January 26, 1950. It was repealed by the 7th Amendment in 1956.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 cabinet ministers of the former royal kingdoms keep running their states in 1950, under the new Indian republic, until elections were held. It was deleted in 1956.

Student Mode

Article 386 was a transitional provision that converted the interim Councils of Ministers (cabinets) of integrated princely states (Part B states) into the provisional Councils of Ministers for the corresponding states on January 26, 1950. It was repealed by the 7th Amendment in 1956.

Example

On Republic Day in 1950, the interim Council of Ministers in Mysore automatically became the provisional cabinet under the new Governor, maintaining administrative stability until the first elections.

Key Takeaway

A repealed article that transitioned the cabinets of integrated princely states into provisional state cabinets in 1950.

FAQs

How did cabinet governance work in former princely states in 1950?

Under Article 386, the ministers took an oath to the Constitution of India and advised the Rajpramukh (who acted as the state governor), ensuring that the princely states functioned as constitutional, democratic units of India.

Which amendment omitted Article 386?

The 7th Constitutional Amendment in 1956, which reorganized the states and abolished the Part B classification.

Quiz

Article 386 transitioned the cabinet ministers of integrated princely states into provisional Councils of Ministers for which states?

Answer: Part B States

Which local executive assisted the cabinet in Part B states under Article 386?

Answer: The Rajpramukh (former ruler acting as governor)