Syndicate, Shastri and the 1965 War Flashcards
When was the Syndicate formed?
1963
Who were the primary contenders for the post of PM after Nehru’s death?
Lal Bahadur Shastri and Morarji Desai
The party president and member of the Syndicate
K Kamaraj
The regional party boss of Bengal and Syndicate member
Atulya Ghosh
The regional party boss of Andhra Pradesh and Syndicate member
N. Sanjeeva Reddy
The regional party boss of Bombay and Syndicate member
S. K. Patil
The regional party boss of Mysore/Karnataka and Syndicate member
S. Nijalingappa
When was Shastri sworn in as PM?
2nd June, 1964
Which ministry in Shastri’s cabinet did Indira Gandhi get assigned to?
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Which two state reorganisation demands were neglected by Shastri?
Punjabi Suba and Goa’s merger with Maharashtra
What was the issue with statutory rationing introduced by the government to combine food shortages?
It only covered 7 major cities
What organisation did the government create to combat the food shortage in January 1965?
State Food Trading Corporation
What strategy was initiated by the government to increase agricultural output and achieve self sufficiency in food in the long run?
Green Revolution strategy
only vigorously pursued in Indira regime
The Indian government was one of the first to criticise the US bombing of ______.
North Vietnam
Shastri created a Prime Minister’s Secretariat or PMO, headed by his principal private secretary, _______.
L. K. Jha